Dealers in Beijing ask a 1000 rmb deposit if one wants to buy the new Buick Excelle GT. This shows the market is waiting eagerly for GM’s new medium size sedan based on the European Opel Astra. Sales of the Excelle GT will officially start on June 23 with a price of 150.000 rmb for the basic 1.8  with 108kw and 177nm. See below for a fresh set of pictures including some of the interior:

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