GM recalls 15,000 Malibu sedans for fire threat 1:29 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 15, 2013  General Motors is recalling nearly 15,000 Chevrolet Malibu sedans from model year 2013 to check for faulty wiring harnesses that could cause a fire. GM today also said it is recalling 44,406 Malibus from model year 2014 to check an issue that could cause the cars' defrosters to malfunction.... Read More »
Chevy begins marketing push for fast-tracked 2014 Malibu 10:20 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2013  Chevrolet is launching a full-blown marketing campaign for the re-engineered 2014 Malibu, a bid to jump-start sales after the previous model year's major redesign failed to resonate with shoppers. "We're looking at this as an all-new launch," Chevy marketing chief Chris Perry told reporters at a media drive here today.... Read More »
Mazda's prices zoom-zoom from the pack 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 16, 2013 After going on sale in January, the Mazda6 now commands the highest average transaction price in the cutthroat mid-sized sedan segment, according to data from TrueCar.com.... Read More »
In '14 Malibu, eAssist value questionable 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 7, 2013  The Chevrolet Malibu Eco, which uses General Motors' eAssist mild-hybrid system to boost fuel efficiency, is about to become a tough sell.... Read More »
GM boosts Malibu's mpg in bid to revive sales 9:24 am U.S. ET | Aug. 28, 2013  The re-engineered 2014 Chevrolet Malibu will get a bump in its fuel economy rating for city driving -- to 25 miles per gallon, from 22 -- in a bid to revive the mid-sized sedan's sluggish sales.... Read More »
GM stair-step aims to juice Chevy sales 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 19, 2013  Sales of 2014 and 2013 Impalas, Camaros, Cruzes and Sonics are eligible under a GM stair-step program for August.... Read More »
GM volume up 7%, propelled by trucks, small cars 2:00 pm U.S. ET | July 2, 2013  General Motors' June sales rose 7 percent, as strong demand for pickups and small cars propelled Chevrolet to its strongest month in nearly five years.... Read More »
Reuss: Rapid Malibu redo shows new GM mind-set 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  General Motors' rushed restyling of the Chevrolet Malibu spotlights a more assertive approach to product development, GM North America President Mark Reuss says. Reuss last week unveiled a roomier and more fuel-efficient Malibu for 2014, aimed at reversing the car's sales slide in the critical mid-sized sedan market.... Read More »
Chevy's rushed redo boosts Malibu space, mileage for 2014 11:00 am U.S. ET | May 31, 2013  GM is making its next Chevrolet Malibu roomier and more fuel efficient as part of an unusually early overhaul aimed at reversing its sales slide in the critical mid-sized car market.... Read More »
Mid-sized sedans, hot in 2012, cool off 5:11 pm U.S. ET | May 1, 2013  For the third straight month, a different car has topped the giant mid-sized sedan market, a segment that has significantly slowed this year as competition intensifies. Sales declined in April for seven of the 10 top mid-sized cars. Overall, mid-sized car sales fell 1 percent in the month and are up just 2 percent so far this year.... Read More »
GM sales rise 6%, led by Cadillac, Buick 2:32 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013  General Motors' U.S. sales rose 6 percent in March, the company said today, as new nameplates helped Cadillac achieve a 50 percent gain and Buick rise 37 percent. Chevrolet sales rose just 1 percent, hindered largely by 22 percent declines for the Malibu and Impala sedans.... Read More »
NEW YORK AUTO SHOW GM's new product cycle: Fix problems now 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 1, 2013 General Motors' speedy revision of the slow-selling Chevrolet Malibu reflects the company's new determination to fix problems quickly when they arise, rather than letting them linger until the next scheduled change.... Read More »
GM lowers Malibu pricing to compete with Camry in online searches 1:34 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 8, 2013  GM, aiming to make the mid-sized Chevrolet Malibu sedan more appealing to online car shoppers, lowered the car's price by hundreds of dollars to compete with better-selling mid-sized sedans. GM lowered the prices of Malibu by as much as $770 as the automaker seeks to improve its results in a segment that includes five of the 20 most popular vehicles in the United States.... Read More »
GM again trims Malibu, LaCrosse output to ease excess 3:08 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 5, 2013  GM has idled the main plant where it builds the Chevrolet Malibu and Buick LaCrosse for two weeks, the second time in two months that GM has curbed production of the sedans. GM will suspend work at its Fairfax plant in Kansas City, Kan., this week and next, resuming the week of Feb. 17, according to the Web site of UAW Local 31, which represents the plant’s 3,561 hourly workers.... Read More »
Mild-hybrid Malibu is tough sell for Chevy 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 28, 2013  Most prospective Malibu buyers at Castle Chevrolet in suburban Chicago quickly decide that they don't want to pay nearly $3,000 more for the Eco mild-hybrid version.... Read More »
Malibu refresh will address rear seating, report says 10:29 am U.S. ET | Jan. 17, 2013  General Motors, seeking to revive sales of its new Chevrolet Malibu, is working on speedy design changes to the sedan -- including the rear seating -- to make it more competitive with other midsize models, two people familiar with the effort said. Updates will make the back seat feel roomier and the front end will gain some styling cues from the new Chevrolet Impala, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private.... Read More »
RUSHING TO RESCUE THE CIVIC GM rushes to refresh the freshest Chevy Malibu 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 7, 2013  Might Honda's successful quick-change artistry prompt other automakers to follow suit? In another case of an automaker scrambling to accelerate a midcycle enhancement when the ink is barely dry on the launch advertising, General Motors is pulling ahead a refresh of the Chevrolet Malibu.... Read More »
GM idles Chevy Malibu plant, tries to clear glut 3:59 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 17, 2012  General Motors has idled the primary assembly plant that makes the Chevrolet Malibu for nearly three weeks amid swollen inventories of the mid-sized sedan. GM's Fairfax, Kansas, plant was closed last week and will remain idled this week to allow Malibu demand to catch up with inventory levels, union sources said.... Read More »
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