Normal Motors has filed a trademark software for the title Buick Envision GX, indicating a bigger model of the Envision crossover is probably going on the best way.
Printed by the US Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) Jan. 10, 2023, the trademark software goals to cowl “motor land autos, specifically, vehicles, sport utility autos, vans and vans.”
2023 Buick Envision
Past the sometimes obscure language of patent functions, we will get some concept of what the Envision GX is perhaps like by Buick’s present lineup. The Encore GX was launched for the 2020 mannequin yr as a bigger companion to the Encore. The usual Encore was shelved for 2023, leaving solely the GX, which is getting a facelift for 2024.
If GM follows the identical sample, then it seems to be just like the Buick Envision may very well be set to develop. Presently slotted between the Encore GX and the Enclave, the Envision has been on sale within the U.S. since 2016, with a redesign for the 2021 mannequin yr.
2023 Buick Envision
The submitting makes no point out of the Electra title Buick plans to make use of for EVs, so the Envision GX may very well be one of many model’s final U.S.-market fashions with an internal-combustion engine. Buick desires to supply a totally electrical lineup by 2030, with the primary mannequin anticipated in 2024. Different latest trademark filings level to a household of Buick Electra EVs, in addition to a sporty Electra GS EV.
GM has mentioned it’s keen to purchase out Buick sellers if they do not wish to swap to EV gross sales, which is anticipated to contain an enormous invoice averaging $300,000 to $400,000 for upgrades for charging stations, instruments, and coaching. Nevertheless, many Buick sellers have already got a GMC franchise, and have already made some investments to promote the GMC Hummer EV, making the transition much less abrupt.