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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.

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[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 22 points 1 week ago

The Malibu was a bland car and won’t be missed, but what I will miss is that was the last sedan they had. Now they will make nothing but larger crossovers, SUVs, etc. I hate that cars keep growing bigger like that.

[-] user1234@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 week ago

I once heard the Malibu described as the car for people who hate driving but insist on buying American.

So essentially the Altima of American brands.

[-] hanrahan 13 points 1 week ago

From the IPCC

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2022/04/22/international-climate-report-demands-systemic-changes-to-transportation-and-urban-planning/

but also makes clear that simply replacing gasoline with batteries won't be enough: cities must also dramatically curtail the use of automobiles and avoid "locking in" future emissions with more car-dependent infrastructure.


So why do we ignore this ?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/07/un-expert-human-rights-climate-crisis-economy

Outgoing special rapporteur David Boyd says ‘there’s something wrong with our brains that we can’t understand how grave this is’

[-] Dippy@beehaw.org 9 points 1 week ago

Bruh make an electric sedan please

[-] silence7 6 points 1 week ago

They're all moving to bigger vehicles because fewer bigger cars = higher profits. It stinks, and is definitely not what the country needs.

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I rented a Malibu several years ago and it was the most bland, uninspired car I have ever driven. It set a new bar for mediocre. There was nothing "bad" about it, but I couldn't wait to be rid of it. And that's coming from a guy who has owned more than one Buick. I can't say I'm sorry to see the badge retired.

[-] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago
[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

And it will somehow use an SUV body

[-] andrewrgross 4 points 1 week ago

I drive one for work and it's nearly invisible. It's painfully bland. This is a great decision for GM, I don't think anyone will miss them except perhaps bank robbers.

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