Americans Now See U.S Car Quality Better Than Asian and German Makes
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From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 22 Apr 2010 17:55 On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:34:35 -0700, Ed White wrote: > On Apr 22, 1:00 pm, autos pak <autospakonl...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> A survey conducted in March 2010 by the Associated Press and GfK Roper >> Public Affairs & Media has found that Americans now feel the quality of >> vehicles produced by domestic manufacturers has surpassed that of their >> Asian counterparts. More detail of new and used >> carshttp://www.autospak.com > > When you say Asian counterparts, who are you including in Asia? I doubt it > includes the major Japanese makes - particualrly Toyota. I've never bought > the idea that all Japanese vehicles were better than all American > vehicles, but I suspect the average American car buyer would still believe > that on average Hondas and Toyotas are better than Chevrolets and Dodges. > Ford might have convinced many Americans that Ford vehicles are on par > with Toyota vehicles, but certainly most of the long time Toyota buyers I > know don't believe it - or at least have a hard time admitting it might be > possible. Not really. Ford's quality has been rising since the mid-90's. Now, if their cars weren't almost as butt-ugly as Chryslers... I had a '94 LHS, and that was a really good car. It was large but handled as well as an '85 Celica I had, and that car handled pretty well Ford has had their "moments", but Toyota has well. I would rate Ford as approaching the quality expected from Honda or Toyota. .. |