G.M. Will Retire the Chevrolet Malibu to Make More Electric Cars
www.nytimes.com
The gasoline-powered Malibu was the last sedan sold by Chevrolet, the General Motors brand, in the United States.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/9358901

G.M. produces the Malibu at a plant in Fairfax, Kan., and will continue to manufacture the car until later this year, when it plans to retool the factory to make a new version of the Chevrolet Bolt, an electric car, and the Cadillac XT4, a luxury S.U.V.

  • @jordanlund
    8•7 months ago

    “the last affordable sedan in its U.S. model lineup”

    AFFORDABLE sedan. So potential Malibu owners will likely move to one of the Crossover SUVs. Camaro base price is $32,495. The Equinox is only about $1,500 more than a Malibu. Trailblazer is actually $2,000 LESS. Trax is $5K less.

    The Crossover SUV has been replacing sedans as the vehicle of choice for years now.

    Looking at the 2024 Chevrolet lineup:

    https://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/archive/2024.html

    Camaro - “Pony Car”, “Sports Car”
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_car

    Corvette - Sports Car

    Malibu - Sedan - Base price $25,100

    Colorado - Truck

    Silverado - Truck
    (Also EV version)

    Blazer - SUV/Crossover - $35,400
    (Also EV version)

    Equinox - SUV/Crossover - $26,600
    (Also EV version)

    Trailblazer - SUV/Crossover - $23,100

    Traverse - SUV/Crossover - $37,600

    Trax - SUV/Crossover - $20,400