GM to stop forcing $1,500 OnStar subscriptions on all Buick, GMC buyers
After requiring every buyer to pay for three years of OnStar since last summer, GM is making its safety and connectivity service optional again on all but the top trims of Buick and GMC vehicles.
Automotive News (paywalled)
March 14, 2023
Detroit - General Motors will stop building a $1500 OnStar subcription into the price of all Buick and GMC vehicles, instead making the safety and connectivity service standard only on high-end trims but optional again on most other models.
For the 2024 model year, three years of OnStar Premium will be included on all GMC Denali trims and Buick Avenir trims and all versions of the GMC Hummer EV. The change largely reverses a decision by the automaker in mid-2022 to begin packaging the subscription with every Buick and GMC vehicle, giving buyers no option to have the $1500 cost removed.
A GM spokeswoman said the switch is meant to pair premium OnStar features with premium vehicle trims.
After requiring every buyer to pay for three years of OnStar since last summer, GM is making its safety and connectivity service optional again on all but the top trims of Buick and GMC vehicles.
Automotive News (paywalled)
March 14, 2023
Detroit - General Motors will stop building a $1500 OnStar subcription into the price of all Buick and GMC vehicles, instead making the safety and connectivity service standard only on high-end trims but optional again on most other models.
For the 2024 model year, three years of OnStar Premium will be included on all GMC Denali trims and Buick Avenir trims and all versions of the GMC Hummer EV. The change largely reverses a decision by the automaker in mid-2022 to begin packaging the subscription with every Buick and GMC vehicle, giving buyers no option to have the $1500 cost removed.
A GM spokeswoman said the switch is meant to pair premium OnStar features with premium vehicle trims.
