One of America’s last new sedans will see one last model year before rolling into history.
While well-known nameplates like Fusion, Taurus, 300 and even the Impala have bid us farewell, Chevrolet has kept one sedan going…though it’s hardly changed in the past five years. In just a few short months, the Malibu will join the list of defunct American cars, but not before technically seeing the 2025 model year.
As CarsDirect points out, order guides do indeed indicate a switchover to the new model year, even as the automaker plans to stop Malibu production in the coming months. Following its demise in November, GM will retool the plant to build electric vehicles instead. Even as it prepares to roll into the history books, though, the 2025 Chevy Malibu is getting a price increase (albeit a relatively modest one) in the final stretch.
Chevy, for its part, has not officially published details on 2025 Model Year Malibus just yet. If the past few years have been any indication, though, we probably won’t see any noteworthy updates. The LS model will reportedly start off at $25,800, according to order guide data. That makes the base version $700 more expensive, while the mid-range RS gets an $800 bump to $26,800. These price figures do not include destination charges, so you’d need to add at least $1,095 onto that to get to the final number.
The 2025 Chevy Malibu 1LT and 2LT models are unchanged in terms of price, with those trims setting you back $28,100 and $31,500 respectively (or $32,595 with destination, assuming it isn’t changing for this year).
All that said, is it worth going for a 2025 Chevy Malibu at all? Other players like Kia with the revamped K5 and Toyota with the new Camry are still investing in their midsize sedans. Well, at the higher end of the trim stack, the Malibu does still come in at a competitive price, plus some folks may pine for a “classic” American sedan one day, whereas I’m not sure about how collectible the funkily styled K5 or the all-hybrid Camry will be (keep in mind, there’s no “hot” TRD model in this generation, so far).
If you want some idea of how long this current Malibu has been kicking around, here’s our last look at one from way back in 2019, when it saw its last refresh:
