More Malibu

Edward Niedermeyer
by Edward Niedermeyer

It’s promising to be a bit of a slow weekend, with the entire auto media preparing for a week of madness at either the New York Auto Show, or on the other side of the world, the Shanghai Auto Show. So here, to add to the building sense of anticipation, is yet another image of Chevy’s forthcoming 2013 Malibu. Enjoy… but just be sure to save some enthusiasm for next week.

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  • Ponchoman49 Ponchoman49 on Apr 18, 2011

    About what I expected overall with plain sides, Camaro like taillights and a more funky interior. The 4 cylinder only powertrains will be a bummer as will the lack of a real stick, the curbweight has yet to be announced but if this car is based on the chunky Regal, I'm expecting a 3600 LB Malibu for starters with fuel economy no better than todays car if were lucky. Expect the 2.4 182 HP DI L-4, a new optional 2.5 L-4 with 200 plus HP and the 2.0 liter T with around 220-225 HP. The V6 is history after the current 2012's abbreviated short year run.

  • Bridge2farr Bridge2farr on Apr 19, 2011

    Ah yes. The tried and trus "must be fleet sales" angle of the B&B...

  • Doctor olds Doctor olds on Apr 19, 2011

    There seems to be a lot of ignorance to the reality that "fleet sales", command the same dealer prices as any other sale. In fact, they are processed through dealers who typically take a small margin to handle the transaction. On the "front end", they are just as good as any other business. Does anyone have any idea what sort of residual value guarantee, if any, car makers give to fleet companies these days? It is the "back end" that was so costly in the past. I expect residual value guarentee is less generous than in the past as GM & Ford have consciously decided to reduce fleet sales. That does not mean they turn the business away! GM's fleet sales were down from the 30%'s to 26% in Q1. In years past, many returned fleet cars commanded nearly as much, or more than original dealer prices when sold at auction. I believe the years of huge subsidy of residual value to move fleet deals are past. Even so, GM's hot new products seem to be enjoying higher residual values than in the past. The bottom line is that fleet sales should not automatically be assumed to be bad business, though concerns about brand image are valid. Did it occur to anyone that the fleets get to choose who they buy from? Don't you think they want to buy what their customers or clients want, and, most importantly, what gives them the most value?

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    • INeon INeon on Apr 19, 2011

      @bumpy ii My Mother adores her rental-spec, no-side-airbags 2006 ex-rental Stratus SXT. She loved the price($10k, 18k miles,) she loves the spritely dynamics and the reliability. No mechanical issue in it's 80k miles. Keep pretending people don't want next-to-new cars that others feel too-good for. My family will keep buying them at 50% off, and we'll keep getting everywhere we're going for 200k per car like we used to whenever we bought new. :)

  • GarbageMotorsCo. GarbageMotorsCo. on Apr 19, 2011

    "MaliBuick"? "MaLacrosse"? "EpiBu"? Rentibu?

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