malibuMid-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 »
GM plans early Malibu refresh 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 3, 2012  GM engineers are hurrying to complete a midcycle refresh of the Chevrolet Malibu for release by late next year, about 18 months after the redesigned sedan's launch, CEO Dan Akerson said. The move comes amid soft early sales of the car and unflattering media reviews.... Read More »
GM offers dealer bonuses to spur Malibu sales 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 29, 2012  General Motors is offering cash bonuses to dealers who hit or exceed sales targets for the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, an effort to stoke sales of the just-launched sedan. The program also covers the Chevy Cruze.... Read More »
Chevy ad campaign touts Malibu style 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 1, 2012  Chevrolet is heading into an epic mid-sized sedan battle with an advertising campaign that plugs its Malibu as a stylish alternative to the Honda Accord and other rivals.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS Detroit automakers face crunch time in heated mid-sized sedan market 12:52 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 21, 2012  The recovery of Detroit's automakers is about to face its stiffest challenge yet on an unlikely battlefield: The sizzling market for mid-sized family sedans, as GM and Ford square off against Japanese, Korean and German rivals.... Read More »
JESSE SNYDER Spare or Goo? A Texas-sized test 11:13 am U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012  To spare or not to spare. If that's the question for modern automobile designers, whether to include a spare tire or save on weight and packaging, I want a vote.... Read More »
Malibu close-out stalls '13 Eco sales 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 30, 2012  The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco, the mild-hybrid version of Chevy's muscular mid-sized redesign, has been turning plenty of heads in Jim Stutzman's showroom. There just haven't been many takers. Instead, customers are clamoring for the outgoing 2012 Malibu.... Read More »
Carmakers dangle spiffs to clear out 2012 stock 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 16, 2012 Auto marketers are stepping up efforts to clear out remaining 2012 models to make way for the 2013s -- and to regain or hold on to market share.... Read More »
MID-SIZED IS BIG A fast-changing segment is the industry's hottest 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 9, 2012  Lower fuel prices, attractive incentives and a batch of eye-catching, redesigned models here and just around the corner are lighting a fire under mid-sized car sales. Combined U.S. sales of the top six mid-sized cars shot up 37 percent in June, compared with gains of 25 percent for all cars, 19 percent for light trucks and 22 percent for the industry as a whole.... Read More »
2013 Malibu starts at $23,150 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 25, 2012  The price of the base model 2013 Chevrolet Malibu will be $23,150, up 1 percent from the base 2012's $22,870. Both prices include shipping. The 2013 Malibu goes on sale in August.... Read More »
Next-gen Chevy Malibu priced at $23,150 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 21, 2012  GM will nudge up the price of the base model Chevrolet Malibu when the next-generation family sedan goes on sale in August. The 2013 Malibu, which features GM's new 2.5-liter engine, will have a base price of $23,150 , including a $760 destination charge. That's a slight increase from the base 2012 model, which stickers for $22,870 with destination.... Read More »
VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY -- THE CHANGING CAR MPG: Not just for CAFE anymore 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 11, 2012  After three decades of heavier vehicles and little improvement in mpg, automakers are in a breathless sprint to bring out models that dramatically move the needle on fuel economy.... Read More »
VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY -- THE CHANGING CAR Ford, Chevy take stop-start to the big time 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 11, 2012  Stop-start technology has been a mainstay of hybrids and in Asia and Europe. Now it's going mainstream in Detroit. The 2013 Ford Fusion and the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu have stop-start systems.... Read More »
The Malibu launches as Chevrolet's European flagshipMay 24, 2012 06:01 CET  Chevrolet is rolling out the Malibu sedan in Europe as the brand's flagship as the General Motors Co. brand seeks to expand its product offerings in the region beyond low-priced small and minicars... Read More »
GM recalls 4,300 cars in U.S. for airbag issue 9:51 am U.S. ET | May 24, 2012 GM said today it is recalling 4,304 Chevrolet Malibu Eco cars sold in the United States to reprogram a module that controls airbag deployments.... Read More »
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