| For the past years, the Toyota Camry and
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| | Schuster also pointed out that the focus
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| the Honda Accord have been the undisputed
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| | on value, performance and style of the
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| leaders in the midsize car market. The
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| | Malibu makes it a tough contender in its
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| reliability of these vehicles has been
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| | class and is evidence that the automotive
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| known all around the world and in the
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| | brand is taking a step in the right
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| United States. Year after year, Japanese
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| | direction. "We saw that with the
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| automakers posted increasing sales of
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| | Volkswagen Passat and Mazda 6, and then
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| their midsize cars. But recently, they
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| | later with the new Camry and Accord," he
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| are facing a tough challenge from the
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| | said pertaining to the focus in style,
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| Chevy Malibu.
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| | performance and overall value.
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| The midsize car from General Motors has
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| | Jeff Soga, Toyota's project manager for
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| been received with much praise ever since
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| | the Camry, Solara, and Avalon, agreed
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| it was launched in November this year.
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| | with Schuster saying: "Consumers
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| The Malibu is also nominated to be the
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| | continue to demand more value and
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| Car of the Year at the 12th annual Urban
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| | features from their midsize sedans, and,
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| Wheels Awards. Consumers are also
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| | unlike the past, stylish design has
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| creating good feedback for the Malibu.
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| | become a competitive differentiator." He
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| With the increasing popularity of the
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| | also pointed out that consumers are still
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| midsize car showing the bowtie badge,
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| | looking for reliability, ride quality,
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| some analysts are claiming that Toyota
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| | overall comfort, value, and of course,
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| and Honda should watch out for the Malibu
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| | safety when it comes to buying a new
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| eating into their market share.
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| | vehicle. This is the same as Acura
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| Doug Schuster, the executive director of
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| | owners focusing on reliability when out
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| global forecasting for J.D. Power and
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| | shopping for Acura brake pads.
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| Associates, said that the new Malibu is
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| | For nine out of the past ten years, the
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| definitely a different car from what
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| | Toyota Camry is the best selling
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| consumers have been given in the past.
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| | passenger car in the United States. This
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| "It's a more competitive 'retail' Malibu
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| | year, for the first eleven months alone,
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| compared to the 'fleet' Malibu we've seen
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| | Toyota has already sold 434,277 units of
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| before. It could start to sway some
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| | the Camry - an improvement of 5.8 percent
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| buyers who were focused on leaders in the
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| | compared to the same period last year.
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| past, but we'll have to wait until next
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| | In comparison, Chevy sold 116,140 units
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| year to see how it does and where
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| | of the Malibu, 23.8 percent lower than
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| trade-ins come from," said Schuster.
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| | last year.
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