Chevrolet has sweetened the deal for midsize sedan buyers by lowering prices of the 2013 Malibu. The base model now undercuts the Toyota Camry at $21,995 plus an extra $810 destination fee, while the base Camry starts at $22,235 with a $795 destination charge.
For the month of January, the prices on the Malibu were trimmed by $300 for the 2LT and Eco models, $345 on the entry-level LS, and as much as $770 for the LT variant, according to The Detroit News.
The 2013 Malibu enjoyed a 7.82 percent year-over-year sales increase during January 2013 compared to the same time period in 2012.
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I think Chevrolets are too expensive to begin with. It’s a tough sell to even mention “costs more” when it’s a rebuilding period for GM. “Costs the same” works well, but “costs less” works better.
I agree. Many are. And to get the features you want you have to pay for a whole bunch of stuff you don’t want.
The new Malibu is much better than its predecessor by way of appearance, performance, quietness, and overall wow-factor.
Saw one today couldn’t take my eyes off it… Traveling out of state last couple of days… Lived all over the country have to say there are parts of the country where GM is very prevelant and has a strong following and others where foreign makes have a foothold and for every GM product you might see 10 to 15 foreign cars…
This is a step in the right direction.
Price is a key piece of the competitiveness picture.
Now fix
1-Fuel Economy
2-Back Seat Leg Room
3- Point out poor safety ratings for Camry in crash tests
The back seat leg room in the 2013 Malibu is fine! You’re hearing way too many exaggerations by reporters to give other midsizers a better reputation. I do agree that the Malibu does need better fuel economy in such a tough class.
Just look, it really does have enough leg room.
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2013/01/the-critics-are-wrong-2013-chevy-malibu-has-enough-legroom-video/
And add a diesel from the cruze to the malibu! Now before I buy a cruze ….well maybe.
Good to see GM at least being aware of what is going on in the auto world and then reacting to it. However, I wonder what this will do to the resale value.
This will help resale value (so will increased retail sales and less fleet sales).
The biggest depreciation expenses happen to the highest priced vehicles. (The higher the price the more the depreciation)
Being cheaper means a lower starting price to fall from.
I don’t know if this will help move them faster or not. This car was supposed to be a game changer and in less than a year being out, it is already undergoing an emergency re-do? All they are doing is putting the next Impala nose on it and making thinner seats to make the rear seating area seem larger. GM messed up this car and now they are bringing out the band-aids. There is alot of mediocre qualities that will still exist even after the emergency facelift. BTW, the next GM trucks look like they will still be losing marketshare due to trucks that look almost like the ’07-present ones on sale now. I’m a Chevy guy but I was really hoping for something more interesting coming from GM in their future products. Bummer.