General Motors has announced it will end production of the Chevrolet Malibu in November as it pushes further toward electric vehicles.
The Malibu was the last sedan produced by Chevrolet. The company will now only produce SUVs, trucks, and the two-seater Corvette.
The Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, which built the Chevy Malibu, will undergo a reconfiguration as GM prepares to build a new generation of the Chevrolet Bolt EV.
GM also ended production on the Chevrolet Camaro last year as it pushes for an all-electric lineup by 2035.
Chevrolet first introduced the Malibu in 1964. The original car was a top-of-the-line model for the Chevelle.
The Malibu changed over the years with Chevrolet updating the body and introducing multiple engines. One option was a big-block, 396-cubic-inch V8.
The Malibu, then a rear-wheel-drive car, went on hiatus after 1983. It returned in 1997 as a front-wheel-drive sedan with either a four-cylinder or V6 engine.
The Malibu, GM claims, has sold over 10 million units since its introduction back in 1964. Last year, GM sold 130,000 units, per MotorTrend.
Consumers had varying opinions about GM’s decision to discontinue the Malibu
The news of the Chevy sedan’s demise generated numerous responses from consumers. Some expressed concern about repair costs rising with parts becoming potentially hard to find.
Others voiced frustrations about the push toward electric vehicles. Common comments focused on the cost of EVs and whether they can perform in cold, northern climates.
“Chevy has officially ceded all future sedan sales to Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai,” one user wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “Big mistake. I don’t like SUVs so I know I can’t go to Chevy for my next car.”
Many others responded to the Malibu news by saying that the front-wheel sedan wasn’t actually a Malibu. It didn’t resemble the muscle cars that originally bore the nameplate or the car that raced in NASCAR in the 1970s.