Hyundai will soon take over
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Hyundai will soon take over
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Japanese cars rated most reliable by US owners
(NEW YORK) US automakers are catching up with Europeans in the race towards perfection, but Japanese nameplates are still the industry pace-setters, an owner survey said on Tuesday.
Asian marques for the 2002 model year averaged just 12 problems per 100 vehicles.
That is well below the 21 per 100 reported for European and US automakers, according to a survey of vehicle owners by Consumer Reports magazine.
For cars built in 2001, the Japanese also came out on top in the rankings with 15 per 100 vehicles compared to 23 for the Europeans and 24 for US brands.
The industry leader was Toyota Motor once again for 2002 (10 per 100).
However, last year's success story was Korean automaker Hyundai Motor, which tied with Honda Motor for second place, up from 12th place last year.
The Korean automaker, which did not even feature in the rankings a decade ago because of its small number of US sales, has worked hard to shed a reputation for shoddiness and has further reassured consumers with a 10-year/16,000 km warranty.
Among US car builders, DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler ranked best in 2002, with 20 problems per 100, followed by General Motors (21) and Ford Motor (23), although all three showed improvements over last year's levels.
Among European brands, BMW and Volkswagen had 20 problems per 100 vehicles while DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz had 22 problems per 100 vehicles.
The ratings are based on surveys of Consumer Reports readers and covered 480,000 vehicles. - AFP
Japanese cars rated most reliable by US owners
(NEW YORK) US automakers are catching up with Europeans in the race towards perfection, but Japanese nameplates are still the industry pace-setters, an owner survey said on Tuesday.
Asian marques for the 2002 model year averaged just 12 problems per 100 vehicles.
That is well below the 21 per 100 reported for European and US automakers, according to a survey of vehicle owners by Consumer Reports magazine.
For cars built in 2001, the Japanese also came out on top in the rankings with 15 per 100 vehicles compared to 23 for the Europeans and 24 for US brands.
The industry leader was Toyota Motor once again for 2002 (10 per 100).
However, last year's success story was Korean automaker Hyundai Motor, which tied with Honda Motor for second place, up from 12th place last year.
The Korean automaker, which did not even feature in the rankings a decade ago because of its small number of US sales, has worked hard to shed a reputation for shoddiness and has further reassured consumers with a 10-year/16,000 km warranty.
Among US car builders, DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler ranked best in 2002, with 20 problems per 100, followed by General Motors (21) and Ford Motor (23), although all three showed improvements over last year's levels.
Among European brands, BMW and Volkswagen had 20 problems per 100 vehicles while DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz had 22 problems per 100 vehicles.
The ratings are based on surveys of Consumer Reports readers and covered 480,000 vehicles. - AFP
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