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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. (www.nytimes.com)
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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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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

"the last affordable sedan in its U.S. model lineup"

AFFORDABLE sedan. So potential Malibu owners will likely move to one of the Crossover SUVs. Camaro base price is $32,495. The Equinox is only about $1,500 more than a Malibu. Trailblazer is actually $2,000 LESS. Trax is $5K less.

The Crossover SUV has been replacing sedans as the vehicle of choice for years now.

Looking at the 2024 Chevrolet lineup:

https://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/archive/2024.html

Camaro - "Pony Car", "Sports Car"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_car

Corvette - Sports Car

Malibu - Sedan - Base price $25,100

Colorado - Truck

Silverado - Truck
(Also EV version)

Blazer - SUV/Crossover - $35,400
(Also EV version)

Equinox - SUV/Crossover - $26,600
(Also EV version)

Trailblazer - SUV/Crossover - $23,100

Traverse - SUV/Crossover - $37,600

Trax - SUV/Crossover - $20,400

[-] yildolw@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Do US auto manufacturers know that it's possible to make electric sedans?

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