GM has decided to end the Chevy Malibu and instead build a new Chevy Bolt EV at that plant. Here's why, sales and what's new for the 2024 Chevy Malibu.
That is one of the dumbest things general motors did was to discontinue their cars to give up all that market share. When gas hits $6 a gallon everybody will want a car not an SUV
It seems that GM noticed that a lot of Blazer EV buyers were Bolt owners. Selling an affordable car that people would later trade up and stay with the same company used to be common.
I work for a rental car agency. That Chevy Malibu is my favorite car to shuttle around. It is a real popular rental. It would be my first choice if I was going to rent a car
@@davewoodmancy5124 Nature of the auto industry is they need to keep the assembly plants busy. Selling to fleets at breakeven makes sense if the can avoid huge cuts at retail.
Ford ties GM with cancelling the Fusion. They both should be applying brains and technology to make these cars more reliable, with better fuel economy, easier to service (no buried servo motors, etc.), and less costly. The new SUV stands for short ugly van. These new SUVs are mini vans with hoods. An SUV that stands for sport utility vehicle is a station wagon body on a pickup frame; a 1978 Chey Suburban was an SUV.
It is the same mistake again when GM discontinued the Malibu back in 1983. After many of their loyal customers complained they decided to bring it back in 1998. Now they are killing it again. For a sedan Chevrolet will not offer anything on their website now. Go look at Toyota's website, and you will see several sedan offerings. Now Chevrolet will look like Buick with only SUV offerings. GM just bought out a lot of Buick franchises because they did not want to invest the money to convert over to electric vehicles. Not everybody wants an electric vehicle. What about those people who live off grid, and those who do extended traveling?
here is what happens when most of your cars are sold to fleets. They keep them for a year and then dump them on the used market which makes it harder to sell new ones when you can get a gently used one for a lot cheaper. So dealers have to mark down in order to move them which makes them not want to carry it.
This may be everyone’s last chance to get a brand new American FWD sedan in their lifetime. Because many European and Asian brands offer a number of cheap FWD sedans here in America and many Americans, on the other hand, prefer SUVs over sedans, it is unlikely that any American brand will ever offer a FWD sedan again in the near future. After this, the only American sedan options will be the Cadillac CT4 and CT5, both of which are RWD with optional AWD. The only upcoming sedan hasn’t been confirmed yet, but it’s possible as Ford has recently officially announced the possibility of a 4-door sedan variant of the Mustang and it’ll most likely be RWD-only, since it’ll most likely use a slightly lengthened version of the same platform as the current Mustang which is RWD-only as the Interceptor concept from 2007 did that. So this is it everyone, your last chance to get an American FWD sedan, exactly what was dominant in the 1980s and thus reminiscent of those times. If you want one, get it while you still can!
Cars, vehicles in general, don't hold the allure they did a generation ago. My nephew drives some kind of a 10 year old Scion. He pumps all his discretionary income into computers and stuff like that. And he comes from a family of gear heads. He grew up around cars, trucks, dirtbikes, snowmobiles, and heavy equipment. It's the prices, I think, that are making him and his friends not care.
Another Brilliant move by GM🤣🤣! They should at least keep one sedan line in their lineup!. As usual they give up and cede the market to Honda and Toyota, etc.!
The government has subsidized battery production. The government will provide a big credit ($7,000 to $10,000) for EVs make in America. They're just following the money.
Chevy needs to keep the Malibu. It serves well as an economical unglamorous vehicle for an American auto manufacturer. Same with the Bolt. It's popular with Lyft/Uber drivers and serves well as an affordable EV transportation.
If I didn’t need a AWD vehicle this woulda been the new car I would’ve want!! Tons of sales on these right now for 2024 but I bought the 24 Equinox Brand new with 7 miles…
Its just kind of sad and pathetic that the three domestics makes have basically given up the midsize sedan market to the Asian brands. They're not even trying. Meanwhile Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Kia are selling hundreds of thousands of them each year.
@@rgx420s It had nothing to do with sales figures it's because it's a somewhat old fashion car with a gasoline engine. The Biden administration and the environmental nuts wanted it dead.
GM has made many mistakes in the last decade 🤣. Malibu has always been a good seller much like the Ford Fusion. The automaker’s just don’t care. It’s all about CUVs and SUVs that all look the same but boost more profits. Tak on the “EV shove it down your throat” agenda and a lot of decent somewhat reliable vehicles will continue to die.
The Malibu isn’t making them any real money. Like he said in the video most of these Malibus were sold to fleets and they don’t pay retail for those units. And here is what happens when most of your cars are sold to fleets. They keep them for a year and then dump them on the used market which makes it harder to sell new ones when you can get a gently used one for a lot cheaper. So dealers have to mark down in order to move them which makes them not want to carry it.
They did it to themselves. Why buy a Chevy Malibu, with no reputation for reliability or Camry or Accord with legendary reliability? a small 4 cyl American car with a notorious reputation for bad quality. Or a Corolla..... people are getting a Corolla. Among EVs, Chevy has a better reputation. The Bolt battery buyback helped. In Uber/Lyft. The EUV is roomy and cheap to operate and buy. esp if you can charge at home
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That is one of the dumbest things general motors did was to discontinue their cars to give up all that market share. When gas hits $6 a gallon everybody will want a car not an SUV
Mary Barra is clueless this is coming from a 45 year gm owner
It’s more of GM being GM. They have great engineers, but their management is terrible. They learned absolutely nothing since 2008.
It seems that GM noticed that a lot of Blazer EV buyers were Bolt owners. Selling an affordable car that people would later trade up and stay with the same company used to be common.
I work for a rental car agency. That Chevy Malibu is my favorite car to shuttle around. It is a real popular rental. It would be my first choice if I was going to rent a car
Thing is, automakers don't make money selling to rental companies.
@@steven4315 I don't know for sure. I would assume they make something but definitely not as much as they do when they retail the car out
@@davewoodmancy5124 Nature of the auto industry is they need to keep the assembly plants busy. Selling to fleets at breakeven makes sense if the can avoid huge cuts at retail.
Ford ties GM with cancelling the Fusion. They both should be applying brains and technology to make these cars more reliable, with better fuel economy, easier to service (no buried servo motors, etc.), and less costly. The new SUV stands for short ugly van. These new SUVs are mini vans with hoods. An SUV that stands for sport utility vehicle is a station wagon body on a pickup frame; a 1978 Chey Suburban was an SUV.
I’m very disappointed. I own a Malibu & like it a lot
It is the same mistake again when GM discontinued the Malibu back in 1983. After many of their loyal customers complained they decided to bring it back in 1998. Now they are killing it again. For a sedan Chevrolet will not offer anything on their website now. Go look at Toyota's website, and you will see several sedan offerings. Now Chevrolet will look like Buick with only SUV offerings. GM just bought out a lot of Buick franchises because they did not want to invest the money to convert over to electric vehicles. Not everybody wants an electric vehicle. What about those people who live off grid, and those who do extended traveling?
Scratch the EV's and mass produce the Malibu's! They are perfect!
I have rented several Malibu's over the years for business travel and always liked it. Zippy, good handling, easy to park.
gm literally removed the more powerful 2.0L 4 cylinder in 2023 and its disappointingly underpowered
here is what happens when most of your cars are sold to fleets. They keep them for a year and then dump them on the used market which makes it harder to sell new ones when you can get a gently used one for a lot cheaper. So dealers have to mark down in order to move them which makes them not want to carry it.
This may be everyone’s last chance to get a brand new American FWD sedan in their lifetime. Because many European and Asian brands offer a number of cheap FWD sedans here in America and many Americans, on the other hand, prefer SUVs over sedans, it is unlikely that any American brand will ever offer a FWD sedan again in the near future. After this, the only American sedan options will be the Cadillac CT4 and CT5, both of which are RWD with optional AWD. The only upcoming sedan hasn’t been confirmed yet, but it’s possible as Ford has recently officially announced the possibility of a 4-door sedan variant of the Mustang and it’ll most likely be RWD-only, since it’ll most likely use a slightly lengthened version of the same platform as the current Mustang which is RWD-only as the Interceptor concept from 2007 did that. So this is it everyone, your last chance to get an American FWD sedan, exactly what was dominant in the 1980s and thus reminiscent of those times. If you want one, get it while you still can!
Cars, vehicles in general, don't hold the allure they did a generation ago. My nephew drives some kind of a 10 year old Scion. He pumps all his discretionary income into computers and stuff like that. And he comes from a family of gear heads. He grew up around cars, trucks, dirtbikes, snowmobiles, and heavy equipment.
It's the prices, I think, that are making him and his friends not care.
Another Brilliant move by GM🤣🤣! They should at least keep one sedan line in their lineup!. As usual they give up and cede the market to Honda and Toyota, etc.!
It’s so dumb bro they think everyone wants a suv 🤦🏽♂️
I'd imagine most sales went to rentals.
it's awful! How can it be possible that people who still like GM sedans only have Cadillac left!
The government has subsidized battery production. The government will provide a big credit ($7,000 to $10,000) for EVs make in America. They're just following the money.
but if we dont buy EV's, its a waste, there allready filling sales lots.people dont want them.
Chevy needs to keep the Malibu. It serves well as an economical unglamorous vehicle for an American auto manufacturer. Same with the Bolt. It's popular with Lyft/Uber drivers and serves well as an affordable EV transportation.
I bought the last model 2024 2.0 with 9 speed its not in US but i found that in azerbaijan . its a fantastic car with modern staff
If I didn’t need a AWD vehicle this woulda been the new car I would’ve want!! Tons of sales on these right now for 2024 but I bought the 24 Equinox Brand new with 7 miles…
I guess they think we are all going to buy trucks and SUVs. I only buy cars, I guess it’s bye GM!
They should've updated it and pushed the hybrid model. The hybrid model got 49/45.
Its just kind of sad and pathetic that the three domestics makes have basically given up the midsize sedan market to the Asian brands. They're not even trying. Meanwhile Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Kia are selling hundreds of thousands of them each year.
There are strong rumors that Hyundai, Kia, and Nissan will discontinue their mid-size sedans within a few years.
Somewhat of a gearhead, didn't even know they still made the malibu.
Same!
Yea they are .. They not marketing as family adorable car and a safe car for first time drivers it’s rides nice .
I had a 2016 Malibu LS 1.5 turbo and it was the shittiest car ever just out of warranty. Complete POS. Got rid of it and got a frontier
YES bather
they'll replace it with something people wont buy.mary barra & jim farley should be fired.there building crap nobody wants or will buy.
The Malibu cannot compete with the Camry or the Accord. Even the Altima, which is not that great of a car, sells better.
I'm not happy 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬😞😓😓😓👎👎👎👎👎👎
No loss because everyone still buys Accords and Camrys anyways when they want a sedan.
Nope I got a Malibu much better looking then those two
@@robertriley1569 well if it was selling competitively they wouldn't be stopping production would they?
@@rgx420s It had nothing to do with sales figures it's because it's a somewhat old fashion car with a gasoline engine. The Biden administration and the environmental nuts wanted it dead.
GM has made many mistakes in the last decade 🤣. Malibu has always been a good seller much like the Ford Fusion. The automaker’s just don’t care. It’s all about CUVs and SUVs that all look the same but boost more profits. Tak on the “EV shove it down your throat” agenda and a lot of decent somewhat reliable vehicles will continue to die.
The Malibu isn’t making them any real money. Like he said in the video most of these Malibus were sold to fleets and they don’t pay retail for those units. And here is what happens when most of your cars are sold to fleets. They keep them for a year and then dump them on the used market which makes it harder to sell new ones when you can get a gently used one for a lot cheaper. So dealers have to mark down in order to move them which makes them not want to carry it.
They did it to themselves. Why buy a Chevy Malibu, with no reputation for reliability or Camry or Accord with legendary reliability? a small 4 cyl American car with a notorious reputation for bad quality. Or a Corolla..... people are getting a Corolla.
Among EVs, Chevy has a better reputation. The Bolt battery buyback helped. In Uber/Lyft. The EUV is roomy and cheap to operate and buy. esp if you can charge at home
Meh... GM can barely build trucks worth a shit. Their cars are absolute garbage. It won't be missed.