Buick Cascada Production has ended, few will miss it [UPDATE]

One convertible is left unloved.

One year ago, Opel declared that it would discontinue the Cascada convertible sometime in 2019. Buick made a similar announcement about the U.S-spec version of this convertible several months later. Now, it’s October 2019. GM Authority learned that the droptop is no longer in production. The last one was produced in the second quarter.

Also sold as a Holden in Australia, and as Vauxhall in Great Britain, the Cascada The United States never saw significant sales growth. Its first year (and best) on the U.S. market was 2016, when it sold 7,153 units. The demand for the Convertible Gradually, the number of cars decreased over time. It was 5,595 in 2017, 4,136 2018 and 2,458 in 2018.

Buick mentioned the Cascada to attract new customers to the brand, even though the sales numbers were not great. The model is still available on the official website. You can design your perfect specification but you will likely have to accept what’s in stock.

first unveiled in 2012 as an Opel. The Cascada was made in Gliwice (Poland) as a direct successor of the Astra TwinTop, with a significantly larger footprint. To reduce weight and complexity, the model used parts from the Astra (or Insignia in the U.S.). It also used bits and pieces of the Astra and Regal (or Buick Regal).

We have driven it:

The Cascada has been retired from the portfolio. This leaves the Regal the only model in Buick’s U.S. lineup. It was developed in a time when Opel belonged to General Motors before being acquired by the PSA Group in 2017.