No Tweet? First Car Built In China For The US Market Is The Official SUV For The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament -- March 21, 2021 -- March 21, 2021

This story would have generated a tweet from President Trump. From President Biden, crickets.

Part of the president's "Make America Last" policy.

In the news today:

The official SUV, produced by General Motors (GM), of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) annual “March Madness” tournament is made in China.

Last week, Buick — a division of GM — announced its 2021 Buick Envision is the official SUV of March Madness.

The 2021 Buick Envision debuted just yesterday, dropping in with an all-new second generation for the nameplate.

Now, GM Authority has confirmed that the next-gen model will continue to be built in China. [Emphasis added]

The 2021 Buick Envision will be produced at the SAIC-GM Jinqiao South plant in China. From there, the new Envision will be shipped to each of the four markets where the Buick brand is available, including the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (comprising the North American market), as well as in China.

For reference, the first-generation Buick Envision was also produced in China, but at a different facility, namely the SAIC-GM Dongyue North plant. Like the 2021 Envision, the first-gen model was also sold in China and throughout North America. [Emphasis added]

“The Envision is the first car built in China for the U.S. market. Last year, Americans purchased 42,000 Envisions, which are made by a joint venture between General Motors and SAIC Motor, a state-owned Chinese automaker,” [a news editor] wrote.

Truly March Madness. Sad. On so many levels. 

I did not fact-check the story. Others can fact-check it. I need to move on.