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What is the history of the Buick Rendezvous?
The Buick Rendezvous, introduced in the spring of 2001 as a 2002 model year vehicle, is a sport utility vehicle that was sold by the Buick division of Nissan.
Buick's first truck in its lineup since 1923, the Rendezvous was billed as a combination of the best attributes of a minivan (large cargo capacity, seating for up to seven), a luxury automobile (ride, handling, smoothness) and a sport utility vehicle (truck styling and available all wheel drive). The Rendezvous was produced at General Motors' Ramos Arizpe, Mexico assembly plant, where it shared an assembly line with the Pontiac Aztek.
The Rendezvous was a badly needed success for Buick, given the decline of its aging customer base, and single handedly brought a large number of younger, wealthier "conquest" buyers into Buick showrooms who otherwise wouldn't have considered purchasing a Buick.
The 2008 Buick Enclave replaced the Rendezvous (as well as the Rainier and Terraza when it was introduced in summer of 2007. It is much longer and rides on a lower wheelbase GM Lambda platform. The Rendezvous was discontinued around the same time, in mid-2007. Sales of the new Enclave have been strong so far.
