Not your father's Buicks — or maybe anybody's — any more

Buick finally had cars Americans wanted to buy - then came tariffs

"The latest wave of Buick vehicles is affordable, are good quality, are decent vehicles, and ruining that with a cost disadvantage could upset Buick as a going entity in the U.S.," said Sam Fiorani, vice president of research firm AutoForecast Solutions.

The Buick models in question may be affordable, good quality, and decent but they are also SUVs. SUVs and trucks are the best-selling vehicle types in the U.S. these days.This may be — I'm just saying may be — they're not so popular outside the U.S. as some people — I'm just saying some people — would like.

But decent is good.