Buick Compact Coming, Could Cost Under $20,000

Buick’s The Lab blog has a new video featuring a design study for a new Buick compact car. In the video, the study is called the Avant; it’s a two-door hatchback, kind of like a Buick Mini Cooper. Buick says this is just one of several ideas for a small car they will build in the future.

We confirmed with Buick that they will indeed roll out a small car — likely a sedan — by the end of 2011 and aim at a sub-$20,000 price tag.

With that time frame, we’d expect to see a formal concept during this year’s auto-show season, which kicks off in early December at the Los Angeles auto show.