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On February 25th, SAIC GM officially stopped production of the last old Marebo XL/ in the Chinese market, and SAIC GM ended the sale of two Malibao cars in the same room.

As Chevrolet's global mid-and high-end flagship sedan, the eighth-generation Malibu first entered China in 2012. The model was first sold with 2.0L/2.4L power, followed by a 1.6T engine. In October 2015, this generation of Malibao ushered in a medium-term change, with the new car upgraded for appearance and interior. In February 2016, SAIC GM Chevrolet officially introduced the latest generation of XL, and named it "Malibu XL". At the same time, the production of the old Malibu XL/ has not been completed. The new and old Malibu XL/ cars are sold in the same house in the domestic market, and the new 1.5T engine is installed in the whole series in August 2016.

In mid-December last year, the modified Malibu XL was officially launched, the new car is equipped with 2.0T+9AT power combination, and the new Malibu XL model with 1.3T (535T) engine will also be launched soon, and now the old Malibu is officially discontinued, which is also intended to "make way" for the new Malibu XL 1.3T model.

"losers have three treasures, Suo 8K5 Marebo", which was once a popular joke in the automobile industry. as an entry-level B-class car, Hyundai Sonata, Kia K5 and Chevrolet Marebo were once very favored. However, with the increasingly fierce competition in the B-class car market, the former "losers Sanbao" is no longer popular. However, sales of the Chevrolet Malibu XL/, which has sold both new and old cars in the same room over the past few years, are still strong, with the Malibu family's annual sales reaching 129459 vehicles in 2018, up 4.5 per cent from a year earlier.

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