Vue-Based Buick CUV Coming?

Saturn has been sold to The Penske Group, and to continue sales until the new owner finds a vehicle supplier, GM has contracts to continue producing the Aura, Vue and Outlook. All is good, right? Well, that deal doesn't include the Vue Plug-In which was slated to go into production.

Those plans are now in limbo. There is still is the remote possibility the vehicle could be built for Penske as the contract negotiations are ongoing, but that scenario is unlikely given GM's desire to use the technology in other applications.

What vehicle will be using it then? Some have speculated the new Chevrolet Equinox and Cadillac SRX could be candidates for the technology. However, it could be used for a new crossover for Buick. I've heard rumors of this from GM sources for quite sometime, before the Saturn sale was even on the radar, so it certainly makes sense. The image above was captured from a CBS Interview with Ed Welburn, courtesy of GMVolt.com.

It wouldn't require any platform development to shoehorn it in another platform either; the Vue would be reskinned for duty at Buick. I think this makes a lot of sense; it really goes along with changing perceptions about Buick as well as the new advertising campaign being launched. I'm looking forward to the new products we'll see from the "New Buick".