Thursday, June 12, 2008

Chevy Malibu Ranked #1 In JD Powers Quality Ranking!

Not only is the new Chevy Malibu the North American car of the year, it just won top honors in the mid sized car segment in JD Power & Associates prestigious initial quality survey. In fact, this volume product priced in the low twenty thousand dollar range finished fourth over all behind the Lexus LS, Mercedes S Class, and Porsche 911 all priced at triple that of the Malibu. Mark Phelan of the Detroit Free Press wrote, “The Malibu’s achievement is most significant...the fact that the Malibu rolled out of the factory straight into first place - and even more impressive fourth-best among all vehicles of all prices – validates GMs new emphasis on cars.”

And these aren’t the only accolades and awards for Malibu. In addition to North American Car of the Year, Malibu was named car of the year by the Detroit Free Press. It was ranked in Car & Drivers 10 Best. It was named best new vehicle and best redesigned vehicle by Kelley Blue Book. Parents Magazine/Edmonds.com named Malibu Best Family Car. OnWheels named it best urban vehicle and Kiplinger’s named it best in class and best new car.

If you Google Malibu you will find dozens of articles about the car. In my search I could not find one that didn’t immediately compare it to Camry and Accord. All of them were favorable with comments like these from Car and Driver. “Camry Beware” and “anyone looking at Accord or Camry should consider Malibu”. The New York Times said, “It’s like a super Accord only it’s from GM”.

With today’s fuel prices you will be pleased to know that Malibu leads its segment with an EPA highway rating of 30MPG and 32MPG for the hybrid version. Priced from $20,295 to $28,870, depending on equipment, the Malibu includes GM’s OnStar system that can provide turn by turn navigation and will send emergency services to you in case of air bag deployment.

GM told us they would build a better car than Camry and Accord, and I believe they finally have. And buying a Chevy Malibu gives you an opportunity to support the American economy by purchasing a vehicle that is not only assembled in North America, it uses components mostly produced in North America, and you are supporting an American Corporation.

For years the Japanese have dominated the small and mid size passenger car market. GM now has an offering that not only competes with the Japanese, in my opinion is superior to their offerings. I encourage you to test drive a Malibu and compare it to the competition. For more information on this or any GM products, log on to gmgiant.com. Drive safely!

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