【龙腾网】中国人为何钟爱别克？

In America, Buick is widely considered an old-fashioned car brand,perhaps best known for being the favorite of American grandparents.

在美国，别克广泛被认为是一个老式汽车品牌，众所周知其是美国祖父母辈的最爱。

But in China, Buick is a kind of automotive rock star. General Motors's near luxury brand was barely saved from the chopping block during the financial crisis in part because of Buick's strong performance in China. However, despite efforts to turn the brand around, Buick has not yet managed to distinguish itself in the United States. U.S. sales of the brand fell considerably further in 2018 than did any other GM mark, even though Buick had realigned its portfolio toward SUV and crossovers and made bold and critically praised bets on sleek, cars and wagons borrowed from GM's former European portfolio. But in China, which has the world's largest auto market, Buick is considered an elite, almost exclusive brand. In 2018, just over 80% of Buick's global sales were in China. GM sells more Buicks in China than on its home turf in the U.S. like almost five times as many. It also outperforms all other U.S. manufacturers that sell there. In America, Buick sold just under 207,000 Buicks in 2018. A 5% decline over the previous year.

但在中国，别克犹如汽车业的摇滚明星。在金融危机期间，通用汽车（General Motors）这款“准豪华”品牌勉强从这一危机中存活下来，部分原因是别克在中国的受欢迎程度。然而，尽管努力扭转品牌局势，别克尚未在美国脱颖而出。尽管别克已将其产品重新调整投资组合转向SUV和跨界车，并大胆的从通用汽车前欧洲产品组合中借来时髦轿车和货车（旅行车），但2018年，该品牌在美国的销量却比通用汽车其他任何一家品牌都大幅度下滑。但在拥有世界最大汽车市场的中国，别克被认为是精英品牌，几乎是独家品牌。2018年，别克80%的全球销量都在中国。通用汽车在中国销售的别克比在美国本土销售的别克还要多，几乎是美国本土销量的五倍。别克的销量表现也优于其他在中国的美国汽车制造商。在美国，2018年别克的销量还不到20.7万辆。较去年下降了5%。

But in China, the brand sold over one million vehicles for the third year in a row. That is almost one third of the 3.64 million total vehicles GM sold that year! It is roughly twice the number of Chevrolets and four times the number of Cadillacs. Only GM's China exclusive Wuling brand topped Buick and only by a few thousand units. Buick also sells Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz in China. So why did a brand that struggles at home become such a hit over there? The reasons for this unusual status are varied and go back a long way.

但在中国，该品牌连续三年销量过一百万辆。这几乎是通用汽车当年总销量（364万辆）的三分之一！大约是雪佛兰销量的两倍，是凯迪拉克销量的四倍。只有通用在中国的独有品牌五菱销量超过别克，但也只超过几千辆而已。别克还在中国销售奥迪、宝马和奔驰。那么，为什么一个在国内苦苦挣扎的品牌在另一个地方（中国）变得如此受欢迎呢？造成这种不寻常状态的原因是多种多样的，且可以追溯很久之前。

Buick has been in China since the early 20th century. It was a car of choice for many famous Chinese political fighures including Sun Yatsen, commonly regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern China. And Zhou Enlai, the first premier of the People's Republic of China.

别克自20世纪初就在中国了。它是很多中国名人的选择，包括现代中国的开国元勋之一的孙中山。还有周恩来，中华人民共和国第一任总理。

Karl Brauer:China's first impression of beauty comes from the 1950s Buick. And this is when all the important representatives of state and government officials in China were riding around in Buicks. Go back and look at 1950 Buick and you think about them driving around the streets of China. It would've left quite an impression on everyone who saw one.

卡尔·布劳尔（Karl Brauer）：中国对美的第一印象来自于20世纪50年代的别克。当时，中国所有的地区官员和政府官员的重要代表都坐的是别克。回头看看1950年的别克，回想当时他们在中国的街道上开着别克，这会给每个看过的人留下很深的印象啊。

One key moment came in the 1990s when China's auto market was still very much in its infancy. Buick was already GM's most famous brand in China and it partnered with a local manufacturer to make brand new vehicles that stood very much apart from the competition. Bearing the name that already had such a prestigious reputation in the country, the Chinese never forgot that. The brand's prestigious reputation particularly among the country's decision makers gave it a considerable head start. But it didn'r rest on its reputation. Some credit is also due to GM's partner in the region. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation which is about the best regional partner GM could hope to have in the conutry.

1990年代有一关键时刻，当时中国的汽车市场还处于起步阶段。别克早已是通用汽车在中国最著名的品牌，病并与当地一家制造商合作，制造出不同于竞争对手的崭新汽车。这个名字在中国已经享有盛誉，中国人从来没有忘记过。该品牌尤其是在该国决策者中享有盛誉，使其获得了相当大的先机。但这并不仅仅是因为它的名声。部分功劳归功于通用汽车在该地区的合作伙伴。上海汽车工业公司（上汽）是通用汽车在中国能拥有的最好的区域合作伙伴。

SAIC has over the years pushed GM to keep the quality of its cars high and the product fresh. A very important step in a country where consumers are spoiled for choice. The result is that the fit and finish in Chinese Buicks is the best the brand offers in the world. As of 2018 Buick had sold 10 million units in China since it had first launched in 1998.

多年来，上汽一直在敦促通用汽车保证其生产高质量汽车和创新型产品。在一个消费者有众多选择的国家，这是非常重要的一步。其结果是，中国别克轿车的舒适坚固度和外观是世界上最好的。截至2018年，别克自1998年首次亮相以来，已在中国售出1000万辆。

On the other hand, Buick has struggled in the U.S. for a variety of reasons. A decline in quality over the decades is partly to blame, say many industry analysts. Buick also fell victim to wider practices at GM such as the habit the automaker had of slapping different brand names in a single vehicle. The characteristics that made Buick distinct from fellow GM brands, not to mention other competitors, faded away and the brand lost its identity, becoming mostly a vehicle for customers who remembered what it had been in its heyday. Now Buick is trying to take some of the lessons it has learned in China and bring them back home as it tries to forge a renaissance in America. For example, GM began manufacturing the Buick Envision in China and importing it to the United States. Something President Trump seems to have overlooked when he was on the campaigntrail slamming U.S. automakers for building cars abroad.

另一方面，别克在美国苦苦挣扎还有很多其他原因。许多行业分析人士称，几十年来质量的下降是原因之一。别克也成为通用汽车集团普遍决策的牺牲品，比如汽车制造商在一辆车上有打出不同品牌的习惯。本来使别克有别于通用汽车其他品牌或其他竞争对手的特点正逐渐消失，而别克品牌也失去了其本身的身份象征，成为了那些仍记得其辉煌时期的消费者们的购车选择。现在，别克正试图在本国吸取运用一些在中国学到的经验教训，以期在美国实现复兴。例如，通用汽车开始在中国生产“别克愿景（Buick Envision）”，并将其进口到美国。特朗普总统在竞选活动中抨击美国汽车制造商在国外制造汽车时，似乎忽视了别克产业。

"So these are the biggest in the world and we're going to be talking to them and we want them to bulid more cars in the United States and also build them here and ship them overseas."

（特朗普：）“这些是世界上最大的（汽车制造商），我们要和他们谈谈，我们要他们在美国造更多的车，还要在这里造更多的车，然后把它们出口到海外。”

GM even sought an exception to U.S. tariffs on imported cars for the Envision. It will not be easy for Buick to shake its frumpy image and get back on buyer's considerationlists. Buick has for several years now scored highly on industry analysis firm J.D. Powers metrics for quality and also has earned competitive scores on service. But Buick knows it has to fight to change buyer perceptions in the U.S. One recent ad campaign pointing actors pointing to the brands cars and asking incredulously:" Is that a Buick ?", as though they were surprised something so stylish could bear that nameplate. But industry analysts, such as Cox automotive Karl Brauer, think the brand can still make a go of it in the U.S. if it can succeed in China. That prompts the question of how long Buick's success in China last? As Brauer is quick to note:"a company's reputation in China can change in an instant," often for reasons that have little to do with the brand itself. Japanese and Korean automakers have found this in the past. Buick is the eighth largest brand in China in terms of market share, competing with other foreign heavyweights such as Volkswagen, Honda, Toyota and Nissan as well as several Chinese name brands. So far, things have far better for GM in China than they have been for Detroit's other big automakers. Fiat, Chrysler and Ford. But it doesm't look like the good times can go on forever.

通用汽车甚至为“愿景”寻求美国对进口汽车征收关税的特权。别克要想摆脱其不好的形象，重新回到买方的考虑单上是不容易的。几年来，别克在行业分析公司J.D.Powers的质量指标上一直是高分，在服务方面也赢得了具有竞争力的分数。但别克知道，它必须要努力去改变美国消费者对其产品的看法。最近的一次广告宣传活动中，演员指着该品牌汽车质疑问道：“那是别克？”好像他们很惊讶，这么时髦的车居然是别克。但考克斯汽车公司的卡尔·布劳尔等行业分析师认为，如果该品牌能在中国取得成功，它在美国仍能大展身手。这就引出了一个问题：别克在中国的成功能持续多久？正如布劳尔很快指出的一点：“一家公司在中国的声誉是瞬息万变的”，这通常与品牌本身没有多大关系。日本和韩国的汽车制造商在过去就发现了这一点。别克是中国市场中第八大品牌，与大众、本田、丰田、尼桑等国外重量级汽车品牌以及多个中国名牌汽车竞争。到目前为止，通用汽车在中国的表现远远好于底特律其他大型汽车制造商：菲亚特、克莱斯勒和福特。但繁盛时期不会永远持续下去。

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arman rezaee
JD power rating is a scam. it's not a proper metric for quality.

J.D. Power评级就是一个笑话。不是一个衡量汽车质量的合适度量指标。

-4 Subscribers with a hammer addiction
I’ve been to China and I can tell you everyone loves Buick

我去过中国，我可以告诉你人人都爱别克。

Anthony Barrow
Thank God someone is buying Buick.

感谢上帝，有人买别克。

keepleft
In Korea, Jose Cuervo is considered the top premium tequila. Go figure.

在韩国，金快活被称为是顶级的龙舌兰酒。想想你就明白这一切了。

Morahman7vnNo2
Some of their Tequila is pretty good and won't give you a headache. But it's probably more expensive over there as well.

他们有些龙舌兰酒确实不错而且不会上头。但在那里也有可能卖得更贵。

Rene Hinojosa
So far I'm happy with my 2016 Buick Verano. Nice quiet ride on long stretches and a very capable city commuter.

到目前为止我对我2016年款的别克威朗很满意。能保持长时间安静地驾驶很适合城市通勤。

Marcos Hidalgo
I was following until JD Power was mentioned, JD is not to be trusted!

我一直潜水直到看到J.D. Power评测，我想说J.D. Power评测不可信啊！

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Surplus King
Buick is KFC of the automobile. Familiar, affordable yet prestigious, feels like american middle-class for chinese people.

别克是汽车中的肯德基。常见、价格合理且有名，对于中国人来说就像是美国中产阶级一样。

中原マリ→Surplus King
To be fair, KFC has declined in China, mainly due to competitors like Burger King.

说句公道话，肯德基在中国正在衰退，因为有像汉堡王这样的竞争对手。

Ray Wei
Let's be honest, luxury cars made in the US are always in subpar quality compared to the ones made in Asia or Europe

老实说，在美国制造的豪华汽车的质量总是比在亚洲和欧洲制造的汽车质量低。

Dan Hostetler
When I go to China and my wife sets up a limo service to pick me up. 3/3 it has been a decked out Buick that was being driven.

我去中国的时候我的老婆叫了豪华车服务来接我。三次派来的车都是装饰豪华的别克。

My mother had always driven a Buick Park Avenue Ultra from 91 to 2013. She had 3 models in that time and they were always the nicest cars in our family. Even my 2001 Lexus ES300 wasn't as nice as her 2006 Park Avenue. 

我妈开一款叫别克林荫大道的车型，一直从91年开到2013年。她那时有三个车型，在我家永远是最漂亮的车。即使我的2001年款雷克萨斯ES300也没有她的2006年款别克林荫大道漂亮。

THEDUCKTAPE14
Buick isn’t that good in China... only good American brand in China would be Cadillac

别克在中国没那么好......在中国唯一好的美国品牌是凯迪拉克。

Adam Swanson
Buicks are MADE IN CHINA

别克是中国制造。

grandiora
I guess its not part of Trumps trade embargo? Lol

我猜它没包含在特朗普贸易禁令里吧？笑。

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Donkey Kong
Buick is really own by China. Lol

别克真的算是属于中国的了，哈哈。

Pigeons 420
Irony: I got a Toyota ad before this Buick video.

讽刺的是：我买了丰田后才看到这个关于别克的视频。

tommy wong
As much as I like buick. I guess soon Tesla will replace Buick as the number one American brand in China.

就如我喜欢别克车那样。我想特斯拉很快就会替代别克，成为中国第一美国汽车品牌。

Wy123
The fact is China no more love Buick, same as iPhone.

实际上，中国不再像爱iPhone一样爱别克车了。

DEAN H
Buick is sold better than other American brands but still far behind VW(which is the best seller of all foreign automakers in china) and toyota.

别克车卖的比其他美国品牌的车要好，但是仍远远落后于大众（大众是中国所有外国汽车制造商中卖的最好的）和丰田。

Ebenezer Fitzpatrick
If Buick wants to come back in the US market they should remake the grand national

如果别克还想回归美国市场。他们应该回炉重造别克君威。

Sups S
Only reason they succeed there is because of their partner. They wont implement those high quality products in the USA and wont be successful

他们强有力的合作伙伴是他们成功的唯一原因。如果没有他们在美国推销那些高质量产品，他们也不会成功。

blacktigertheone
Buick in Chinese means doctor son, or the son (of the driver) is a doctor. So...

在中文语境里开别克的要么是医生的儿子，要么（司机的）儿子是个医生。所以......