Editing Buick (section)

===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.