The 2023 Chevy Malibu will be the eighth model year for the nameplate’s ninth generation, and now, GM Authority has learned when production of the 2023 Chevy Malibu is scheduled to begin.
According to GM Authority sources, production of the 2023 Chevy Malibu is slated to kick off on September 7th, 2022. Production will once again take place at the GM Fairfax plant in Kansas City.
Details on the 2023 Chevy Malibu are still forthcoming. However, there are a few noteworthy items worth pointing out with regard to the current 2022 model year.
For starters, GM Authority was the first to report that the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LTG gasoline engine has an early build-out date for the 2022 Chevy Malibu. The turbocharged 2.0L I4 LTG is rated at 250 horsepower at 5,300 rpm and 260 pound-feet of torque at 2,000 rpm, and is one of two engines found under the hood of the 2022 model-year sedan. The other powerplant is the turbocharged 1.5L I4 LFV gasoline engine, rated at 163 horsepower at 5,700 rpm and 184 pound-feet of torque at 2,500 rpm. The 2.0L I4 LTG engine connects to the GM nine-speed automatic transmission, while the 1.5L I4 LFV engine connects to the GM continuously variable automatic transmission.
The turbocharged 2.0L I4 LTG is only available in the Premier trim with regard to the 2022 Chevy Malibu trim level lineup. As such, the Premier may not be available to order for as long as the LS, RS, and LT trims. At this point, it’s unclear if the 2.0L I4 LTG engine will once again be available to order with the 2023 Chevy Malibu.
In further news, the 2022 Chevy Malibu is also facing build-out for three exterior paint options, including Silver Ice Metallic (paint code GAN), Cherry Red Tintcoat (paint code GSK), and most recently, Northsky Blue Metallic (paint code GA0).
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Cheap crappy car. This is the real deal piece of junk.
Your Ford just got recalled for roll away risk.
Oldsmobile got canceled years ago get over it.
It’s a good mce away from being nice. Front and rear got a little uglier with the last mce and if they just went thr other way it would have looked great. Interior /dash etc needs a complete redo now in 2023 otherwise they’re nice.
The whole car needs a full update. It looks basically the same as it did at launch, which was a long time ago.
Unfortunately, it’s looking very likely that this will be the end of the line for it.
Chevy should have kept the Impala. 30 mpg highway plus better ride with my V6 2017. Malibu just doesn’t do it for me.
They could have kept the Impala and lost money on it, just to please a few people. Not hard to see why that didn’t happen.
I’m curious what the breakeven would be on the Impala if they had kept it and done no updates. Tooling and engineering was hopefully long paid off, so was it 10k units, 15k, 25k? I guess if Impala buyers moved to more profitable GM SUV’s and pickups then they made the right decision, but if they jumped brands then GM kinda effed up.
Malibu is not a bad car, has decent bones and could have been a Camry/Accord/Altima competitor. But, GM has let it languish unchanged for several years with the underwhelming 1.5T, the decent 2.0 locked into the most expensive trims and a confusing model structure designed to hit a price point instead of offer value. Prior to the component shortages local dealers would blow out Malibu LS at $17,995, a loss leader price to generate showroom traffic. I looked at one and the LS trim was awful. Moving up to LT was better but added thousands to the price for the same car with slightly improved (over pathetic) interior trim. I passed. Why GM takes the time to develop these new platforms and vehicles then ignores them for years is beyond me.
TOO LATE GM!! After not being able to find a new 2022 in Dealer Inventory, I just installed 4 new tires on my 2017 Malibu with 31,000 miles!! GOOD FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS!!
Dr.B
PS Not interested in an “Overpriced Silverado 4 door Pickup”, with a Cadillac Interior & a 5 & 1/2 foot bed!!
Come on Doc, you can afford it..
I’m thinking the 2.0T LTG is toast – I think the only other vehicle that will have the LTG is the Camaro; it’s been gone from the Equinox and Terrain for years now.
I find the comments on here to be quite interesting. For starters, Peter G makes one bold (false) statement with zero to back it up. Then I read other comments again about the interior being so bad and the “underwhelming 1.5T” according to wjtinfwb. I then ask myself if these comments are being made out of experience, testing or comparisons. Or are they just talking out of the behind? Now, a few months ago I would have just read the comments and not agreed with them in full. However, after having my 2021 Malibu for close to 5 months now I can honestly speak about it.
Interior: The whining needs to stop. The Malibu’s interior is no better nor worse than average in it’s class. Being in many different (newer) vehicles with Uber and Lyft rides, I can say it’s a nicer interior than the average Toyota, VW, Kia, Hyundai, Honda and Nissan. Just two days ago I had the joy (not) of riding in a 2021 VW Jetta. I think that may actually be worse than the Toyota’s I’ve been in, and that’s not a good thing. As for my Malibu, I find the interior quiet, comfortable and as good or nicer than many.
Engine: I’ve owned a GM car with the 2,0 turbo. It was fine, but much more noisy that I preferred when you first started the car. The power was fine and MPG was actually very good. Now I have this 1.5L Turbo. MPG is outstanding. Power is just as good or better than most cars in this class. It’s much more quiet than the 2.0 and it’s smooth. I’m very impressed with it. I truly feel that if most people commenting on here could get past the hunger for so much power, they would realize that this 1.5 is a very nice engine and does everything it needs perfectly well.
Styling: This is totally subjective. Personally, I love the looks of my car in the red. But then I see one in other colors and I don’t care for it as much. As always, wheels make the car. But for those bashing the Malibu on it’s looks, I ask you this. What cars in it’s class do you think look better? Why?
Malibu is better than anything coming out of Japan!
I don’t disagree, overall the Malibu is a decent car. My biggest complaint about the Malibu comes from GM not doing a damn thing to make it a better car. Agreed, the Jetta (a class below Malibu) has a junky interior, but I’d disagree about Camry, Accord and even Altima, I think they’re a bit nicer. The 1.5L is adequate as a base engine, but having a step up engine for those who prefer a bit more thrust is key to competing in this segment. I just despise that GM puts a decent initial product out there and then rather than improving it to keep it relevant, they just start decontenting and discounting it to appeal to a lower price point buyer. But I’m very glad your happy with your Malibu and wish you many miles of safe and happy motoring!
Thanks. I certainly agree that they need to have a “step-up” engine for those who want it and will pay for it. Personally, I’ve had GM cars with the 1.4L turbo (2 of those), a 1.4 non turbo (Spark), a 2.0 turbo (CT4) and now this 1.5 turbo as well as many different V6 and V8 engines. I find this 1.5L to be quite nice and personally couldn’t ask for more based on my driving needs. Being in many late model sedans from Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Kia, Hyundai, VW and being around the Mazda’s and Volvo cars, I just can’t agree that the Malibu is a lessor car than any of those other than maybe the Volvo (in talking interior).
Pay no attention to Peter G. I no longer comment under that name.
DAN B-
I agree with you 100%. I have a 2020 Cajun Red Malibu Premier with every option that will be 3 years old on 9/19/22. It was one of the first to roll off the assembly line in Kansas City, Kansas at the end of August and picked up at the dealer in Rhode Island in September. Love my Malibu and not my first one either. The one before this was the same car only paint was called Red Tintcoat I believe. It’s late and I’m lying down, but if that’s not the correct name I can find it tomorrow on the window sticker. GM is ditching the Malibu anyway, so why get excited.😢😢😢😢😢
If you’re happy with a 1.5L getting to 60 in 9 seconds and whimpering out when passing on the freeway, great for you. I noticed no audible db difference in coasting/at speed. Acceleration had a bit more grunt, but honestly that was probably the exhaust. I had a 1.4L in a Cruze (2nd gen) and it was a competent engine in that platform, inching out 60 times in the low 8s, but in the Malibu and nox/terrain, it’s very budget feeling for it’s performance/price ratio.
Car and Driver got 7.8 seconds 0-60 with an RS 1.5T so it isn’t that out of line but the Camry and Accord’s base engines are stronger.
Probably the last Chevrolet ICE midsize sedan. Hopefully they come with a sleek new midsize EV sedan as a replacement.
Evo69: I agree 100%. I too am hopeful they replace the current car with an EV Malibu. As long as they keep it a sedan and not another SUV.
I will be shocked if the 2.0 LTG shows back up for 2023 or 2024. If GM refuses to put this engine in the Noxand Terrain then why would they on a lighter less costly Malibu?
No EV? Need drug testing at the corporate level. Is Mara Bara smoking or snorting?
We are talking about one of the most stupid CEO’s in existence. She was a saleswoman and incompetent as a company leader. She is living in fantasyland with little understanding of technology and advancements in gas engines. She is pathetic and will destroy GM.
I am reading so many comments criticizing the car. Let me ask you are you looking a performance car at this price? If you really need performance then go and buy a Tesla, but if you need a work car with nice setup and interior then this car is cost& performance effective. I have had so many cars including Tesla Model X, but my Malibu 2010 LTZ beats all cars I had in the last 45 years. It has over 236,000 miles and no problem so far. The only expense was regular maintenance items.
So everybody, forget this engine, that engine, this engine is noisy, no power etc. etc.. etc.! Go out and spend $50,000, 60,000, 70,000+, go buy an electric car and plug it in to the electric grid that can’t handle our home power now! So, plug in millions of electric cars and just buy candles for your house! Everything will be fine. BIDEN will give you a stipend to buy candles and the world will be great again!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just purchased my new, 2022 Malibu LS a few days back. I had’a 2021 Trailblazer, and at having the little bugger appraised, was offered MORE than I paid for it by an (apparently) Trailblazer starved dealer. lol – I’ve now lived long enough to say that I bought a new vehicle, and a tick more than a year later, was able to trade it in…for’a profit. Quite the wild times in which we’re living. 🤪
I paid full sticker for the ‘Bu + another $500 markup, but all-in-all, I still came out ahead. To the vehicle itself, I love it. Even though I’m too young to remember GM’s “glory years” – whether that was the 60’s and all the sporty power and style of that era, or even the 80’s with its eleventy-billion clone cars – I’ve aaaalways had’a soft spot for the company’s Malibu’s, Regals, Lucernes, Grand Am’s, etc., etc. With the Malibu the last of the breed…and on borrowed time, I thought this was my last chance to own a piece of history…and now I do. 😊
A handful of days in, and, again, I love the thing. It’s not fancy or luxurious, but certainly roomy, quiet and smooth riding. That said, and in fairness, the quality (at first glance) is “meh.” I picked it up with 3 miles on the odometer – fresh off the truck – and yet it arrived with the chin spoiler badly scratched (probably the transporter taking zero care in offloading, and so not GM’s fault), and the bow-tie badge on the grill slightly “melted” (or chipped). It fits well enough, no bigs, but an oddity that one would hope would be caught at the factory. The interior plastics are hard (and while appearing durable, “look” cheap), and the seat fabrics are of low quality (the Trailblazer I traded had FAR better stuffing, fabrics and trim/details). Otherwise however, everything appears to line up with everything else, and the car feels tight.
Indeed tho, even with the minor quality bits, while annoying, I’d still buy the car and any Chevy (or Ford) again. Why? Because the ‘Bu’s assembled in Kansas, by Americans, with mostly (about 60 percent) US sourced parts. With noooo disrespect to anybody that buys a foreign branded product (that’s your freedom and choice and I respect it), my new car is a product from one of “our” brands – the home teams. My shirt and my shoes and my avacados may all still come from faraway places, but I can still show my love of country by buying an American branded and built vehicle. And while that gets harder and harder each time in our ever more global economy, I always will. Here’s to (hopefully) many years and miles “seeing the USA in my Chevrolet.” 😊🇺🇸
I am so disappointed that GM is ditching 4 Dr CARS (other than Cadillac for now)! The 2011 Impala LTZ I purchased new is such a GREAT car! Decent mpg, great for plowing thru winter snow & when you want to pass someone … no problem! And now they’re also ditching the Malibu? GM stopped promoting cars & then claimed because of poor sales they’re ditching “cars”! The only reason I’m even thinking about a new vehicle is because of things like no backup camera &
2 g will no longer work at end of 2022 so no more OnStar features. Very upsetting.
We are talking about one of the most stupid CEO’s in existence. She was a saleswoman and incompetent as a company leader. She is living in fantasyland with little understanding of technology and advancements in gas engines. She is pathetic and will destroy GM.