Buick Regal Turbo, Grand National and GNX production by year

Black 1987 Buick GNX coupe seen from the front three-quarter in a museum hall, with its black mesh wheels and fender vents — 1987 Buick Regal GNX in the GM Heritage Center General Motors

Production by year

Each year's headline total, exactly as its source scopes it. Scopes differ from year to year (some include related models or other markets), so read the label before comparing years. Every year's fact sheet has the full breakdown.

Year	What was counted	Count	Status
1978	All 1978 Regal productionbuilt, model-year	236,652	Reported
1979	All Buick turbo V-6 engines (all models)built, model-year	37,451 engines	Reported
1984	All 1984 Regal (rear-drive) productionbuilt, model-year	224,754	Reported
1985	All 1985 Regal (rear-drive) productionbuilt, model-year	124,546	Reported
1986	All 1986 Regal (rear-drive) productionbuilt, model-year	91,229	Reported
1987	All 1987 Regal (rear-drive) productionbuilt, model-year	89,746	Reported

Brochure spread: side view of a copper-colored 1978 Buick Regal coupe parked before a brick house, with a vintage Buick racer inset — 1978 Buick Regal coupe, from the 1978 Buick full-line brochure

Engine bay of a 1978 Buick Regal with the turbocharged 3.8-litre V-6 and red air intake duct — 1978 Buick 3.8-litre turbocharged V-6 in a Regal Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Brochure page showing a silver 1979 Regal Sport Coupe, a blue Regal and a red Regal Limited, with the turbocharged V-6 engine inset — 1979 Buick Regal Sport Coupe and Regal Limited, from the 1979 Buick full-line brochure

Brochure spread with a studio photo of the Buick turbocharged V-6 and diagrams explaining how the turbocharger works — Buick turbocharged 3.8-litre V-6, from the 1979 Buick full-line brochure

Brochure page with a red and a silver 1980 Buick Regal coupe and a blue Regal Sport Coupe — 1980 Buick Regal Sport Coupe and Regal coupe, from the 1980 Buick brochure

Silver-and-charcoal 1981 Buick Regal coupe from the rear three-quarter, parked on a small-town street — 1981 Buick Regal coupe in silver and charcoal Photo: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Brochure page: silver and charcoal 1983 Buick Regal T Type coupe, front three-quarter, on a dark background — 1983 Buick Regal T Type, from the 1983 Buick T-Types brochure

Folder cover: black 1984 Buick Regal Grand National coupe on grass, with the headline "The hottest Buick this side of a banked oval" — 1984 Buick Regal Grand National, from the 1984 Grand National sales folder

1984 Buick Grand National interior and badges, from the 1984 Grand National sales folder

Black 1984 Buick Regal Grand National with hood raised, front view, at a car show — 1984 Buick Regal Grand National with hood open Photo: Bull-Doser at English Wikipedia, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Brochure spread: black 1986 Regal Grand National at night beside a LeSabre coupe, with a motorcycle in the foreground — 1986 Buick Regal Grand National, from the 1986 Buick Performance brochure

Black 1986 Buick Regal Grand National with hood raised showing the intercooled turbo V-6 — 1986 Buick Regal Grand National with hood open Photo: Charles from Port Chester, New York, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Model years

1978 Fact sheet
1979 Fact sheet
1980 Fact sheet
1981 Fact sheet
1982 Fact sheet
1983 Fact sheet
1984 Fact sheet
1985 Fact sheet
1986 Fact sheet
1987 Fact sheet

“Not offered” means this nameplate or performance model wasn't sold that year. It doesn't mean we're missing the research.