Sales success
The Rendezvous was a badly needed success for Buick, given the literal die-off of its aging customer base, and singlehandedly brought a large number of younger, wealthier "conquest" buyers into Buick showrooms who otherwise wouldn't have considered purchasing a Buick.
Certainly a major contributor to the Rendezvous's success was an aggressive value-pricing strategy that made the Rendezvous $6,500 less than a comparably equipped Acura MDX and $8,000 less than the Lexus RX300.
The Rendezvous handily exceeded GM's predictions of 30,000 to 40,000 units a year by a large margin, which helped offset the poor sales of the Pontiac Aztek with which it shared its Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, assembly line.
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Once a Year
• Starter switch check. See Owner Checks and
Services.
• Parking brake and automatic transmission P (Park)
mechanism check. See Owner Checks and
Services.
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Safety, Features & Styling
With top crash-test scores across the board, the Verano is a Top Safety Pick
from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Standard features include 10
airbags, plus the antilock brakes and ele ...
Sensing System for Passenger Airbag
The passenger sensing system turns off the right front passenger frontal airbag and the seat-mounted side impact airbag under certain conditions. The driver airbags and roof-rail airbags are not aff ...