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After the big response to yesterday's QOTD, we might as well go for happy car stories to counterbalance the very angry ones we saw last night. More »
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J.D. Power & Associates has again released its annual Vehicle Dependability Study, measuring problems experienced by original owners of 3-year-old vehicles; in this case, 2005 model year vehicles. No surprises at the very top, as Lexus leads the pack for a 14th straight year, but two domestic brands — Mercury and Cadillac — again made the top five. In fact, of US automakers, only Chrysler didn't have a brand that placed above the industry average. Full rankings and press release after the jump. More »
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The powers that be J.D.Power say FoMoCo's breached the top three in its Initial Quality study, and Mercedes is the most improved automaker of all. The study is fielded each year to determine which cars record the fewest problems in the first 90 days of ownership. Ford large's Lincoln brand reached all the way up to third, while Mercury moved up eight points from 2006 to eighth and Ford is up five spots to 10th. Mercedes jumped from 25th in 2006 to fifth in 2007. Bruce continues to elude Porsche, which again ranked highest among nameplates with 91 problems per 100 vehicles. Click through to check out what's likely pinned to every Ford Motor bulletin board today. – Mike Spinelli More »
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European makes are completely absent from the "best" column of the Consumer Reports latest reliability survey, which Japanese carmakers have practically annexed as their own sovereign nation. Among sedans, for example, Toyota/Lexus and Honda dominate the "most reliable" list, while Mercedes and BMW sport two entries each among the "least reliable." In fact, 29 of 31 cars earning a top rating were Japanese — half from Toyota and Lexus. Results are similar in SUVs. Among minivans, none from any company made the most reliable, Chrysler's entries having slipped from the list. [Thanks to Eric for the tip.] More »
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