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September 1, 2010 9:16 AM EDT
General Motors will fit its next generation midsize sedan Chevrolet Malibu with four-cylinders to meet the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) legislation that requires corporate fleets to average 34.6 mpg by 2016, GM Inside News has reported.
According to sources familiar with the next-generation GM midsize sedans, the automaker has decided to downsize its product lineup by putting only foul-cylinder engines for cars in its midsize sedan segment.
Currently GM uses the four-cylinder engine for its 2011 Buick Regal. Also the current generation of Malibu models comes with a four-cylinder base engine and optional six-cylinder engines. However, the next generation Malibu models will only sport four-cylinder engines in North America.
CAFÉ standards came into effect in 1975 in the aftermath of the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo. CAFÉ captures the fuel economy of each car in the fleet for the same number of miles, measured in miles per gallon (mpg). Thus GM has to resize its fleet to meet the above requirements.
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Malibu, which was first launched in 1960s, sported a V-8 engine. When it resurfaced in the nineties it flaunted a V-6 engine. It seems its next avatar, due in 2012, will be a four-cylinder - reflective of GM's transition from making guzzlers to all-electric cars.
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