Chinese-based EV Concept May Replace Chevrolet Malibu

Did you know the Chevrolet Malibu is still in production? I knew the Impala had been axed due to poor sales (sign of the times for sedans in America), but I also had thought the Malibu experienced the same fate. The Malibu is Chevrolet’s only traditional sedan in the American market, which is somewhat mind-boggling considering how Chevrolet’s bread-and-butter family car was THE quintessential American car, achieving over a million in sales at its peak.

GM Authority gives us a hint.

Chevrolet’s been working on an EV sedan for the Chinese market, with the spoils of this effort manifesting itself as the FNR-XE concept. The current chatter from GM president Mark Reuss is that a vehicle based on the concept car may come to America as a Malibu replacement.

Ultium Battery and Ultium Drive technology, as well as the first Chevrolet EV concept that’s a sedan.

Mary Barra has said in the past. “What we have done is build a multi-brand, multi-segment EV strategy with economies of scale that rival our full-size truck business with much less complexity and even more flexibility.”

Currently, there are three Ultium-based vehicles in the market: the Cadillac Lyriq, GMC Hummer EV and BrightDrop Zero 600 commercial van. For 2023, we can expect more with the Chevrolet Silverado, Equinox and Blazer EVs.