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.

  • @[email protected]
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    176 months ago

    The Malibu was a bland car and won’t be missed, but what I will miss is that was the last sedan they had. Now they will make nothing but larger crossovers, SUVs, etc. I hate that cars keep growing bigger like that.

    • linuxgator
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      26 months ago

      I once heard the Malibu described as the car for people who hate driving but insist on buying American.

      So essentially the Altima of American brands.

  • Hanrahan
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    126 months ago

    From the IPCC

    https://mass.streetsblog.org/2022/04/22/international-climate-report-demands-systemic-changes-to-transportation-and-urban-planning/

    but also makes clear that simply replacing gasoline with batteries won’t be enough: cities must also dramatically curtail the use of automobiles and avoid “locking in” future emissions with more car-dependent infrastructure.


    So why do we ignore this ?

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/07/un-expert-human-rights-climate-crisis-economy

    Outgoing special rapporteur David Boyd says ‘there’s something wrong with our brains that we can’t understand how grave this is’

  • @chemical_cutthroat
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    76 months ago

    I rented a Malibu several years ago and it was the most bland, uninspired car I have ever driven. It set a new bar for mediocre. There was nothing “bad” about it, but I couldn’t wait to be rid of it. And that’s coming from a guy who has owned more than one Buick. I can’t say I’m sorry to see the badge retired.

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        And it will somehow use an SUV body

    • Andy
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      46 months ago

      I drive one for work and it’s nearly invisible. It’s painfully bland. This is a great decision for GM, I don’t think anyone will miss them except perhaps bank robbers.