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Opinion: GM Shooting Itself in Foot By Killing Chevrolet Malibu

The Truth About Cars

The Chevrolet Malibu is dead. This despite the fact that the sedan was the third-best selling Chevrolet, behind only the Equinox and Silverado. And I am sure some Malibus were being bought by fleets, not Joe and Jane down the street. And I am sure some Malibus were being bought by fleets, not Joe and Jane down the street.

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Interview: Jenny Chang, Kia Seltos Product Manager

Clean Fleet Report

Seltos — the Gateway to Kia. Kia pulled the sheet off the updated 2024 Seltos at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show. This gave Clean Fleet Report the opportunity to sit down with the Seltos Product Manager, Jenny Chang, to discuss the latest updates to this compact SUV. A big change for Kia’s entry-level model.

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News: 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV/EUV Get Big Price Drop

Clean Fleet Report

Chevrolet announced this week that its 2023 Bolt EV and Bolt EUV are going to get major drops in price. These big price reductions, $5,900 for the Bolt EV and $6,300 for Bolt EUV, makes them more competitive as Chevrolet no longer qualifies for the federal $7,500 tax credit. Photos by Chevrolet. Same car, less cost.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia K5 GT 2.5L

Clean Fleet Report

Built on an all-new platform, the K5 is wider, longer and lower than the Optima, more powerful, and takes design cues from the performance minded Kia Stinger. Clean Fleet Report earlier reviewed the 2021 K5 GT-Line AWD with the turbocharged 1.6-liter So what does Kia do? Clean Fleet Report’s K5 GT came with a 10.25-inch

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Kia EV3 debut, Silverado EV review, Bolt EV settlement, ID.7 delay: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

In a first drive of the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST , we found this big electric pickup to be just average in real-world efficiency, and its 1,500-pound payload capacity is modest versus other full-sizers; but given its huge battery pack it likely won’t disappoint for highway range and occasional towing. Power study.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Carnival SX

Clean Fleet Report

Kia is out of the minivan business and is shaking up things with the all-new 2022 Carnival. So why do Kia, Honda, Toyota and Chrysler continue to make these boxy people movers? For Kia, it meant replacing its light-selling Sedona minivan with the attractive 2022 Carnival. Goodbye To the Minivan. Drivetrain.

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Kelly Blue Book: EV prices increased slightly in March, bucking general downward trend

Green Car Congress

Sales volumes were up month over month by 20% and up 8% year over year in March 2023, thanks partly to improved supply, a better mix of lower-priced models and strong fleet sales. Most non-luxury brands—including Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan and Volkswagen—saw ATP declines between 0.2%

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