<div id="readability-page-1"><figure><img width="1600" height="800" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/10/grand-national.jpg/query-cXVhbGl0eT04MiZzdHJpcD1hbGwmdz0xNjAw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/10/grand-national.jpg/query-cXVhbGl0eT04MiZzdHJpcD1hbGwmdz0xNjAw"/></figure>File this under “wishful thinking” if you want, but a fresh trademark filing for the Buick Electra name could mean that the storied nameplate is set for a return to US shores.GM Authority reports that Buick parent company General Motors has renewed itstrademarkforthe Buick Electra name in the US in a filing from 09DEC2025 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and received an assigned serial number 99538079. The application carries a Goods and Services of, “Motor land vehicles, namely, automobiles.”Electra a nameplate that holds a long history with the near-luxe Buick brand and has generally been believed to be one that’s especially relevant toBuick’s electrification strategy in the US. That’s a notion that seems especially true when you consider the following two facts:<ol><li>the Buick Electra nameplate is already featured on a number of hugely successful GM products being sold in the ultra-competitive Chinese market</li><li>2027 is the fortieth anniversary of the Buick Grand National, and GM’s marketers are way too smart to let that moment slide</li></ol>It’s worth noting, of course, that this most recent renewal for the Buick Electra trademark is a long, long way from a confirmation of a new all-electric Buick for the US market and even further from a confirmation that we’re getting the hot, sexy Electra GM sells in China. If anything, it’s likely just a matter of course legal thing that GM needs to protect its IP in China while, at the same time, preventing some kind of disastrous Sierra Mist scenario from playing out at home (which–yeah, I get that it’s not true, but you got the idea).</div>

General Motors has filed a trademark for the Buick Electra name in the US, hinting at a possible return of the nameplate to US shores. The filing, dated December 9, 2025, with the USPTO, is part of GM's strategy to protect its intellectual property and aligns with Buick's electrification plans. However, this does not confirm the launch of an all-electric Buick Electra in the US market.

- General Motors has renewed its trademark for the Buick Electra name in the US, indicating a potential return of the nameplate.  
- The trademark application, filed on December 9, 2025, includes motor vehicles and aligns with Buick's electrification strategy, especially given its success in the Chinese market.  
- However, this renewal does not confirm the launch of an all-electric Buick Electra in the US, as it may simply be a legal measure to protect GM's intellectual property.

Chinese Buick Electra EV may be coming to the US after all