I'm not saying that every single person who drives the Malibu against the Camry and Accord will choose the Malibu. But the decision will no longer be automatic. This Chevy is a rock solid player.
If you're concerned about reliability, try looking at GM's more recent product introductions. The company's new three-row SUVs - the GMC Acadia and the Saturn Outlook - recently earned Consumer Reports' recommendations. (The magazine's editors still say that GM still needs to do a better job maintaining high levels of quality year-over-year.)
In J.D. Power vehicle dependability rankings, Buick recently tied Lexus at the very top, a sign of what GM, at its best, is capable of.
Following on the Mercedes-beating Cadillac CTS and those rightly popular three-row crossovers, the Malibu is another sign that GM's vaunted "product turnaround" is real. This is a company that's finally realized it doesn't have to build boring, cut-rate cars.
