The Buick Envision stands alone among GM’s American lineup as the only one of its models that’s imported from China.
Buick began selling the compact crossover in the U.S. in 2017 and has continued importing it since then, even as tariffs on Chinese-made vehicles increased.
A second generation Envision launched in 2021 and was updated in 2024. Buick delivered 41,924 in the U.S. last year. With a third generation just about due to arrive, Buick has now announced that it will be built in the U.S.
“General Motors will onshore production of the next-generation Buick compact SUV to Fairfax Assembly in Kansas City, beginning in 2028,” the company said in a statement shared with American Cars And Racing. “This decision further strengthens GM’s domestic manufacturing footprint and supports U.S. jobs, building on $5.5 billion in new investments announced across our U.S. manufacturing sites in the last year. “
The automaker told Reuters that the Envision will be produced at its assembly plant in Fairfax, Kan., beginning in 2028. The factory was the former home of the Chevrolet Malibu and Cadillac XT4, but has recently been revamped to manufacture the redesigned Chevrolet Bolt this year and the Chevrolet Equinox starting in 2027. Chevrolet has described the Bolt as a “limited run model” and the Envision will be taking it’s spot in 2028.
The current Envision is about the same size as the Equinox, but is based on a vehicle platform it shared with the Malibu and XT4, so it is possible that the next generation of each will be engineered on the latest version of these underpinnings, but GM said that info will be shared closer to launch.
The Envision isn’t the only GM product that’s moving to the U.S. While some Equinox production will continue in Mexico, where it is exclusively built today assembly of the internal combustion engine version of the Chevrolet Blazer is shifting from Mexico to Tennessee in 2027.
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