Editing Buick (section)

==World distribution==
===Asia===
[[File:BUICK.JPG|thumb|Buick G2.5 V6 made by Shanghai GM, China, 2002]]
[[File:BUICK3.JPG|thumb|V6 engine of Buick 2.5G of Shanghai GM, China, 2002]]

Buick is one of China's most popular, best-selling automobiles.<ref name="wsj2016">{{cite news|last1=Frankel|first1=Todd C. |title="That's a Buick?" In China, unlike the U.S., there's no doubt |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/01/20/thats-a-buick-in-china-unlike-the-u-s-theres-no-doubt/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 20, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, General Motors sold over 1.1 million Buicks in China.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pham |first1=Sherisse |title=Buick is a lot more than a dad wagon in China |url= https://money.cnn.com/2017/02/22/news/companies/buick-china-history-brand/index.html |work=CNNMoney |date=23 February 2017}}</ref> Buicks have always been popular in China. In pre-[[World War II]] China, one in five cars was a Buick.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.internetautoguide.com/1-7-13/new-buick-cars.html/ |title=Forecast Says China Provides Opportunities and Competition |publisher=Internet Auto Guide |access-date=2012-05-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101121095730/http://www.internetautoguide.com/1-7-13/new-buick-cars.html |archive-date=2010-11-21 }}</ref> Buicks were used by the last emperor [[Puyi]], the first president [[Sun Yat-sen]], and the first premier [[Zhou Enlai]].<ref name="wsj2016"/>

Since 1999, a [[Buick Regal]] for China has been produced and sold by Shanghai GM and has proven to be popular among upscale, professional families, establishing Buick as one of the most popular vehicle brands in China. In addition, Buick of China sells a compact [[Buick Excelle|Excelle]], similar to a five-door [[hatchback]] version called the [[Daewoo Lacetti|HRV]], and a minivan named the [[Buick GL8|GL8]]. Many Buicks for the local market are equipped with smaller more fuel-efficient engines with double overhead camshafts, than those with overhead valves in the same nameplate for the American market.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/business/worldbusiness/26chevy.html |title=A Chevy With an Engine From China |first=Ian |last=Austen |newspaper= New York Times |date=March 26, 2008 |access-date=2012-03-20 }}</ref>

GM Taiwan was founded in August 1989. In the early 1990s, Buick, along with other GM brands, was very popular and frequently seen on Taiwanese streets. [[Buick Park Avenue|Park Avenue]], 3rd and 4th generation [[Buick Regal|Regal]], and 6th generation [[Buick Skylark|Skylark]] used to be sold in Taiwan. In December 2004, General Motors signed a memorandum of understanding with [[Yulon]], a firm based in [[Taiwan]], for the licensed manufacture of Buick vehicles there. In July 2005, Yulon GM Motor Co. Ltd. (Yulon GM), a joint venture with 51 percent equity stake held by Yulon Motor and 49 percent by GM, was founded.

In April 2010, Buick debuted a localised version of LaCrosse, named [[Buick LaCrosse#Alpheon|Alpheon]], to the South Korean market.

===Mexico===
Buicks were sold in Mexico from 1921 until 1962, when a [[protectionist]] policy on behalf of the government restricted the percentage of imported parts that could be used in the manufacture of vehicles and the sale of imported cars. From then onwards, all GM products were sold by Chevrolet dealerships. In 1990, after a heavy modification to the protectionist policy of the sixties, GM started assembling the Buick Century in Mexico, at the plant in [[Ramos Arizpe]], in the state of [[Coahuila]], just south of [[Texas]], and selling it through Mexican Chevrolet dealerships, so it was not uncommon for many people to call it "Chevrolet Century". In 1997, GM stopped selling Buicks in Mexico and the brand was not sold there until 2009.

With the announcement in 2009 of the elimination of the [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] brand, it was speculated that Buicks would be sold once again in Mexico since there was a large network of Pontiac-GMC dealerships already in place. On July 24, 2009, Grace Lieblein, the new president of GM in Mexico, revealed that the Buick brand would be available in Mexico in late September of that year, after an absence of a dozen years, with the LaCrosse and the Enclave models. Buick shared the dealership floor with Pontiac and GMC until the Pontiac brand faded away in the summer of 2010.

On March 26, 2019, Buick announced that the Mexican division will offer only crossovers (Encore, Envision, and Enclave). The La Crosse sedan, Regal hatchback, and Regal TourX station wagon were dropped from the market as those brands were expected to be discontinued due to Opel's future (under new owner Stellantis). The Insignia is tied to the North American-badged Regal and Buick's decision to make the La Crosse exclusive to China.<ref>[http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/03/buick-on-its-way-to-axing-sedans-altogether-trims-mexico-lineup-to-include-crossovers-only/ "Buick Trims Mexico Lineup To Include Crossovers Only"] from GM Authority (March 26, 2019)</ref>

===Middle East===
In [[Israel]], Buicks are imported by Universal Motors, Ltd. (UMI), which also imports other GM vehicles. For [[model year]]s 2004 and 2005, the [[Buick LeSabre]] and [[Buick Rendezvous]] were sold. For model years 2006 and 2007, the [[Buick LaCrosse]] and [[Buick Lucerne]] were sold alongside the Rendezvous. For the 2008 model year, the [[Buick LaCrosse]] and [[Buick Lucerne]] were available. Buicks were marketed throughout the Middle East until the second-generation [[Buick Roadmaster]] was discontinued, and continued to be available in the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] markets until 1996.

===New Zealand===
Buicks were once sold in New Zealand. They were also built at the [[General Motors New Zealand|GMNZ]] plant in [[Petone]], outside [[Wellington]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://holden.co.nz/heart/heritage/ |title=Heart of Holden - Heritage |website=Holden.co.nz |access-date=2010-09-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100603093635/http://www.holden.co.nz/heart/heritage/ |archive-date=June 3, 2010 }}</ref>