GM Teases 2013 Chevrolet Malibu

[FenwickHockey65]

All-New Chevrolet Malibu Set for Global Premiere
Next-Generation midsize car to be sold in nearly 100 Countries on Six Continents
Link to Press Release

March 31, 2011

DETROIT/SHANGHAI – The all-new Malibu will transcend time zones and embrace the diversity of cultures around the world when Chevrolet simultaneously unveils it live at the Shanghai Auto Show and on Chevrolet’s Facebook page.

Chevrolet provided a sneak peak glimpse today of its Malibu show car. Chevrolet will unveil the new Malibu live starting at 8:30 p.m. EDT on April 18 at http://www.facebook.com/chevrolet. The Web reveal will also be streamed live on iPad and iPhone mobile devices.

Consumers are encouraged to post questions during the reveal on Twitter using #MalibuReveal or on Chevrolet’s Facebook page in the Malibu tab. Members of the Chevrolet team will be on hand to answer questions during a live moderated question-and-answer session following the web reveal.

The timing of the Web reveal coincides with the April 19 auto show debut of the new Malibu in Shanghai. The Malibu show car will also be shown at the New York International Auto Show, which is open to the public April 23 through May 1.

“This Malibu takes Chevrolet’s established and award-winning nameplate to new places and introduces it to new audiences around the world,” said Rick Scheidt, vice president of Chevrolet. “Whether the Malibu is sold in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, or Australia, it has been engineered from the ground up to meet the needs of customers around the world.”

The Malibu will feature a global family of fuel-efficient and powerful four-cylinder engines, along with six-speed transmissions that also contribute to efficient performance. The Malibu was designed to stand out in all markets around the globe, while its European-inspired driving characteristics were engineered to challenge the best in its class. The new Malibu is Chevrolet’s first midsize car to be sold globally. It will be sold in nearly 100 countries on six continents and built in multiple locations, including China and two facilities in the United States.

“We look forward to offering the new Malibu to our customers across China," said Kevin Wale, president and managing director of the GM China Group. “The Malibu fully embodies Chevrolet's tradition of dynamic styling, superior handling and outstanding fuel efficiency. It will address growing domestic demand in the upper-medium segment, especially among younger car buyers."

The Malibu was Chevrolet’s – and GM’s – best-selling car in the United States in 2010, with sales of nearly 200,000 vehicles. It is among Chevrolet’s most-decorated vehicles in the United States, earning more than 40 industry awards since 2008. The Malibu was the only midsize car in the industry to win the Consumers Digest Automotive “Best Buy” award the last three years – 2011, 2010 and 2009. The Malibu has also been named a “Top Safety Pick” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety the last two years.

With the new Malibu, Chevrolet continues to position itself for worldwide growth. GM’s largest brand is in the midst of introducing a global family of fuel-efficient cars including the Cruze, Volt, Sonic/Aveo, Spark and Malibu. These new cars compete in the four largest vehicle segments in the world, which accounted for 54 percent of all non-luxury sales in 2010. The global segment that Malibu will compete in represented 9 percent – more than 5.7 million vehicles – of global sales in 2010.

Last year, Chevrolet sold 4.26 million vehicles globally, or an average of one vehicle every 7.4 seconds. Eight of the top 10–selling markets for Chevrolet in 2010 were emerging markets – Brazil, China, Uzbekistan, Mexico, Russia, India, Argentina and Colombia. Emerging Markets are expected to account for more than 50 percent of Chevrolet global sales by 2012.

More than 600,000 Malibu cars have been sold globally since 2008, when it was named the North American Car of the Year. The 2013 Malibu represents the eighth generation of the nameplate, which was introduced in 1964.

Global reveal on April 18th, 2011 at 8:00 PM EDT.

[8cd03gro]

Rear looks like it has a camaro feel to it, especially the tail lights. Are there anymore details on this car yet?

[FenwickHockey65]

Not many, we'll have to wait until the reveal on Facebook at the date/time listed above.

[LimaCharlie]

Looks very promising. The first pic reminds me of the Camaro.

[Indpowr]

Looks like the sunglass tail lights made it onto that car with one side smaller.

Looks great though!

Now, I want to know if that holographic imaging is real!

[2010 SSRS]

Originally Posted by LimaCharlie

Looks very promising. The first pic reminds me of the Camaro.

+1

[8cd03gro]

Watching that first video really got me interested. If there's an SS it could be really cool.

[King Sun]

woah gm

[The Dark Knight]

The Chevy Malibu plays in the soft underbelly of the automotive marketplace — the boring mid-size segment. With the exception of two cars that at least look moderately attractive — the Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima — we wouldn't give any of the segment's middling middle-of-the-road beige-boxes a second look. And an attractively-styled American mid-size? Ha! Don't make me laugh. And laugh I did — until I got this video and a photo of a Camaro-esque taillight teasing the 2012 Chevy Malibu.

Wait, an attractive Malibu? Maybe. Decide for yourself.

If you're buying in today's mid-size segment, you've already pretty much surrendered any pretense of owning an enthusiast vehicle. But the least an automaker can do is make their cars look attractive. It's working for Hyundai and Kia.

The 2012 Chevrolet Malibu may actually look coolGod, I shouldn't even be running anything on a car like this — but I can't help it. I want to hope that a mid-size 'merican car can at least look cool. I know that I'll likely just see General Motors dash my hopes with a dose of reality when the real deal's unveiled on April 20th, but dammit, can't a man hope?

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[DGthe3]

One thing that stuck out to me (besides the tail lights, which I've seen teased before) was how deep the wheels are.

Originally Posted by The Dark Knight

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[LostInMoscow]

I hope that it can compete with the Accords and Camrys of the world. I'm tired of ending up with a Honda for a DD!

[TOMS1SS]

At least the styling looks like it will be good, if not a little Camaroesc. The last Malibu was okay, I thought it looked good thats all it really had going for it.

[c-dub]

They need to quit BSing and just rebadge the G8 and release it as a chevy.

[radz28]

DAYUM!!! That't HAWT!!! I think I found our next family car!!! OMG!!!