The Buick Park Avenue was introduced for the 1991 model year. The Park Avenue name had first been used by Buick as a trim level for the Buick Electra, and when the Electra was discontinued, the Park Avenue took its place. The Buick Park Avenue was a series of V6 powered sedans and were in production until 2005. In the Chinese market, GM continued to use the Park Avenue name until 2012.