Major car brand will launch its last nine-generation sedan this year as it shifts focus to the electric era

A MAJOR car brand is launching its latest sedan this year – after a history spanning nine generations.

The Chevrolet Malibu will end production in November to make way for a new focus on electric cars.

General Motors’ Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City will be renovated to manufacture the new Chevrolet Bolt EV.

Chevrolet has sold more than 10 million Malibu models over the nine generations since the car’s debut.

But Chevrolet said Car and driver now it’s killing the American icon.

First introduced in 1964, the Malibu was once the best-selling car of its kind in the US.

In the 1970s, professional stock car drivers used the Malibu body for NASCAR competitions – winning 25 different titles.

The Malibu has enjoyed a new life for 27 years after being brought back from the dead in 1997.

But the sedan had been facing increasing problems in recent years.

In 2014, General Motors recalled more than 114,000 Malibus because a failure in its brake control computer could disable the electric brakes.

The following year, GM recalled another 92,000 Malibus because the car’s sunroof could close without warning.

A mid-size sedan, the Malibu retailed for around $26,000 (£20,500) for entry-level models.

General Motors will shell out a whopping $390m (£307m) on its Kansas factory, which currently builds the Malibu.

The factory will be remodeled to begin production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV late next year.

Chevrolet is still General Motors’ best-selling brand — but it will now only sell trucks, SUVs and the two-seat Corvette sports car.

The automaker stopped manufacturing its Ford Mustang rival, the Camaro, last year.