http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/30/buyers-dropping-more-coin-on-the-2008-malibu/ Autoblog Comments for Buyers dropping more coin on the 2008 Chevy Malibu http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/30/buyers-dropping-more-coin-on-the-2008-malibu/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/30/buyers-dropping-more-coin-on-the-2008-malibu/The Malibu is a head turner and I'm sure a fantastic car but is going to take years and consistent product/marketing development from GM to create the kind of loyalty that the Accord and Camry has in this segment.]]>Mar 30th 2008 2:28PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/30/buyers-dropping-more-coin-on-the-2008-malibu/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/30/buyers-dropping-more-coin-on-the-2008-malibu/Mar 30th 2008 2:47PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/30/buyers-dropping-more-coin-on-the-2008-malibu/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/30/buyers-dropping-more-coin-on-the-2008-malibu/
For now GM shouldnt even worry about the accord and camry sales... just make sure the malibus hold up over time, and it will get its sales. its got the style, power, comfort and design, just needs reliability which cant be proven for a few years.]]>Mar 30th 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/30/buyers-dropping-more-coin-on-the-2008-malibu/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/30/buyers-dropping-more-coin-on-the-2008-malibu/
That said, let's see how things hold up. What will the long-term reliability be? Will domestics still suffer horrific resale value compared with their foreign competitors? Only time will tell. And many buyers (myself included) aren't willing to give GM the $25,000+ benefit of the doubt at this early stage, despite the very promising signs.]]>Mar 30th 2008 4:27PM