Verano

The Verano is unusual for Buick, which historically has made larger vehicles, though it sold the compact Skyhawk in the mid-1970s through 1980s.

GM Plans Compact Car for Buick Sharon Terlep 2010

The Verano is currently sold in China as the Excelle.

GM reveals small Buick, the Verano, based on Chevy Cruze 2010

The Cruze, which will share the underpinnings of the Verano, is being built in Lordstown, Ohio.

GM Plans Compact Car for Buick Sharon Terlep 2010

Buick has also launched a compact car called the Verano and is showing in Detroit a small crossover called Encore, aimed at what Tony DiSalle, vice president for Buick and GMC marketing, calls the "white space" in the market between Chevrolet and Cadillac, Lexus or BMW.

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Last month, the company said it will build a compact Buick, called the Verano, at a factory in Orion, Mich.

Cadillac to Make Small Car Sharon Terlep 2010

Now comes news out of the Paris Auto Show that the company may base an even smaller Buick, called the Verano, on the upcoming Chevrolet Cruze compact.

GM reveals small Buick, the Verano, based on Chevy Cruze 2010

Now comes news out of the Paris Auto Show that the company may base an even smaller Buick, called the Verano, on the upcoming Chevrolet Cruze compact.

GM reveals small Buick, the Verano, based on Chevy Cruze 2010

G.M. is also introducing a full-size Cadillac sedan this year, as well as a compact Buick called the Verano.

NYT > Home Page By BILL VLASIC 2012

The Verano is a small car based on the Chevrolet Cruze that GM says is designed to compete against the Audi A3 and Volvo S40 in the entry-level luxury market.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

The Verano is a small car based on the Chevrolet Cruze that GM says is designed to compete against the Audi A3 and Volvo S40 in the entry-level luxury market.

GM's Buick to get luxury compact for first time - Yahoo! Finance 2011