Malibu
GM cuts shift at Kansas car plant
Mon, 19, Jun 2017GM, for the fifth time this year, is cutting a production shift at one of its U.S. assembly plants in response to slowing industry sales. As many as 1,000 workers will be laid off when the overnight shift at a Chevrolet Malibu factory in Kansas is dropped in late September.
GM extends summer shutdown at 2 plants amid car slump
Wed, 14, Jun 2017GM is extending the normal two-week summer shutdowns at two U.S. assembly plants to as many as five weeks amid a slump in car demand and high inventories. The Lordstown, Ohio, factory builds the Chevrolet Cruze and the Fairfax, Kan., plant assembles the Chevrolet Malibu.
GM's 'Unbranded' ad for Chevy Malibu wins new Nielsen award
Wed, 12, Apr 2017Chevrolet's "Unbranded" ad for the 2016 Malibu won the first-ever Automotive Tech Ad of the Year award from Nielsen during the 11th annual Automotive Advertising Awards at the New York auto show.
Chevy Malibu delivers at last for GM
Mon, 19, Dec 2016The Chevrolet Malibu is having its best year in decades, even as the market for traditional four-door sedans is collapsing around it.
AutoNews Now: GM's 9-speed way to boost mpg
Tue, 06, Dec 2016GM's 9-speed way to boost mpg; More cars get rear-seat alert; Infiniti expects sales record; Mazda's one-two punch; Report: Renault-Nissan powertrain shakeup; Chevy Blazer spied?
Jaguar becomes triple threat in fuel economy ratings
Mon, 31, Oct 2016Preliminary data from the EPA's 2017 Fuel Economy Guide puts Jaguar in the hunt with its XE diesel sport sedan getting a 42-mpg highway rating; GM is introducing a nine-speed automatic transmission in the Chevy Malibu -- and gets no fuel economy gain.
AutoNews Now: Decline of the midsize sedan
Tue, 11, Oct 2016Decline of the midsize sedan; Supplier Faurecia feels the fallout; GM adding third shift in Tenn.; FCA-Cummins battle; Lincoln Continental recalled; Mazda's quick sellout.
GM learns to exploit its scale
Mon, 09, May 2016There is mounting evidence that GM, ever the stumbling giant, finally is getting out of its own way, leveraging its size and scale in ways that its competitors probably hoped it never would.
First Shift: TrueCar hits the 'reset' button
Mon, 28, Mar 2016TrueCar hits the 'reset' button; Nissan plans earlier launches; Hackers target key fobs; Higher-end BMW X7 due; Paris debut for next Porsche Panamera; New Malibus recalled for airbag risk.
GM targets big jump in South Korea sales to alleviate production woes
Mon, 21, Mar 2016General Motors is aiming to boost South Korean sales by one-fifth and attain market share of more than 10 percent, part of efforts to revive output at one of its key Asia production bases.
Chevrolet wants Facebook 'love' for new Malibu
Wed, 24, Feb 2016Chevrolet wants the Facebook crowd to not just “like” the new Malibu -- it wants people to “love” it.
Chevy brings menace to its movie marketing
Sat, 20, Feb 2016Moviegoers are being treated to a dose of Chevy horror at theaters across the country.
