This is aimed mainly at @mmcartalk, a life-long fan of Buick.
I find this interesting. The current generation Buick Regal was developed by GM's European subsidiary Opel as the Opel Insignia and rebadged as a Buick. Opel (and its sister nameplate Vauxhall) was later sold to the PSA Group.
PSA Group later discontinued the Insignia. The badge-engineered Buick Regal, however, lived on in China (although discontinued in North America when Opel was sold).
So the question in my mind was -- and is: Who owns the technology rights to the latest Opel Insignia? It shared its platform with the still-produced Chevrolet Malibu so I guess GM owns the platform technology, and since the model lives on (and is being facelifted) in China, I guess that GM retained ownership of the Insignia technology (although PSA Group owned the model name?).
I find this interesting. The current generation Buick Regal was developed by GM's European subsidiary Opel as the Opel Insignia and rebadged as a Buick. Opel (and its sister nameplate Vauxhall) was later sold to the PSA Group.
PSA Group later discontinued the Insignia. The badge-engineered Buick Regal, however, lived on in China (although discontinued in North America when Opel was sold).
So the question in my mind was -- and is: Who owns the technology rights to the latest Opel Insignia? It shared its platform with the still-produced Chevrolet Malibu so I guess GM owns the platform technology, and since the model lives on (and is being facelifted) in China, I guess that GM retained ownership of the Insignia technology (although PSA Group owned the model name?).
Buick Regal Lives On In China With A New Face And Massive Grille | Carscoops
This is the second facelift for the aging model which has been discontinued from other parts of the world
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