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Wednesday, Jan 21
2010 Saab 9-3X, 9-5 Confirmed For 2009 European Lift-Off
A highlight of GM’s North America regional performance was the all-new Chevrolet Malibu sedan that achieved the highest percentage gain in annual sales volume (39 percent) of any of the top-20 selling vehicles in the United States. While GM’s total North America vehicle sales volume in...
2010 Saab 9-3X, 9-5 Confirmed For 2009 European Lift-Off [2010 Saab 9-5]
Tags: Top, New Cars, 9-5, saab, 9-3, saab 9-3, Saab News, saab 9-5, 2010 9-3, 2010 Saab 9-3, GM News, 2010 9-5, new saab 9-3, New Saab 9-5, 2010 Saab 9-5 via Blogdigger blog search for "Chevrolet Malibu" ("Chevrolet Chevelle" OR LTZ OR Chevelle OR Chevy OR Malibus OR V6 OR GM OR Camry OR mpg OR E...
Tuesday, Jan 13
1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu, Plus Bonus Evil Chevy Poll [Down On The Street]
Tags: malibu, Alameda, 1960s, Down on the street, Chevelle, chevrolet, 1967, Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Chevelle, 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle, 1967 Chevrolet Malibu via Blogdigger blog search for "Chevrolet Malibu" ("Chevrolet Chevelle" OR LTZ OR Chevelle OR Chevy OR Malibus OR V6 O...
Monday, Jan 5
GM December Sales Down 31.4%, Still US Sales Champ [Carpocalypse Now]
A total of 2,555 GM hybrid vehicles were delivered in the month. Hybrid sales included: 981 Chevrolet Tahoe, 442 GMC Yukon and 306 Cadillac Escalade 2-mode hybrid SUVs delivered. There were 454 Chevrolet Malibu, 34 Saturn Aura and 338 Vue hybrids sold in December. In 2008, GM sold a total of 1...
Tuesday, Dec 30
The Top 100 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza
11. Spirit Of San Diego, Chevrolet Malibu 46. Shelby, Ford Mustang 64. Huey Newis And The Lose, Ford Mustang 73. Heinzy 57, Saturn SL1 77. Team Stimulus Package, Honda Civic 88. Bi-Polar Express, Ford Mustang 89. Team 60 Racing, Saab 900 Turbo 90. ONSET, Chevrolet Cavalier
Saturday, Dec 20
2010 Chevy Equinox: A New Look For Detroit [Detroit Auto Show]
In the 2009 model year, GM offers six engines in 18 models globally with direct injection. By 2010, GM will have eight direct injected engines in 38 vehicle models, covering 10 percent of its global volume. In North America alone, GM will offer 18 models with direct injection.
Thursday, Dec 18
2009 North American Car & Truck Of The Year Finalists Feature Two Fords, Hyundai [Detroit Auto Show]
The Hyundai Genesis will have stiff competition for 2009 North American Car Of The Year from the Ford Flex and the Volkswagen Jetta TDI, but is probably just happy to be nominated. Last year the Chevrolet Malibu and Mazda CX-9 were last years winners in the car and truck categories, respect...
Friday, Dec 12
GM Cutting Q1 Production By 250,000 Units, 30% Of Capacity
Pontiac Assembly (Mich.) - Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra Heavy Duty Extended Cab Fairfax Assembly (Kan.) - Chevrolet Malibu/Hybrid, Saturn Aura/Hybrid Orion (Mich.) - Chevy Malibu, Pontiac G6 Bowling Green (Ky.) - Chevy Corvette, Cadillac XLR
Thursday, Dec 4
Mr. Wagoner Makes It To Washington, Driving Volt Mule To Morning Senate Hearing [Carpocalypse Now]
There's General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner, stepping from a Chevrolet Malibu hybrid last night at his hotel in Washington to the flashing bulbs of the paparazzi after driving from Detroit to testify at Congressional hearings for an auto industry not-a-bailout. If the not-so-Big Three aut...
Wednesday, Dec 3
Automobile: Detroit's Ten Most Relevant Products [Carpocalypse Now]
1. 2010 Ford Fusion/Fusion Hybrid 2. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu/Malibu Hybrid 3. 2009 Chrysler Town & Country 4. 2009 Ford Escape/Escape Hybrid 5. 2009 Cadillac CTS/Cadllac CTS-V 6. 2011 Chevrolet Volt 7. 2010 Ford Fiesta 9. 2011 Chevrolet Cruze 10. 2010 Ford Transit Connect
Tuesday, Nov 18
GM Spam Campaign Begs Saturn Owners For Help [Financiapocalypse]
Let me assure you that General Motors has made dramatic improvements over the last 10 years. In fact, we are leading the industry with award-winning vehicles like the Chevrolet Malibu, Cadillac CTS, Buick Enclave, Pontiac G8, GMC Acadia, Chevy Tahoe Hybrid, Saturn AURA and more. We offer...
Wednesday, Sep 3
GM August Sales Down 20.7% From August 2007; Still Best Sales Month In 2008
GM hybrid vehicles continue to gain in popularity in the marketplace with 530 hybrid Chevrolet Tahoe, 267 GMC Yukon and 1 Cadillac Escalade 2-mode SUVs delivered. There were 388 Chevrolet Malibu, 26 Saturn Aura and 417 Vue hybrids sold in August. For the month, a total of 1,629 hybrid vehic...
Sunday, Aug 31
The 24 Hours Of LeMons New England 2008 Uber Gallery
64 Legion Of Doom, Chevrolet Malibu After a Malibu finished second at Altamont we had high hopes for the Legion Of Doom. A high-ranking finish wasn't in the cards for the Legion this time around, but they can hold their heads up high after a 14th place finish and the Fastest American Car troph...
Monday, Aug 25
The Top 24 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons New England [24 Hours Of Lemons]
via Blogdigger blog search for "Chevrolet Malibu" ("Chevrolet Chevelle" OR LTZ OR Chevelle OR Chevy OR Malibus OR V6 OR GM OR Camry OR mpg OR Ecotec).
Sunday, Aug 24
And The Winner Is... The Team Endurance Karting Mazda Miata! [24 Hours Of Lemons]
I recall seeing a lot of Mazda ads at the Monterey Historics, thumping their chests about their racing prowess… but not a single mention of the 24 Hours of LeMons anywhere, in spite of the fact that Mazdas have now won three of the last four events (Protege, RX-7) and always contend. If Mazd...
And The Winner Is... The Team Endurance Karting Mazda Miata!
2 – 29 – Kielbasa Kids Honda Civic 12 – 4 – Nut Job Racing Honda Civic 13 – 07 – Go Green Honda CRX 14 – 64 – Legion of Doom Chevrolet Malibu 15 – 00 – No Budget Racing Pontiac Firebird 16 – 20 – Mostly Motorsports Toyota Paseo / Mazda RX-7 17 – 11 – Team Eliminators Toyota Camry 22 – 45 – Vlad the Impala
Friday, Aug 1
GM Sales Down 32.4% In July
GM hybrid vehicles continue to gain in popularity in the marketplace with 228 hybrid Chevrolet Tahoe and 123 GMC Yukon 2-mode SUVs delivered. There were 349 Chevrolet Malibu, 29 Saturn Aura and 362 Vue hybrids sold in July. For the month, a total of 1,091 hybrid vehicles were delivered, wit...
Monday, Jun 2
2008 Chevy Malibu, Transformed, Rolling Out...As A Chinese Police Car
Sure, the 2008 Chevy Malibu's selling better than the last model, but it's still an orgasm of mid-size mediocrity like everything else in the class of cars that include the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and the Ford Fusion. Sure, the Nissan Maxima may be somewhat sporty, but nobody's going to...
Monday, Feb 25
Opinion: Al Navarro Does Detroit: Malibu U-Turn Edition
When Jalopnik first posted the new Chevrolet Malibu spots, I gave a "HATE" rating to the one featuring a jogger, and a "NOT TERRIBLE" to the bank robbers version. Maybe it's because they are truly not good. Or maybe it's because I was having a bad week that week. Or maybe it's because I have hated...
Wednesday, Feb 20
1971 Chevrolet Malibu
We've only seen a couple of Chevelles so far on this series (a '68 coupe and a '69 wagon). Oh, sure, we wouldn't argue with anyone who made the case that the '72 El Camino is technically a Chevelle, but in any case the classic '64-'72 Chevy A-bodies have been scarce here, especially considerin...
Wednesday, Jan 16
The Jalopnik 2008 Detroit Auto Show Automaker Report Card
General Motors Arguably the hometown hero of the show. Whether the General was wowing the crowd with a largely unexpected, and sharply attractive, CT Coupe, or walking away with the North American Car of the Year award with the Chevrolet Malibu, or turning aging auto journalists to adole...
Thursday, Jan 3
GM Sales Decrease In 2007, But People Love The Aveo
Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, GMC and Saturn divisions saw retail increases year-over-year GM's retail car deliveries increased 15 percent based on the strength of the all-new Chevrolet Malibu, 2008 Cadillac CTS and fuel-efficient Chevrolet Aveo, Cobalt, Pontiac G5 and G6. Aveo sales...
Friday, Dec 14
100 Days In Project Car Hell! [Project Car Hell]
1982 Chevrolet Camaro or 1982 Ford Mustang 1959 BMW Isetta or 3 BMW Sedans 1964 Oldsmobile Cutlass or 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix 1964 Chevrolet Chevy II or 1977 Toyota Corolla V8 Chevrolet Vega or V8 Ford Pinto 1964 Chevrolet Malibu or 1971 Chevrolet Impala
Friday, Dec 7
Project Car Hell, Repo Man Edition: J. Frank or Bud? [Choose Your Eternity]
When you're talking cars from Repo Man, you're more or less required by law to start the discussion by bringing up J. Frank Parnell's '64 Chevy Malibu, with its trunkload of deadly cargo. Fortunately for those wishing to build their own replica of this car, J. Frank's Malibu was a four-door si...
Friday, Nov 30
Automobile Magazine All-Star Cars Revealed, Refuse To Hand Over The Crown
It's the time of the year when everyone and their grandmother hands out a "Best Car Ever...of the Year" award. Just over a week ago Motor Trend named their Car of the Year. We already showed you the Car & Driver top ten for '08 and now Automobile Magazine has released their category-less Autom...
Car & Driver Reveals Top Ten Cars For 2008
We just saw Chubby Checkers Sabra Sarah Csaba Csere, zee editor-und-chief of Car und Driver revealing the top ten cars for 2008 live on CNBC, 'merica's business channel. Hmm, maybe we need a top ten list to give out as an exclusive...hmm, not so shabby of an idea — we'll have to look into that. In th...
Tuesday, Nov 20
MT names Cadillac CTS Car of the Year, Needs Help Paying For Gas [Industry News]
The full report from Motor Trend appears in the January issue of the magazine (on newsstands in early-December) and online at www.motortrend.com. Cadillac was the first automaker ever to win Motor Trend Car of the Year in the magazine's inaugural year of 1949, and again in 1952 and 1992.
Friday, Nov 16
General Motors to Send Hybrids to Middle East [Industry News]
Dubai, UAE - General Motors and Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced today an agreement for an evaluation program that will bring hybrid vehicles to the Middle East. The agreement, which includes a comprehensive local market evaluation of GM's all-new Chevrolet Tahoe T...
Monday, Nov 12
WaPo Columnist Recommends Domestics, World Stops Spinning
The bow-tied folks at the GM Inside News Forums are giddy over a Washington Post chat that featured mild recommendations of the Chevy Malibu and Cadillac CTS4 over the Honda Accord and Infiniti G35. The comments came from the WaPo's Warren Brown and seems to mark a new period in American aut...
Wednesday, Nov 7
GM Reports $39 Billion One-Time Net Loss For Third Quarter, $1.6 Billion Adjusted Net Loss [Industry News]
We continue to see solid progress in the fundamentals of our automotive business. We're very pleased with our strong sales performance in key markets outside of North America, and growing retail momentum in the U.S. driven by products like the all-new Cadillac CTS. We're also very encourag...
Wednesday, Oct 17
2008 Chevy Malibu Ad Campaign Seeks To Get Joggers To Pay Attention To Cars
We told you last week about the new Chevy Malibu ad campaign and now we've got the first ad. The new commercials for the all-new 2008 Chevrolet Malibu appear to be based on the premise that our nations' joggers seem to be having a problem — they're unable to see cars directly in front of their ey...
Wednesday, Oct 10
New Chevy Ad Campaign To "Prove Malibu Competes With Camry, Accord" [Ad Watch]
The Malibu campaign is not a one-day wonder. It will be a sustained, disciplined marketing effort to tell America about the all-new Malibu," said Kim Kosak, general director, Chevrolet advertising and sales promotion. "We know we face a big challenge because Malibu is going up against st...
Tuesday, Oct 2
GM Shocks Yet Again With September Sales Up 3.8%!
Other vehicles with retail sales increases, compared with year-ago levels, include: Chevrolet Aveo, Impala, Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban, HHR and Equinox; Saturn AURA and VUE; GMC Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL; Cadillac Escalade; Pontiac G5, G6 and Torrent; Buick Lucerne and Saab 9-3.
Thursday, Aug 30
New-Look 2008 Chevy Malibu Gets Priced Under $20,000 [How Much]
Four-cylinder-equipped models come with a four-speed transmission with overdrive. A six-speed automatic transmission is standard with the 3.6L V-6 and will be available next spring on the four-cylinder-equipped LTZ - the first four-cylinder engine/six-speed transmission combin...
Friday, Jul 27
"Maximum" Bob Lutz Drives The 2008 Chevy Malibu
Or the "'Bu" as Bob and his editors over at GM's FastLane blog like to call it. Apparently the General's product main man took the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu out for a spin last weekend, and while limiting himself to just two exclamation points, he's still managed to file a review. Lutz is obviousl...
Friday, Jul 6
2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybird: A Coconut And Rum-Flavored Fastball Released Just In Time For All-Star Game!
Thanks to an affordable hybrid powertrain option, the all-new 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid not only will be the most refined new midsize sedan in the neighborhood, but one of the most fuel-efficient, as well. Powered by the GM Hybrid System, the first-ever Malibu Hybrid delivers an EPA r...
Thursday, Jul 5
2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid?
Captured In The Wild: All New Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid [The GM Source] Related: Hybrid Happenings at GM; BREAKING: GM to Produce Plug-in Hybrid Vue; Saturn Offers To Let You Take Out Aura With Accord, Camry In "Side-By-Side-By-Side Test Drive" [internal]
Wednesday, Jun 27
We're An American Brand...But Are Our Cars American?
The boffins over at Cars.com have compiled a list of the essentially Americanosity of vehicles on today's domestic market. Ford, Chevy, Pontiac and Toyota all made the list, with the Blue Oval scoring three entries on the list, the Tin Indian one, the Bowtie three and the boys over from Niho...
Monday, Jan 8
Detroit Auto Show: New Chevrolet Malibu Drops, Not Awful
The 2.4L Ecotec DOHC will be offered with all trim levels. LS and LT models are backed by a Hydra-Matic four-speed automatic transmission. Malibu LTZ models with the 2.4L engine are equipped with a new Hydra-Matic 6T40 six-speed automatic - the only four-cylinder/six-speed automatic comb...
Monday, Dec 18
Chevrolet Releases Teaser of 2008 Malibu
Who's nose is that, anyway? Why it's that of the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, the Epsilon-platform midsize that's been subjected to a complete comb over. Gone are the crisp creases that defined the prior model, in favor of a new, more curvilinear body shape with a longer hood and shorter deck. Tha...
Tuesday, Nov 21
BREAKING: New Chevy Malibu Interior Less Craptacular
Chevrolet released an interior shot of its redesigned Malibu midsize, which the company plans to unveil at the Detroit show in January. From what we can tell, it's a far-sight better appointed than the current model's spastic-plastic setup, though we won't know until we can lay hands on t...
Tuesday, Aug 1
Spy Photos: 2008 Chevrolet Malibu
The other day, as we were crossing the street to the feed store, we came close as a goat to a doughnut to getting ramrodded by a late-model Chevrolet Malibu. "Ping!," we thought, that test mule in those spy shots from a couple days ago sure ain't no Impala — it's all Malibu. Now, the Leftlaners, h...
Thursday, Mar 23
No Money or Mo' Money?: Most, Least Expensive Cars to Insure [News]
Top 10 Least Expensive Vehicles to Insure 1. Chrysler Town & Country 2. Chevrolet Cobalt 3. Dodge Caravan 4. Chevrolet Impala 5. Ford Taurus 6. Ford Econoline 7. Jeep Grand Cherokee 8. Chevrolet Malibu 9. GMC Sierra Pickup 10. Toyota Corolla
Monday, Dec 5
IIHS Announces Top Safety Picks: Ford, Subaru, Saab, Honda Top List [News]
NBC's Dateline again had the exclusive story on the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety's top safety picks for 2006 last night, with reporter Lea Thompson again cast in the role of safetymarm. The determining factor in both Silver and Gold categories was the inclusion of side curtain a...
Wednesday, Aug 17
Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited, Part 1
As a seven-seater, the B9 makes a terrific five-seater. To prevent rear passengers from evoking article nine of the Geneva Convention, occupants of the first two rows must slide their chairs forward until the steering wheel touches the driver s chest. Taken as a whole, the B9 s cabin lacks b...
