GM suspends production of Chevy Malibu hybrid

Published: 11/06/2009 05:00

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The largest U.S. automaker General Motors Corp., which filed for bankruptcy protection on June 1, decided on Thursday to suspend production of the Chevrolet Malibu hybrid due to poor sales.

A piece of news about the General Motors Corp. filing for bankruptcy protection is seen on the front page of a newspaper in Detroit, the United States, June 1, 2009. The largest U.S. automaker, General Motors Corp., officially filed for bankruptcy protection at 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT) on Monday, the largest bankruptcy protection case in the U.S. industrial history. (Xinhua/Gu Xinrong)

In a letter notifying its dealers, the company said the dealers can not order 2010 Malibu hybrids because of a glut of 2009 models.

The four-cylinder model with a six-speed transmission debuted last summer and it was the first of its kind for the American auto industry.

In March 2008, then-CEO Rick Wagoner announced plans for the next-generation hybrid system in 2010 and said GM would make it available in a wide range of cars and trucks around the world.

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