GM cancels Buick compact crossover

• Source: Global Times
• [15:50 August 20 2009]
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General Motors Co. Vice Chairman Tom Stephens wrote on GM's FastLane blog Wednesday saying that the company canceled its plan to produce a Buick crossover sports utility vehicle (SUV) and instead move forward with a midsize vehicle.

"The Buick crossover we showed received consistent feedback from large parts of all the audiences that it didn't fit the premium characteristics that customers have come to expect from Buick," Stephens wrote. "We were all struck by the consistency of the criticism of the compact crossover."

The Buick crossover SUV was first announced earlier this month.

Stephens said the move was an example of the new GM moving swiftly to make decisions that affect the company's product line and please consumers.

Agencies and Shi Jierui contributed to this story