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Originally Posted by Mr. Burns
i dont know why GM cant do it, the sonata is what the malibu should be, quality materials, good fuel efficiency, decent build quality, quiet, all the things that the camry was hyundai made it better, while GM introduced the malibu with hard plastics and refinement problems. hyundai aimed to beat the camry and accord, and im sure the malibu wasnt designed to do that, its not as quiet, refined or built as well. with its cars GM needs to match the imports as well offer some other stuff on top of that to offset the perception that toyotas are better.
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This is the type of perception that is killing GM. The Malibu is at the top of its class in terms of fuel economy- look it up. Malibu is one of the lowest-priced vehicles in its class as well. While some people on here refuse to give JD Power's the light of day, the Malibu was the winner of the inital quality award in the midsize segment.
I'm not sure if you've ever been in a Malibu. Nearly every trim piece is soft to the touch, with the exception of the center stack.
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Originally Posted by a_v_s
I'm not going to defend the Sonata or the G6. However, I find that this type of attitude might be the demise of GM. Despite the fact that the Sonata is a potential threat, many people like to dimiss it, and say that nothing is wrong with the G6, the Impala is just as good or better, so let's not worry. This type of sitting still attitude is ultimately what's going to kill GM.
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Maybe I wasn't clear enough in my first post. The Sonata is a great car, and it is selling- well, and it likely is taking sales from GM (doesn't surprise me), but I'm not going to sit here and say that GM doesn't have **************** when it comes to the midsize segment. That is just not true. The Malibu, Impala, and G6 all compete very well with the import competition. Could they be better? OF COURSE, but I honestly feel that the G6 and Impala can take on the Sonata. Give me reasons why to think different, I have an open-mind on this.