{"id":35273,"date":"2022-11-04T09:03:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T13:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35273"},"modified":"2022-11-04T09:03:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T13:03:55","slug":"buick-electric-e1-through-e9-trademark-filings-hint-at-big-ev-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35273","title":{"rendered":"Buick Electra E1 Through E9 Trademark Filings Hint At Big EV Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buick will launch its first electric vehicle in 2024 as part of the brand&#8217;s plan to offer a fully electric lineup by 2030.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first-ever Buick model to feature a battery-electric powertrain will carry the Electra name, but it looks like all future EVs from the GM-owned brand will also get &#8220;Electra&#8221; in their names.<\/p>\n<p><em>GM Authority<\/em> discovered nine new trademark filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for Electra E1 through E9 names. Filed on October 27, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/general-motors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">General Motors<\/a>&#8216; applications are for &#8220;motor land vehicles, namely, automobiles.&#8221; Given the naming convention and previous statements from GM execs, it looks like Buick will turn Electra into an EV sub-brand, much like Hyundai has done with Ioniq.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, this latest trademark filing comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/616063\/buick-files-application-electra-gran-sport\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22616063%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22buick-files-application-electra-gran-sport%22%7D\">Buick registered the Electra GS name last month<\/a>, which indicated that the brand is considering a new sporty EV. The automaker has used the Buick GS (Gran Sport) name in the past on a number of performance models, including the Buick Regal GS most recently.<\/p>\n<div itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" class=\"msnt-photo-thumb-gallery trinity-skip-it inline \"> <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Buick Electra-X Concept\"\/> <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"msnt-photo-thumb-gallery-main-photo\"> <a href=\"\/photo\/6678003\/buick-electra-x-concept\/\" class=\"msnt-photo-thumb-gallery-main-photo-box\"> <picture class=\"lazyload\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Qeey70\/s4\/buick-electra-x-concept.webp 1x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Qeey70\/s3\/buick-electra-x-concept.webp 2x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Qeey70\/s3\/buick-electra-x-concept.webp 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Qeey70\/s4\/buick-electra-x-concept.jpg 1x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Qeey70\/s3\/buick-electra-x-concept.jpg 2x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Qeey70\/s3\/buick-electra-x-concept.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Qeey70\/s6\/buick-electra-x-concept.webp 1x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Qeey70\/s4\/buick-electra-x-concept.webp 2x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Qeey70\/s4\/buick-electra-x-concept.webp 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Qeey70\/s6\/buick-electra-x-concept.jpg 1x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Qeey70\/s4\/buick-electra-x-concept.jpg 2x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/Qeey70\/s4\/buick-electra-x-concept.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/static\/16x9-tr.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Buick Electra-X Concept\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\"\/> <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture> <\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"value\">5<\/span> <span class=\"label\">Photos<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In December 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/556611\/gm-trademarks-buick-electra-canada\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22556611%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22gm-trademarks-buick-electra-canada%22%7D\">the automaker also filed a trademark application with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office for the Buick Electra name<\/a>, which the company had registered in the United States in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2022, the brand unveiled an electric concept car called Electra-X in China, a name previously used on another electric study for China, the Buick Electra in 2020.\u00a0However, Buick said the Electra and Electra-X concepts preview electric vehicles for the Chinese market, although some elements will be found on EVs for the US as well, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/589477\/buick-full-electrification-plan-2030\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22589477%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22buick-full-electrification-plan-2030%22%7D\">the new brand logo and identity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, Buick unveiled the Wildcat EV coupe concept in June as a preview of the design of its future electric models for its home market. While the show car looked stunning, it was a bit of an unusual choice given that all future Buicks will be SUVs.<\/p>\n<p>So far, Buick has confirmed an electric SUV arriving in 2024 based on GM&#8217;s Ultium Platform and sized similarly to the Cadillac Lyriq. This first Electra production EV will be heavily influenced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/589509\/buick-wildcat-ev-concept-coupe\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22589509%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22buick-wildcat-ev-concept-coupe%22%7D\">Wildcat EV concept<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"special_image\" data-align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"spi_wrapper\"><a class=\"lightzoom\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/electra-e9-trademark-filing-by-gm-with-us-pto.jpg\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/thumbnail\/electra-e9-trademark-filing-by-gm-with-us-pto.jpg\" alt=\"external_image\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1106\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22608147%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Buick%20Set%20To%20Offer%20Buyouts%20To%20Dealers%20Who%20Refuse%20To%20Invest%20In%20EV%20Future%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22buick-to-offer-dealers-buyout%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FlEEOow%2Fs5%2Fbuick-logo.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22591036%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Buick%20To%20Launch%20Five%20New%20EVs%20In%20China%20By%202025%2C%20Including%20Two%20In%202022%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22buick-launch-five-new-evs-china-2025-including-two-2022%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FQeey70%2Fs5%2Fbuick-electra-x-concept.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n<section class=\"trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"video_mstv\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\"\/>  <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buick will launch its first electric vehicle in 2024 as part of the brand&#8217;s plan to offer a fully electric lineup by 2030.\u00a0 The first-ever Buick model to feature a battery-electric powertrain will carry the Electra name, but it looks like all future EVs from the GM-owned brand will also get &#8220;Electra&#8221; in their names. 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