The upcoming 2024 Chevy Malibu will drop in as the ninth model year for the latest ninth-generation nameplate, offering only a few small updates and changes compared to the preceding 2023 model year. Now, GM Authority has learned when production of the 2024 Chevy Malibu will begin.
According to GM Authority sources, the start of regular production (SORP) for the 2024 Chevy Malibu is set to kick off on June 21st, 2023. Production will once again take place at the GM Fairfax plant in Kansas City, just like the 2023 Chevy Malibu. Meanwhile production of the 2023 Chevy Malibu will end on June 20th of the 2023 calendar year.
Although full details on the 2024 Chevy Malibu are still under wraps, the upcoming 2024 model year is not expected to introduce any major changes compared to the 2023 model year.
By contrast, the current 2023 Chevy Malibu introduced a few important changes compared to the preceding 2022 model year. Among these were revisions to the powertrain lineup, with the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LTG gasoline engine and GM 9-speed automatic transmission dropped as a result of the discontinuation of the Premier trim level. The premier trim was repackaged as the 2LT trim level for the 2023 model year, and as such, the 2023 Chevy Malibu is offered exclusively with the turbocharged 1.5L I4 LFV gasoline engine.
Looking ahead, GM is planning to introduce an all-new tenth generation for the Chevy Malibu nameplate with the 2025 model year, as initially reported in a GM Authority exclusive published late last year. Per the GM Authority exclusive, the upcoming next-gen 2025 Chevy Malibu is expected to ride on a variant of the GM VSS-F platform dubbed D/E, which differs from the smaller VSS-F B/C platform variant that underpins the Chevy Trailblazer and Chevy Trax. Additionally, the next-gen 2025 Chevy Trax is expected to offer an internal combustion engine, rather than an electric powertrain.
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I have a 17 with a 2.0 turbo has 39K.was going to get another 24 but without the 2.0 t engine the car is a turd! The anemic 1.5 can not get out if it’s own way. Will not be purchasing another! Way to lose customers Chevy! Once again you continue to dazzle us with bonehead decisions top brass makes.
I think a higher displacement engine option will return for the 10th generation, they are just cutting down and simplifying the 9th generation before the end… but that is just my guess.
If they can offer 3 variations of the 2.7T in the Colorado, why can’t they offer 3 variations of the 1.5 T. At least have a 200 hp version of that engine!
Because that engine will blow up if you give it anymore power.
The 1.5 Turbo is a pipsqueak junk motor.
Why can’t they offer the 175 HP version on the RS and 2LT? There is no reason this car should be restricted to only 160 HP and 184 torque which ironically are 1995 era power figures the Lumina had with its base 3100 V6.
Chevrolet is going to fail again, making cars ,slower than a bicycle. Ridiculous. Chevrolet was all about power, now is how slow can we make this cars .
The only reason they are making a new model is because of the sale success on a 9 year old car. They didn’t have to do any changes to beat the more modern K5 and Sonata. They know they can get more sales than the K5 and Sonata. There was no plan to bring a 10th gen Malibu until recently. More than likely they are going to update the exterior styling. Instead of maintaining the 1.5t they are going to switch it out for the 1.2t 3-cylinder from the Trax and Trailblazer.
They had ample opportunities to not only improve the interior materials. But Update or upgrade the performance of the Malibu as well. When the Ford Fusion, Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger were discontinued. They had an opportunity to add AWD. To which we know that the platform, engines and transmissions can all be mated to an AWD system. But they chose not to. When the Buick Regal the (internal rival to the Malibu) was discontinued. They had an opportunity to not only add AWD, but to add a performance version and better interior materials. They had no reason to say that they didnt want to compete with the Regal in terms of luxury items. The 3.6 V6 NA AWD Buick Regal GS is just as quick as the Sonata performance model. Which is 5.2 secs.
They had opportunities to take sales from the Fusion Avengers, 200’s, and Regal buyers. They slept on it. I have more reason to believe that they’ll make the 10th gen worse than actually improving it. They know they can make it worse and advertise it as new and improved model and still place 4th or 5th in sales for the mid-sized sedan segment. It’s Chevrolet’s 3rd best selling model for 2022. Yet they have done nothing to improve it. Instead they made it worse by taking away the 2.0t.
I’d buy one if they offered AWD
I had a ’17 with the 1.5 and it was totally inadequate. Dumped the car in less than 2 years. For the ’25 makeover drop the Malibu name, replace it with the Impala name, make AWD optional with the 2.7 motor and it would be a huge success. But GM continues to make bonehead marketing decisions like underpowering their vehicles. I would be willing to bet the redesigned Malibu, Equinox and Terrain in ’25 will be powered by the anemic 1.3 motor from the Trailblazer. Looked what they have done with Buick, no more cars and rebadged SUV’s. This decision will eventually kill off Buick, sales continue to slide. I currently drive an SUV which I hate but was forced into one because the lack of a suitable American made car.
You are messing up big time not having a Premier model with 2.0T in it. That is the main reason I buy them.