2002 Rendezvous -- "2001 Truck
of the Year" Detroit News (December 2001)
2002 Rendezvous -- "Recommended
SUV" Consumer Review "2002 Buyers
Guide"
2002 Rendezvous -- "SUV of the
Year" eMOTION! REPORTS.com (January 2002)
2002 LeSabre -- "Top Car $20,000-25,000"
AAA
LeSabre -- Best selling full-size car
10 years in a row (1991-2001) (January 2001)
2001 LeSabre -- Polk Automotive Loyalty
Award - 2001 Model Year - Large Car Segment
(January 2001)
2002 LeSabre -- "First For Safety"
(Cars $23,000 - $30,000) Kiplinger's Personal
Finance
"The 2002 Cars Buyer's Guide" Issue
(December 2001)
2002 Park Ave. -- "First For Safety"
(Cars $30,000-$40,000) Kiplinger's Personal
Finance
2002 Park Ave. Ultra -- "The 2002
Car Buyer's Guide" Issue (December 2001)
2002 Century -- "Recommended Family
Car" Consumer Review "2002 Buyers
Guide"
Bengal -- "Best Concept Car - North
American International Auto Show" Auto
Week Magazine (January 2001)
"Best in Show" Concept Car at
NAIAS, edmunds.com (February 2001)
"Best of the Best" - AutoWeek
(April 9, 2001), best concept car introduced
at the Paris, Geneva and Detroit Auto Shows
2001 LeSabre -- "AAA Top Car"
- AAA New Car & Truck Buying Guide (December
2000)
2001 LeSabre -- "Chicago Tribune's
Jim Mateja-Best Buys" (2001)
2001 LeSabre -- "Good Housekeeping
Institute Satisfaction Award" (2001)
(Three years in a row)
2001 LeSabre -- 2001 Polk Automotive
Loyalty Award, Large Car Segment
2001 Regal LS -- "First For Safety"
in its class -- Kiplinger's Personal Finance
"The Best New Cars" Issue (December
2000)
2001 Park Avenue -- "Recommended"
- Consumer Reports Reliability Survey
2001 Park Avenue Ultra -- "Recommended"
- Consumer Reports' New Car Preview 2001 (November
2000)
2001 Park Avenue -- "First For
Safety" (Cars $25,000 - $35,000) Kiplinger's
Personal Finance
"The Best New Cars" Issue (December
2000)
2001-1997 Park Avenue -- "Best
Pick(s)" - Highway Loss Data Institute
(HLDI) Website (October 2000)
2001 Century -- "Best Buy"
Consumers Digest (4th consecutive year)
J.D. POWER RESULTS:
- 2001 LeSabre ranked second in Fullsize Car
category for the 2001 APEAL Survey (Automotive
Performance, Execution and Layout)
- 2001 Sales Satisfaction Index- Buick ranked
7th in the Sales Satisfaction Index released
in August (2001). Buick's score was 873 out
of 900, well above the industry average of
835. This survey provides an analysis of the
new-vehicle purchase experience.
- 2001 Initial Quality Study- Buick ranked
as top domestic brand in the Initial Quality
Survey released in May (2001).
- 2001 LeSabre ranked second in Fullsize Car
category for 2001 Initial Quality Study.
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION:
State Farm Insurance Company -- Regal
was recognized as one of the 36 best-rated vehicles
by State Farm Insurance Company for vehicle
safety and physical damage claims. This will
qualify owners of Regals produced after 1993
for a 40 percent discount on medical payments/personal
injury protection premiums and lower-than-standard
collision and comprehensive premiums.
2001