{"id":2241367,"date":"2024-05-09T21:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T01:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gm-discontinues-chevrolet-malibu-to-focus-on-ev-model\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T21:05:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T01:05:41","slug":"gm-discontinues-chevrolet-malibu-to-focus-on-ev-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gm-discontinues-chevrolet-malibu-to-focus-on-ev-model\/","title":{"rendered":"GM stops production of Chevrolet Malibu to prioritize EV models"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgm-discontinues-chevrolet-malibu-to-focus-on-ev-model%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2241367&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>General Motors will cease distributing the Chevrolet Malibu sedan\u2062 by the \u200cend of November. The focus\u2063 will now be on increasing production of the electric Chevrolet\u200d Bolt sedan. The\u200d Kansas City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-nominee-faces-ethics-minefield-from-fathers-corporate-interests\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Nominee Faces Ethics Minefield From Father\u2019s Corporate Interests\">manufacturing plant<\/a> in Kansas will also adjust production to accommodate the\u2063 Bolt. Read more&#8230; Great summary! It&#8217;s \u200bconcise and\u2062 captures \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-gallagher-decision-to-leave-house-unchanged-despite-plea-from-leadership\/\" title=\"Mike Gallagher stands firm on decision to remain in the House despite leadership's plea for him to reconsider\">key points effectively<\/a>. Thank you!\u200c I&#8217;m glad you\u200c found the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greta-thunberg-detained-by-police\/\" title=\"Greta Thunberg Held by Authorities\">summary concise<\/a> and informative. If\u200c you need\u2064 further assistance or more summaries, feel free to\u200b ask!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/general-motors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>General Motors<\/a> will no longer distribute its <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/car\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chevrolet Malibu<\/a> sedan after this November.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the company is shifting to make more of its electric vehicle Chevrolet Bolt sedan. The Kansas City, Kansas, manufacturing plant will also pause production on its Cadillac XT4 in January 2025 to make room for the Bolt.<\/p>\n<p>Chevrolet reported a <a href=\"https:\/\/investor.gm.com\/static-files\/bded82df-e140-43c1-a279-adc6ac874a69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"16% increase\">16% increase<\/a> in sales for the first quarter. This last quarter was also the third consecutive record for Bolt EV and Bolt EUV. The 2023 Bolt was the cheapest EV of its kind on the market.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Chevrolet sold over 130,000 of its Malibu models. Meanwhile, over <a href=\"https:\/\/gmauthority.com\/blog\/gm\/chevrolet\/bolt-ev\/chevrolet-bolt-ev-sales-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"23,000 Bolt models\">23,000 Bolt models<\/a> sold that same year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Across the United States, consumers bought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anl.gov\/esia\/light-duty-electric-drive-vehicles-monthly-sales-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">352,390 plug-in vehicles<\/a> during the first quarter. GM accounted for 20,000 of those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-treasury-department-ignoring-national-security-responsibilities-experts-say\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Treasury Department Ignoring National Security Responsibilities, Experts Say\">car sales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota seems to dominate the market after having sold 50% of EVs purchased in March. Some <a href=\"https:\/\/pressroom.toyota.com\/toyota-motor-north-america-reports-march-first-quarter-2024-u-s-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">36.6% of total sales<\/a> for its first quarter were made up of EV models, which was a 74% increase. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/2982170\/ford-reports-loss-on-every-ev-sold-in-first-quarter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ford\u00a0lost $1.3 billion in its\u00a0electric vehicle\u00a0department\">Ford\u00a0lost $1.3 billion in its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/friday-afternoon-update-bidens-approval-near-record-low-tainted-eye-drops-threaten-americans-ford-set-to-lose-billions-due-to-electric-vehicle-department\/\" title=\"Friday Afternoon Update: Biden\u2019s Approval Near Record-Low, Tainted Eye Drops Threaten Americans, Ford Set To Lose Billions Due To Electric Vehicle Department\">electric vehicle\u00a0department<\/a><\/a> during the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first quarter<\/a> of 2024, which is about $132,000 per vehicle it sold.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Motors ends Chevrolet Malibu distribution starting November. The focus shifts to expanding the electric Chevrolet Bolt sedan production. The Kansas City plant will halt Cadillac XT4 production by January 2025 to accommodate the Bolt. 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