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Dodge was named the most improved brand in the latest J.D. Power Automotive Performance Execution and Layout Study. The survey measures new car owners’ satisfaction with the performance, features and layout of their vehicles. Dodge scored an above-average 784 on the Powers 1000-point scale, just one point behind Ford, and was fifth among American brands [...]
Lexus took its traditional top spot in J.D. Power’s 90-day initial quality study, with Porsche and Cadillac within one problem per hundred of each other in second and third place. They were followed by once-scorned Hyundai, with 95 problems per hundred vehicles. The Lincoln brand, which had been above average, fell to far below average [...]
Chrysler-brand vehicles scored above average in the J.D. Powers 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study which surveys owners of 3-year-old light vehicles. With a score of 165 problems per vehicle, Chrysler came in ahead of BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. The Dodge Caravan was best-rated minivan, beating the Ford Freestar and Toyota Sienna. Overall, Dodge vehicles came in [...]
Influential research firm J.D. Powers has released a study showing that Dodge could regain fifth place among preferred automotive brands as U.S. light vehicle sales improve in 2010. Powers looks for Dodge sales to remain stable while those at Nissan, which bumped Dodge from fifth to sixth in 2008, decline. The same study said Chevrolet [...]