Basic Motors has filed a trademark software for the title Buick Envision GX, indicating a bigger model of the Envision crossover is probably going on the way in which.

Printed by the US Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) Jan. 10, 2023, the trademark software goals to cowl “motor land automobiles, particularly, cars, sport utility automobiles, vans and vans.”

Past the sometimes imprecise language of patent purposes, we are able to get some thought of what the Envision GX could be like by Buick’s present lineup. The Encore GX was launched for the 2020 mannequin yr as a bigger companion to the Encore. The usual Encore was shelved for 2023, leaving solely the GX, which is getting a facelift for 2024.

If GM follows the identical sample, then it appears just like the Buick Envision may very well be set to develop. Presently slotted between the Encore GX and the Enclave, the Envision has been on sale within the U.S. since 2016, with a redesign for the 2021 mannequin yr.

The submitting makes no point out of the Electra title Buick plans to make use of for EVs, so the Envision GX may very well be one of many model’s final U.S.-market fashions with an internal-combustion engine. Buick desires to supply a completely electrical lineup by 2030, with the primary mannequin anticipated in 2024. Different latest trademark filings level to a household of Buick Electra EVs, in addition to a sporty Electra GS EV.

GM has stated it’s prepared to purchase out Buick sellers if they do not need to change to EV gross sales, which is anticipated to contain an enormous invoice averaging $300,000 to $400,000 for upgrades for charging stations, instruments, and coaching. Nonetheless, many Buick sellers have already got a GMC franchise, and have already made some investments to promote the GMC Hummer EV, making the transition much less abrupt.