Now that production of the 2025 Chevy Malibu ended permanently on November 15th, 2024, marking the demise of Chevrolet‘s last sedan model, a dwindling number of new Chevy Malibu units remain on dealership lots across the U.S. from both the 2024 and 2025 model years.
According to Chevy’s U.S. dealer inventory search, there are about 7,000 new in-stock Malibu units left at dealerships at the time of this writing.
The great majority of the remaining Malibu stock, about 88 percent of the vehicles, are 2025 Chevy Malibu sedans. Still, 12 percent are 2024 Chevy Malibu units, or approximately 840 cars in total. Almost half of the vehicles now available – 3,000 units – are from the RS trim level.
Though found in a search for new cars, these Chevy Malibu units aren’t necessarily all mint off the assembly line, either. Some are courtesy cars, also known as loaners, with a few thousand miles racked up on the odometer when they were used by service customers who needed a vehicle while their main ride was under repair. These are often priced at deep discounts, costing around $20,000 or in some cases $17,000 such as this no-options Malibu LS for sale at a Florida dealership.
Among January incentives for the Malibu, no monthly payments for 90 days and low-interest financing are on offer. Even new Malibu units that were never used as loaner cars are getting major price cuts in some cases. Dealer discounts of $4,000, $5,000, and even $6,000 can be found at some dealerships, bringing the price for a brand-new 2025 Chevy Malibu down to the $21,000 to $22,000 range.
The General’s decision to discontinue the Malibu remains controversial with many aficionados of Bow Tie cars. GM Authority listed the axing of the Malibu as one of the five biggest failures of GM in 2024, given that the sedan was GM’s fifth-place bestseller across all of its core brands, including Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick. The Honda Accord and Toyota Camry continue to sell briskly, proving the sedan body style isn’t yet dead among popular vehicles.
The GM Fairfax Assembly plant where the Chevy Malibu was produced until it was discontinued last November is currently being retooled to manufacture the next-gen Chevy Bolt EV. Around 680 workers were temporarily laid off until the retooling is complete and production recommences.
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Malibu’s discontinued is totally wrong happen. GM can produce this cars in BP2, Korea. this option gives a more efficient ways, for example, negotiating labor unions, providing production volume, etc.
Great car that has sold well given virtually no advertising for years (and normally no floor space in the dealership). Foolish decision.
Only gmauthority.com is advertising them, GM isn’t advertising them and never will. Another budget model discontinued by Mary Buick Envision Made in China-Barra.
It is so funny when the libs show how hurt they are and have to resort to elongated name calling. Are you that hurt that GM is succeeding and is ran by a woman? I thought your side was all for equality and diversity? Don’t blame GM people aren’t buying certain models and China is, blame the lack of buyers…
It is doing so good that highly discounted they still sit on the lots rotting.
I can see people are just running in to get one.
Well I have been looking at all the Chevy dealers in a 50 mile radius of me and none has a single Malibu in stock so apparently they are selling in some areas.
Nice reliable vehicle that served our Son well for 350,000 trouble free miles. More dumb decisions by the Barra management team to abandon this market segment to Ford, the Koreans, Euros and Japanese.
What a shame, the Camaro and now the Malibu. The Corvette is the only car Chevrolet makes, remember not to long ago when they made full size, midsize and compacts a choice for everyone. Now they only make trucks and SUV’s and even the trucks you can’t get what you want, they quit making the truck I have always drove, 1500 regular cab LT, now the regular cab is only available in an ugly work truck!
Chevrolet did a terrible thing to stop improving onthe Malibu. It was unique platform to for hybrid. Bara had an opportunity to complete against the other car hybrids and instead gave up to prove that GM has the ingenuity/technology to show the world that they are leaders
I had a 2023 rental Malibu LT for well over a month. Other than a bit too much engine noise when cold it was a very competent car and got very good gas mileage, had well dialed in ride/handling/steering and braking, had a roomy front area with comfortable seats and overall was a very nice car. The only flaw was the absence of a leather steering wheel on an upper LT trim where a cheaper RS has it included. Weird and so typical of gM cost cutting logic. Also shame on them for killing off both the hybrid and 2.0T engine for the higher end Premier!
I bought my 2020 Malibu Premier when my lease ended. The buyout at the time was something like $18,000! At the time, the car was worth $30,000+. It’s just getting ready to turn 37,000 miles. I got the car on 9/19/19! One of the first models to get to Connecticut thanks to me calling the factory in August to find out why the car was not being produced! I had to extend the lease on my 2016 Malibu Premier for 4 months because even the dealer could not get any info as to what was taking so long! I made that call at the end of August in 2019 and a few weeks later, I had my Cajun Red Malibu in my driveway!
Joe: Thanks for your comments. If you would, please describe your experience with the Malibu’s fuel economy. I believe the 2025 Malibu has an empty weight of 3100 lbs with a 1.5 liter Ecotec engine vs a 2017 Cruze at 3000 lbs and a 1.4 liter turbo engine. I just traded in my 2017 Cruze LT with 130k miles after hitting a possum for a new Malibu LT..Even with damage to the intercooler, the Cruze got 45 mpg, vs 65 mpg when it was new. The Malibu has difficulty getting 40 mph on exactly the same 100+ mile route the Cruze got 65 mpg at 62 mph. Not as roomy, but possibly more comfortable interior for the Malibu. The Malibu seems to have a higher energy setting but unnecessarily so. They are sitting on the lot and have a lot of demo miles for a reason in my opinion.
I’m at a point that I may well discontinue reading this web page because all it covers are EV’s which I have no interest in. Cancelling both the Camaro and Malibu was a monumental mistake on the part of GM. Consequently, I will no longer be a customer of any GM vehicle.
Agreed. I don’t give a tinker’s damn about the EV news here and wish they would mute it a bit. (I just bypass it) Maybe they could offer another “channel” for the EV news for those who want to read it.
Talk about boneheaded mistakes
BRING BACK OUR PONTIACS
Thanks, but with that tiny 4cyl and CVT I’m not interested at any price.
Another once respectable (and even competitive) entry which GM tortured to death.
Well I sold my Malibu and buying my Mothers Car. She has stopped driving because of her age. I had five Malibu’s from 2007-2022 models. I enjoyed the cars.
I bought my first new Chevy in 1985. I’ve purchased several dozen since then. Unfortunately I love having a car and now will be buying Toyota. Good bye Chevy
Ps f.ck your ev.
The only thing GM has done lately is piss off every sedan and ice customer they will continue themself in the foot ./.
Big mistake dropping the malibu in favor of producing an electric car. Dealership are
having real tough time selling electric vehicles. All GM had to do is make some refreshing changes so buyers feel they are getting something a little different for their money. Malibu is one of the best looking sedans in this segment.