Buick Velite 5

The Buick Velite 5 is a compact plug-in hybrid of the Chinese Buick brand of General Motors. It was announced in November 2016 at the Guangzhou Auto Show as the Buick Velite Concept, the production car debuted at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2017, and it was sold only in China until April 2019, when the Velite 6 replaced it. It is identical in construction to the second generation Chevrolet Volt sold in North America since 2015, but SAIC General Motors built it in China. Two electric motors combine with a 78 kW 1.5 litre petrol engine acting as range extender, for a system output of 110 kW, 0 to 100 km/h in 9.2 seconds, a top speed of 160 km/h, an electric range of 116 km and a maximum range of 768 km. The 2004 roadster concept Buick Velite has nothing in common with it but the name.