Posted on July 27th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Dodge earned three awards as the Challenger, Charger and Durango led their segments in the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study. The APEAL Study examines how gratifying a new vehicle is to own and drive, based on owner evaluations of more than 80 vehicle attributes. Unlike Initial Quality Survey [...]
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Posted on June 28th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
It hasn’t been on sale in the U.S. long enough to hit the major studies, but the Fiat 500 ranked first among demanding German motorists in the recent “Vehicle Owner Satisfaction Study” by J. D. Power and Associates. The study, conducted annually examines how satisfied German car owners are with their vehicles and the various [...]
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Posted on June 23rd, 2011 • by David Zatz
Chrysler picked up two first place awards in the 2011 J.D. Power initial quality study, for the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Challenger. Chevrolet, Ford, and Mercedes also received two awards each. Honda gathered seven awards, Lexus four and the best car in the industry, the LS. Mazda received one award. Dodge Durango took [...]
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Posted on September 24th, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
While final results won’t be released until a week from today, research firm J.D. Powers & Associates is already saying September could be the best month for retail car and light truck sales in two years, excluding the rebate-fueled spike in August 2009. That would be a welcome change to the overall sales mix, which [...]
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Posted on August 31st, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
On the eve of “Numbers Day,” when automakers release their monthly sales results, J.D. Power and Associates have revised their projected August SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual sales rate) down by 200,000 units. The research firm is now looking for a SAAR in the range of 11.4 million; down 2.77 million from the rebate-stoked 14.17 million [...]
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Posted on June 18th, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
In its first year on the JD Power Initial Quality Survey (IQS), Chrysler’s new Ram brand had fewer reported problems than any other American brand except Ford and Lincoln. Ram vehicles had an average of 110 problems, just below the industry average of 109 and No. 11 in the overall rankings. While they still received [...]
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