GM to Retire the Chevy Malibu to Make More EVs

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• Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT G.M. WILL RETIRE THE CHEVROLET MALIBU TO MAKE MORE ELECTRIC CARS The gasoline-powered Malibu was the last sedan sold by Chevrolet, the General Motors brand, in the United States.
• Credit...Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images, via LightRocket, via Getty Images May 8, 2024Updated 5:19 p.m. ET General Motors said on Wednesday that it would stop making the Chevrolet Malibu, the last affordable sedan in its U.S. model lineup and a venerable nameplate that was introduced in the 1960s when the company was a dominant force in the U.S. economy.
• 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.
• Stellantis, the owner of Chrysler, now focuses mainly on trucks, S.U.V.s and minivans, though the company has said it will start making an electric version of its Dodge Challenger muscle car in 2025.

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