The 2024 Chevy Malibu will arrive as the ninth model year for the current ninth-generation sedan, ushering in a few small updates and changes over the preceding 2023 model year. Among these changes will be a new exterior paint options list. Now, GM Authority has learned that the 2024 Chevy Malibu will retire two specific exterior paint colors previously available for 2023.
Dark Ash Metallic (paint code G6M)
Riverside Blue Metallic (paint code GKK)
The two exterior paint colors in question are Dark Ash Metallic (paint code G6M) and Riverside Blue Metallic (paint code GKK). Dark Ash Metallic was added to the paint options list for the 2022 model year, while Riverside Blue was added for the 2023 model year.
In addition to dropping the two aforementioned paint colors, the 2024 Chevy Malibu will also add one new paint color, specifically Lakeshore Blue Metallic (paint code GXP). Lakeshore Blue Metallic will be available on all 2024 Chevy Malibu trim levels (LS, RS, 1LT, and 2LT) as a no-charge option.
As GM Authority was the first report, the start of regular production (SORP) for the 2024 Chevy Malibu will begin on June 21st, 2023. As before, production will take place at the GM Fairfax plant in Kansas City. Production of the 2023 Chevy Malibu will come to close on June 20th, 2023.
As a reminder, the 2023 Chevy Malibu introduced several important changes compared to the preceding 2022 model year, including deletion of the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LTG gasoline engine and GM nine-speed automatic transmission, both of which were dropped due to the discontinuation of the Premier trim level. The Premier trim was repackaged as the 2LT trim level for the 2023 model year. As a result, the 2023 Chevy Malibu is offered with the turbocharged 1.5L I4 LFV gasoline engine as the exclusive powertrain option.
Notably, the Chevy Malibu will receive an all-new 10th generation for the 2025 model year, as GM Authority exclusively reported late last year. The next-gen 2025 Chevy Malibu will ride on a variant of the GM VSS-F platform, and will feature an internal combustion engine.
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Really want to hear more about the coming of the 2025 Malibu. Engine choices ect.
Yes. Will there be a hybrid in 2024
Yes, I want news on the 2025 Malibu and will it have all wheel drive. Please provide us with any information on the next-generation Malibu.
I’m a current owner of a 2020 Buick Regal with the 2.0 turbo with 250 hp. Absolutely great GM car.
I sure would like to replace my 2019 Impala Premier with a similar sedan. The current Malibu would be okay if it had a five (or more) speed transmission. The variable just doesn’t cut it. I might have to buy a Sonata.
I wish they’d put the 2.0 and 9-speed back in the Malibu (and the Equinox/Terrain too!). I bought a used 2022 Malibu Premier instead of ordering a new 2023 or waiting to order a 2024 due to the 2.0 being dropped. I’m eager to see the new 2025 redesign, but if all it has is the 1.5 with a CVT, then it’s not for me.
Never cared for the purple riverside blue that replaced the superior Northsky blue from prior years. The new Lakeshore blue is hopefully an improvement.
Very glad the Malibu will continue for a 10th generation.