Buick GL8 (U-body/GMX110). 1999–2011 (prod. approx. 330,000 sold). 5-door minivan, 5-door LWB minivan. F/F, F/A, 2490, 2986 cm³ (V6 OHV). Buick-badged version of Chevrolet Venture–Opel Sintra minivans, sold in Red China—takes credit as the company’s first in this sector. Large but popular in China, thanks to Buick’s prewar positioning. Facelift in 2005 extended nose. LWB version called GL8 Firstland. Considered a luxury model. Upgrades in December 2010 as successor launched; this generation continued in the upper-medium segment in to 2011.

Manufacturing location: Shanghai, China

Marque: Buick | Model: Buick GL8 | Successor: Buick GL8 (2011–)