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@lemmy.world
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    5 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