n mid-2025, but changed those plans.  The company will bring a shift back to Fairfax in October 2025 ahead of the start of Bolt production, and is anticipating a return of the second production shift in Q1 2026. GM will be temporarily laying off 686 plant employees when production of the Chevrolet Malibu, also built at the plant, ends and about 759 more in January when the XT4 ends, according to a company memo. Introduced in 2018, the XT4 is the...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/08

GM to temporarily lay off workers at Fairfax plant General Motors announced that it would temporarily lay off employees at its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas, as the plant ends production of the Chevrolet Malibu. GM will lay off 680 employees at the plant on November 18. The temporary layoffs will facilitate the installation of new tooling and equipment to enable production of the new Chevrolet Bolt EV at the Plant. The employees a...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/21

Chevrolet Malibu production to end in November to prep Fairfax for Bolt On May 8, General Motors confirmed that it will halt production of the Chevrolet Malibu sedan this fall at its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas to prep for production of the new Chevrolet Bolt EV. Production of the Cadillac XT4 small SUV will continue until the plant is shut down in 2025 to retool for production of the Bolt.  "To facilitate the installation of tooling and ot...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/09

22, and 2023 Envision S, next-generation LaCrosse, and next-generation Regal; partial 2022 and 2023 Envision Plus and Enclave; and partial 2023 Envista. 2.       A total of 195,819 Chevrolet vehicles manufactured between May 28, 2020 and July 12, 2023: partial 2021, 2022, and 2023 Equinox and Malibu XL; partial 2022 and 2023 Blazer; and partial 2023 Seeker. 3.       A total of 327,006 Cadillac vehicles manufactured between April 9, 20...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/14

s announced it is idling its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas where 2,000 hourly employees work, citing the impact of a strike by the UAW at nearby Wentzville, Missouri. The layoff is tied to a shortage of stamped parts supplied by Wentzville’s stamping operations to Fairfax, where the Chevrolet Malibu sedan and Cadillac XT4 SUV are built. GM's last offer included a 20% general wage increase and other gains, which UAW President Shawn Fain dee...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/21

gainst targeted plants will affect other plants.GM said it expects to idle its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas because of a shortage of stampings made at the Wentzville Assembly plant, which went on strike Friday.The Fairfax assembly operation, which builds the Cadillac XT4 crossover and Chevrolet Malibu sedan, could run out of parts within a week.The UAW strike at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant's final assembly and paint departments has direc...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/19

t cars  •  Overall: Nissan Maxima  •  Small: Kia Rio  •  Small premium: Audi A3, Mercedes-Benz CLA, BMW 2 Series  •  Compact premium: Lexus IS, Cadillac CT4, BMW 4 Series  •  Compact sporty: MINI Cooper  •  Large premium: BMW 8 Series  •  Midsize: Toyota Camry, Chevrolet Malibu  •  Midsize premium: Kia Stinger, Cadillac CT5, Lexus ES  •  Midsize sporty: Chevrolet Camaro  •  Premium sporty: Chevrolet Corvett...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/24

he seventh consecutive year. Hankook Tire has been supplying original equipment (OE) tires to the US automaker since 2002. In 2021, it signed a new contract to supply OE tires for the Chevrolet Silverado HD. The South Korean tire manufacturer has already been providing OE tires to Chevrolet for the Malibu, the Equinox, the Trailblazer, the Trax, the Encore, and the Verano. (From a press release on April 3, 2023)...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/04

UzAuto, Uzbekistan presents updated Chevrolet Malibu XL On February 28, UzAuto presented the updated Chevrolet Malibu XL. Equipped with a 2.0-liter turbo engine with 237 horsepower, it generates 350 NM torque. The engine is mated to 9-speed automatic transmission (AUQ). Malibu XL uses a four-wheel independent suspension. The 10-way front and rear parking sensors with an automatic parking system allow for easy and safe parking, and the blind s...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/07

in 2021, Audi grandsphere sedan and Audi urbansphere in April 2022.As a coupé, it features classic proportions and lines, but the rear of the car can transforms into an open cargo bed (“active back”) for transporting sports gear.The concept car, which was designed at the Audi Design Studio in Malibu, California, measures 4.98 meters long, 2.07 meters wide, and 1.60 meters high, with a wheelbase of2.97 meters.The Audi activesphere concept is...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/27

Chevrolet recalls 2022 and 2023 Malibu over defective front impact bar On December 19, it was reported that Chevrolet is recalling approximately 2,100 units of the Chevrolet Malibu from the 2022 and 2023 model years due to a defective front impact bar.The impact beam, supplied by Dieomatic, can be 10 mm too small, and as a result, can separate or fail in case of frontal collision. The decreased length leads to insufficient welding of the impact b...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/21

LA Auto Show 2022: Genesis X Convertible electric concept unveiled On November 15, the Genesis X Convertible concept was unveiled in Malibu, California ahead of LA Auto Show.The four-passenger Genesis X Convertible concept shares its architecture and electric powertrain with the X Concept in 2021 and X Speedium Coupe concept in 2022.Combined with its folding hardtop roof—that integrates transparent moon roofs above the front occupants to provid...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/17

let's product lineup, leaving the Trax subcompact crossover as the entry point to the brand.The gasoline-powered Spark went on sale in the U.S. in 2012.In 2021, GM sold only 24,459 Sparks, down 27% from the previous year, and in Q4, sold fewer than 1,500 units.With the elimination of the Spark, the Malibu, Corvette and Camaro will be the only gasoline-powered passenger cars in Chevrolet’s lineup.The Spark EV, introduced for the 2014 model year,...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/04

steering wheels in many of its crossovers and full-size pickups starting because of the ongoing semiconductor shortage, though it will reinstate other features previously halted.Starting November 15, vehicles affected by the halting of the heated and ventilated seats include: Chevrolet:      • Malibu: LT, Premier     • Trailblazer: LT, ACTIV, RS     • Blazer: LT, RS, Premier     • Equinox: LT, RS, Premier     • Traverse: ...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/16

Mexico, down since July 19, will resume production of the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain with just one shift on November 1.    • CAMI Assembly in Canada, also down since July 19, will resume one shift of production of the Equinox on November 1.    • Fairfax Assembly will resume Chevrolet Malibu production, down since February 8, with one shift on November 1; Cadillac XT4 production at Fairfax resumed on September 20.GM will still have ...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/26

Chevrolet Malibu production set to resume November 1 at Fairfax Assembly Production of the 2021 Chevrolet Malibu is set to resume on November 1 at the GM Fairfax Assembly facility in Kansas. No new units of the Malibu have been built since February 2021.Looking ahead, production of the 2022 model year Malibu is expected to ramp up in December.The 2022 Malibu will continue to offer two engine options, including the turbocharged 1.5-liter I4 LFV g...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/16

it will suspend its No. 1 plant in Incheon, which produces the Trailblazer SUV, from Oct. 1-15. The carmaker has been operating only half of the No. 1 Bupyeong plant in September due to a shortage of chip parts. The operation of the No. 2 Bupyeong plant, which produces the Trax compact SUV and the Malibu midsize sedan, will be halved in October as it was in September. GM Korea has also suspended its plant in Changwon, which produces the Spark mi...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/01

be down for Chevrolet Camaro and Cadillac Black Wing production through the week of September 27, while Cadillac CT4 and CT5 production, down since May 10, will remain so through the week of September 27.    • Fairfax Assembly will resume Cadillac XT4 production on September 20, while Chevrolet Malibu downtime is now extended through the week of October 25.    • CAMI Assembly, which builds the Chevrolet Equinox will now be down through th...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/18

nd September 20, while Cadillac CT4 and CT5 production will continue to be stopped through the week of September 27 after being halted on May 10.    • Fairfax Assembly, which has been down since February 8, expects to start production of the Cadillac XT4 beginning September 20, though Chevrolet Malibu production will remain down. (Detroit News article on September 9, 2021)Keyword: plant operating status...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/10

estart Cadillac CT4 and CT5 production two weeks later than planned on August 30, while Chevrolet Camaro production continues unaffected as it has until now.   • Fairfax Assembly will resume production of Cadillac XT4 on September 20, taking an additional four weeks of downtime, while Chevrolet Malibu production will remain down.   • San Luis Potosi Assembly in Mexico, which builds the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain SUVs, will add thre...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/30