Buick Park Avenue | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Buick (General Motors 1991-2005) SAIC-GM (2007-2012) |
Production | 1990–2005 (U.S.) 2007–2012 (China) |
Model years | 1991–2005 (U.S.) 2007–2012 (China) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Full-size car |
Body style | 4-door sedan |
Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive (1991–2005) FR layout (2007–2012) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Buick Electra Buick Royaum (China) |
Successor | Buick Lucerne |
The Buick Park Avenue is a full-size car built by Buick. The nameplate was first used in 1975 for an appearance option package on the Electra 225 Limited. It became an Electra trim level in 1978 and its own model starting in the 1991 model year after the Electra was discontinued.
There were two generations of the Park Avenue that were manufactured in the United States until 2005. In 2007, the nameplate was revived on a large Buick sedan built by Shanghai GM for the Chinese market based on the Holden Caprice from the WM/WN range. The nameplate is derived from the affluent New York City boulevard, Park Avenue.