Buick Announces HD Radio™ Technology Is Standard Feature

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

2013 Buick Enclave will offer HD Radio Technology standard as part of the new IntelliLink system

• What: Buick has announced that HD Radio Technology will come standard in the 2013 Enclave luxury crossover. The Enclave will come standard with Buick’s IntelliLink system, enhancing the driving experience with a higher level of wireless connectivity and customized options, including HD Radio Technology. General Motors previously announced that HD Radio Technology is a standard feature of the Cadillac CUE system. The 2013 Buick Enclave will arrive at dealerships this fall.

• With this announcement from Buick, HD Radio Technology is or will be available as a factory installed feature from 24 automotive brands including Audi, Bentley, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Ford, GMC, Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI USA, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Scion, Subaru, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo. 

• Where: The Official 2013 Buick Enclave Press Release can be found at the following link:

• http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/buick/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2012/Apr/0403_enclave

• Why: Automakers are continuing to embrace HD Radio Technology at a rapid pace, offering consumers a variety of new and exciting stations in crystal-clear digital sound, including on-screen information that displays song titles and artist names, and the popular iTunes® Tagging feature which enables listeners to tag songs for later download and purchase through iTunes. The recently launched Artist Experience feature is also growing very quickly as more broadcasters are supporting the feature and automakers are launching radios that display the artist images and station logos. 

• Today, there are over 2,300 AM & FM stations broadcasting with HD Radio Technology with more than 1,350 additional digital only FM HD2/HD3 multicast channels sending new exciting programming.

• To get a sense of the dynamic, fresh new formats on these HD2/HD3 Channels, check out the full list here: http://hdradio.com/#stationGuideWidgetry.

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Note to editors: “HD Radio” and the “HD Radio” logo are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp. The “HD” in HD Radio™ is part of iBiquity Digital’s brand name for its advanced digital AM/FM system. It does not mean hybrid digital or high-definition digital; both of these are incorrect.