A Timeline of the Chevrolet Malibu as it Approaches its 50th Birthday

With the Chevrolet brand celebrating its centennial this year and the Malibu approaching its 50th anniversary, General Motors decided it was good time to share some interesting facts about its mid-size model that will soon enter the market in a new guise.

According to the Detroit-based automaker, the Malibu is the longest-running nameplate in the midsize segment, with Chevrolet having first introduced it in 1964.

In a career that spans six decades and 35 years (GM had discontinued the Malibu for more than a decade from the mid-1980s to the late-1990s), Chevrolet has produced more than 8.5 million Malibus in the United States.

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