GM to retire Chevy Malibu after 60 years as focus shifts to EVs

The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu is unveiled astatine nan 2015 New York International Auto Show successful New York City connected April 1, 2015. On Wednesday, General Motors announced it will extremity accumulation of nan Chevy Malibu successful November, arsenic nan carmaker shifts attraction to electrical vehicles. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

May 8 (UPI) -- General Motors announced Wednesday it will unopen down accumulation of nan Chevrolet Malibu for nan 2nd clip successful nan car's 60-year history, arsenic nan Detroit automaker shifts its attraction to electrical vehicles.

GM said it will stop manufacturing nan gas-powered Chevy Malibu successful November, allowing nan institution to put $390 cardinal astatine its Fairfax Assembly Plant successful Kansas for nan Chevrolet Bolt EV.

"To facilitate nan installation of tooling and different works modifications, aft 9 generations and complete 10 cardinal world sales, GM will extremity accumulation of nan Chevrolet Malibu successful November 2024 and region accumulation of nan Cadillac XT4 aft January 2025," a GM spokesperson told The Detroit News successful a statement.

GM plans to region accumulation of nan Cadillac XT4 early adjacent twelvemonth successful Kansas to make room for some nan Bolt EV and XT4 connected nan aforesaid assembly statement erstwhile accumulation resumes successful precocious 2025.

This is the 2nd time nan Chevy Malibu has been removed from GM's lineup. In 1983, nan institution phased retired what had been 1 of nan nation's best-selling mid-size sedans since 1964, to make room for nan front-wheel thrust Celebrity. The Malibu was resurrected successful 1997, besides arsenic a front-wheel-drive vehicle.

While Chevrolet says it has sold much than 10 cardinal Malibus passim its 9 generations, income slumped 12.5% successful nan first 3 months of this twelvemonth aft rising 13% successful 2023.

Besides nan Corvette, nan Malibu was Chevrolet's past remaining car offered successful nan United States. GM ended production of nan Chevrolet Camaro past year.