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Toyota Dominates U.S. Vehicle Quality Survey
GM only Domestic in Top 5

DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. (news - web sites) was the highest-ranking automaker in an annual vehicle quality survey released on Tuesday, with its Lexus luxury brand winning top honors for the 10th consecutive year.


The closely watched J.D. Power and Associates survey of long-term vehicle dependability is based on responses from 48,000 owners of three-year-old vehicles in the United States when questioned about scores of specific problems ranging from wind or brake noise to uneven tire wear and stalling engines.

The survey is key to the auto industry because 52 percent of new car buyers say long-term quality is one of the most important factors in their choice of brands, according to J.D. Power. It is also important to automakers because of warranty costs.


Toyota's Lexus unit topped the brand rankings with 162 problems per 100 vehicles. But Japan's largest automaker also led manufacturers overall, with 207 problems per 100 vehicles, followed closely by Honda Motor Co. (news - web sites) Ltd. with 210 problems.


Porsche AG, with 240 problems, General Motors Corp. with 262, and BMW AG with 264, rounded out the top five

Rest of the story is here:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...utos_quality_dc

 

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You should have posted the whole article, lots of good stuff there.

This is my favorite part:

"Since their 1998 linkup with Chrysler, executives at Daimler have boasted about how Mercedes-Benz would show its poor American cousin how to build more dependable and desirable vehicles.

But Chrysler and its Dodge, Jeep and now-defunct Plymouth brands all out-ranked Mercedes, which had 327 problems per 100 vehicles, up from 318 problems in last year's survey. " :roflmao:

Does anybody know why Pontiac scores so low compared to the other GM brands?