The Chevrolet Malibu is the last American brand sedan to be produced in the USA in 2021
- After the end of the Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Impala, Ford Fusion and Ford Taurus, the Chevrolet Malibu becomes the last American sedan produced in the United States in 2021 (the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger being produced in Canada).
- Mid-range, the Chevrolet Malibu (whose origins date back to the 1960s when it was named Chevelle) is the latest representative of American sedans in this category. It competes with the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Nissan Altima and Hyundai Sonata which still remain very present in the American market, because Asian carmakers do not practice the same strategy as GM, Ford and Chrysler, strategy which results in the removal of sedans of their production program in North America. And for good reason as the Asian carmakers are dominating this category in the USA.
- In 2020, the Toyota Camry is the best-selling sedan with 294,348 sales in the US market, ahead of the Honda Accord (199,458 units), Nissan Altima (137,988 units), Chevrolet Malibu (102,651 units) and Hyundai Sonata (76,997 units).
- The Chevrolet Malibu still represents a significant sales volume, even if the model had often exceeded 200,000 sales between 2007 and 2017, and even 300,000 sales in 2004. Back in time, the first generations of Malibu had exceeded the 400,000 sales in 1969, 1979, 1985 and 1986, long before the arrival of SUVs.
- With the end of the Buick, Cadillac and Lincoln sedans, we can question ourselves if Chevrolet will continue to produce the Malibu in the United States, or if it will import it from Korea or even China where the model is also produced.
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