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2008
July 2008: The June 2008, Together with First Half 2008, U.S. Automobile Sales Statistics: Honda's June Sales Soar 14% to Set a New June Record, Ford and Chrysler Sales Plunge Again, GM Sales Drop But Dodge a Plunge, Market Shares of 6 Largest Auto Sellers Hold Steady, Reliable Two Continue to Hold Top 4 of Best Sellers
June 2008: The May 2008 U.S. Automobile Sales Statistics: Consumers' Stampede Toward Quality and Out of Big Three Products Gains Momentum: Honda's May Sales Soar 11% to Set a New Monthly Record, Honda's and Toyota's U.S. Market Shares Rise a Notch to Set New Highs, GM's Share Drops a Notch to Set a New Low
May 2008: The April 2008 U.S. Automobile Sales Statistics: February's Leisurely Stroll to Quality Becomes April's Stampede out of Big Three Products: Chrysler's U.S. Market Share Drops a Notch as GM's Share Remains at March's Record Low
April 2008: The 2008 Reliability-Durability Updates: The Best and Worst Automobiles by Transmission Reliability: Toyota Dominates Best Transmissions, GM and Chrysler Dominate Worst Transmissions
April 2008: On Earth in the First Quarter of 2008, Consumers Surge toward Quality and Out of Big Three Vehicles; Separately, J.D. Power States that U.S. Retail Sales in the First Quarter of 2008 Showed a Dramatic Shift toward Reliable Two Vehicles
April 2008: The 2008 Reliability-Durability Updates: The Best and Worst Automobiles by Engine Reliability: Toyota Dominates Best Engines and GM Dominates Worst Engines
April 2008: As Ford's Short-Term Reliability Improves and Warranty Work Declines, Ford Dealers Struggle to Make a Buck, But Warranty-Work Reduction is Not a Significant Problem at GM and Chrysler Dealers: Putting a Brake on Dealer Insolvency?
April 2008: The March 2008 U.S. Automobile Sales Statistics: U.S. Consumers Resume March to Quality and Out of Big Three Vehicles; GM's Year-to-Date U.S. Market Share Drops a Notch to Set Another Record Low
March 2008: February 2008 U.S. Safety Recalls by Land Rover (1), Volkswagen (1), Chrysler (1), Ford Motor Company (5), Porsche (1), Mitsubishi (1), Nissan (1), Honda (2), and Toyota (1)
March 2008: Park Those Buick Regals and Pontiac Grand Prixs on the Street! Separately, NHTSA Upgrades Investigation of Chrysler Pacifica Fires.
March 2008: Chevrolet Upholds and Expands a Tradition in Infamy: GM's Chevrolet Line Worst by CR's 2008 Used Cars to Avoid
March 2008: GM Expands Lead on CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, Sets Record Share for Recent Years
March 2008: The February 2008 U.S. Automobile Sales Statistics: U.S. Consumers Keep Mid-1990s Leisurely Stroll Toward Quality and Out of Big Three Products; As Hyundai Clobbers GM in Quality, Hyundai Does Little Better Than GM in Sales
February 2008: The January 2008 U.S. Automobile Sales Statistics: As Hyundai Clobbers GM in Quality, GM Clobbers Hyundai in Sales; Overall, the U.S. Consumer Trek to Quality and Out of Big Three Products Slows to the Leisurely Stroll of the Mid-1990s
January 2008: Ford Cuts GM Lead in Cumulative U.S. Safety Recalls
January 2008: Toyota Increases Dominance of Consumer Reports' Good Bets List a Tad, Honda Drops a Bit, Toyota's Best Widen Quality Gap Again
January 2008: Toyota's Dominance on Durability Measure Holds
January 2008: December U.S. Safety Recalls by Volvo (2), Mercedes-Benz (1), General Motors (1), Chrysler (1), Ford (1), Porsche (1), Suzuki (1), Nissan (1), Honda (2), and Toyota (1)
January 2008: The 2008 U.S. Auto Market Share Predictions: What Will Be the Pace of the U.S. Consumer Race to Quality?
January 2008: In the U.S. in 2007, Consumers Continue Race to Quality and Out of Big Three Products: Reliable Two Sales and Market Shares Rise, Big Three Sales Fall, GM's and Ford's Market Shares Drop a Notch
January 2008: In the U.S. in December 2007, Reliable Two Sales Hold Rather Steady, Chrysler Sales - Too, GM and Ford Sales Drop, GM's U.S. Market Share Falls a Notch
2007
December 2007: General Motors Dominates Least Satisfying Auto List
December 2007: In the U.S. in November 2007, Toyota's Sales Rise a Bit to Set New November Record, Honda's Jump to Set New November Record, GM's Plunge, Chrysler's Drop, and Ford's Squeak Out a Gain
December 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: Honda Age-Equivalent Estimates: Estimates of When a Typical 1999 Model of Honda Motor Company Will Be as Troublesome as Typical 1999 Models of General Motors Corporation and Its Several Marques Were Circa 3 Years, 4 Years, ..., and 7 Years of Age
November 2007: October U.S. Safety Recalls by Volvo (1), Mercedes-Benz (1), General Motors (2), BMW (1), and Chrysler (2)
November 2007: September U.S. Safety Recalls by Volkswagen (1), General Motors (1), Chrysler (5), Ford (1), Suzuki (1), Nissan (2), and Honda (2)
November 2007: The Best and Worst 2008 Automobiles by CR's Reliability-Verdict History: Toyota Models Dominate Best and Account for All Perfect Reliability-Verdict Histories of 6 or More Years; GM Models Dominate Worst
November 2007: In the U.S. in October 2007, Reliable Two Sales Set New October Records and Big Three Sales Drop, But U.S. Consumer Gait to Quality and Out of Big Three Products Slows to a More Historical Pace
November 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: Toyota Age-Equivalent Estimates: Estimates of When a Typical 1999 Model of Toyota Motor Corporation Will Be as Troublesome as Typical 1999 Models of General Motors Corporation and Its Several Marques Were Circa 3 Years, 4 Years, ..., and 7 Years of Age
October 2007: By CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability for 2008 Cars and Trucks, Reliable Two Models Account for 24 of 38 Most Reliable and Big Three Account for 20 of 42 Least Reliable; Hyundai Once Again Trounces GM
October 2007: By CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability Scores for Model Year 2008, Toyota and Honda Marques Gather 5 of 6 Best, GM Marques Gather 3 of 7 Worst, 5 of 9 Worst and 7 of 13 Worst: Is GM on a Quest to Be Junk's Absolute Monarch?
October 2007: July U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors (1), Chrysler (3), Suzuki (2), Mazda (1), and Toyota (1)
October 2007: By U.S. Auto Sales, September 2007 Is a Close Repeat of August 2007: Toyota Sales Drop a Bit; Honda Sales Set New September Record; Nissan Sales Rise; Mazda Sales Soar; Chrysler's Sales Fall, Ford's Tumble and GM's Rise; Overall, U.S. Consumer Pace to Quality and Out of Big Three Products Slows to a More Historical Pace
September 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: Toyota and Honda Account for 4 of the 5 Most Durable Vehicle Lines; General Motors - 5 of 10 Worst: Will a Typical 1999 Toyota or Honda Model Be More Trouble Free at about 20 Years of Age Than a Typical 1999 GM Model at 3?
September 2007: In the U.S. in August 2007, Toyota Sales Drop a Bit; Honda Sales Set New Monthly Record; Nissan Sales Rise; Mazda Sales Soar; Chrysler's Sales Fall, Ford's Tumble and GM's Rise; Overall, U.S. Consumer Pace to Quality and Out of Big Three Products Slows to a More Historical Pace
September 2007: Auto on Info’s Site Manager Rebukes Minnesota Public Radio, Makes Suggestions, Offers Help
August 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 2-to-3 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 14 of 16 Best, GM - 18 of 57 Worst
August 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 2-to-4 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 14 of 19 Best, GM - 22 of 62 Worst
August 2007: June U.S. Safety Recalls by Volkswagen (2), Mercedes-Benz (1), General Motors (1), Volvo (1), Chrysler (3), Ford (2), Suzuki (1), and Nissan (2)
August 2007: In the U.S. in July 2007, Reliable Two Sales Drop a Bit; Ford and GM Sales Tumble
August 2007: Estimating Model-Year-2008 Reliability: How High Will Toyota's Rise and How Low Will the Big Three's Tumble?
August 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 3-to-5 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 18 of 19 Best, GM - 24 of 61 Worst
July 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 17 of 17 Best, GM - 24 of 56 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota at 13 Years of Age Be as Troublesome as a Typical GM at 3 Years of Age?
July 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 5-to-7 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 12 of 13 Best, GM - 19 of 48 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota at 21 Years of Age Be as Troublesome as a Typical GM at 3 Years of Age?
July 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 6-to-8 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 13 of 13 Best, GM - 18 of 43 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota at 19 Years of Age Be as Troublesome as a Typical GM at 3 Years of Age?
July 2007: In the U.S. in June 2007, Reliable Two Sales Set Records; Nissan and Mazda Sales Jump; Ford and Chrysler Sales Drop; GM Sales Plunge
July 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 7-to-9 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 11 of 12 Best, GM - 22 of 41 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota at 30 Years of Age Be as Troublesome as a Typical GM at 3 Years of Age?
June 2007: May U.S. Safety Recalls by Jaguar (1), Volvo (2), Chrysler (2), and Hyundai (1), GM Engine Fire Investigation Expanded and Upgraded
June 2007: In the U.S. in May 2007, Toyota Sales Soar to New Monthly Record; Honda Sets New May Record; Big Three Sales Mixed
May 2007: Does GM Mean Junk and Ford Too? Toyota and Honda Shine Again.
May 2007: April U.S. Safety Recalls by Kia (1), Volvo (1), Chrysler (1), BMW (1), Ford (3, Including Another Engine Compartment Fire), Mazda (1), and Nissan (1)
May 2007: DaimlerChrysler Jettisons Chrysler; Cerberus Does Salvage; Where to from Here?
May 2007: Toyota Reliability Drops Some, But Toyota-GM Gap Remains Near Record
May 2007: In the U.S. in April 2007, Consumer Switch to Quality Slows to Glacial Pace: Rise in Toyota Sales and Drops in GM and Ford Sales Are Single-Digit Shifts
April 2007: The Reliable Two Dominate Greenest Dozen; Big Three Score Zip
April 2007: U.S. Safety Recalls by Land Rover (1), Volkswagen (1), General Motors (2), Saab (1), Chrysler (5), Ford (5, Including Another Fire Hazardous Deactivation Switch Recall), Mazda (1), Nissan (1), Subaru (1), Honda (2), and Toyota (1)
April 2007: In the U.S. in March 2007, Consumer March to Quality Continues: Toyota Sets New Monthly Record, Honda Sets New March Record, and Big 3 Sales Tumble, but Multiple Chapter 11 Bankruptcies by Any of the Big 3 Seem Unlikely
April 2007: Are Big Three Pickups Abominations?
April 2007: By Yet Another Quality Measure, Toyota and Honda Are Best and GM and DaimlerChrysler - Worst: The UCS 2007 Environmental Report
March 2007: Toyota and Honda Increase Dominance of Consumer Reports' Good Bets List: Toyota's Best Widen Quality Gap
March 2007: Chevrolet Upholds a Tradition: GM's Chevrolet Line Worst by CR's 2007 Vehicles-to-Avoid List
March 2007: GM Expands Lead on CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, a Tad
March 2007: GM Maintains Leadership in Much-Worse-Than-Average: A Guide to Making Sales Challenging
March 2007: In the U.S. in February 2007, Consumer Gait to Quality Slows to a More Historical Pace: Reliable Two Set New February Sales Records, Ford and Chrysler Sales Tumble, and GM Inches Out Gain with Hefty Incentives
February 2007: U.S. Safety Recalls by Land Rover, Volkswagen, General Motors, Chrysler, Honda, and Toyota
February 2007: In the U.S. in January 2007, Consumer Trot to Quality Becomes a Gallop: Reliable Two Sales Set January Records as GM and Ford Sales Return to Friction-Free Free Fall
February 2007: Does GM Mean Junk of the 7th Level of Abomination?
January 2007: The 2006 Updates: Estimated Rates of Motor Vehicle Deterioration, by Line and Manufacturer
January 2007: Big Three Dominate 2006 and Cumulative U.S. Safety Recalls
January 2007: The 2007 U.S. Auto Market Share Predictions for Toyota Motor Corporation and the Big Three
January 2007: In the U.S. in 2006, Consumers Quicken Their Pace to Quality: Toyota Sales Soar and Honda Sales Rise as Big Three Sales Plunge
January 2007: In the U.S. in December 2006, Consumers Maintain March to Quality: Toyota Sales Soar and Honda Sales Rise as GM and Ford Sales Plunge

 

2006
December 2006: U.S. Safety Recalls by Volkswagen, the Chrysler Group, Volvo, Ford, Hyundai, Nissan, and Toyota
December 2006: In the U.S. in November 2006, Toyota Sales Soar and Reliable Two Sales Set November Records, as Big Three Sales Remain Nearly Unchanged and Ford Sales Plunge
November 2006: By CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability for Model Year 2007, Toyota and Honda Dominate Best and GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler Dominate Worst, per Detroit News Table
November 2006: NHTSA Safety Investigations: More Seat Fires for Chrysler and More Engine Compartment Fires for Ford, Plus Summary and Others
November 2006: Reuters Reports That Car Dealer Group 1 Automotive Also Has Huge Inventory of Unsold Big Three Vehicles
October 2006: U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Outpaces Big Three Price and Production Cuts; Big 3 Inventories Get Big, But How Big? Three for One, Anyone?
October 2006: The 2006 Updates: Toyota and Honda Account for 4 of 5 Most Durable Sport-Utility Vehicles; General Motors - 7 of 10 Worst: Will a Typical 1998 Toyota SUV Be More Trouble Free at 21 Years of Age Than a Typical 1998 GM SUV at 3?
October 2006: The 2006 Updates: Toyota Tops in Pickup Reliability and Durability: Just How Bad, or Disastrous, Are GM Pickups?
October 2006: AFP Reports J.D. Powers Says 61% of U.S. Car Buyers Want Reliability and Durability: More Disastrous News for GM?
October 2006: In the U.S. in September 2006, Consumer March to Quality Keeps Its Pace: Toyota Sales Soar, Ford Ekes Out Miniscule Gain over Disastrous September 2005, GM and Chrysler Tumble
October 2006: The 2006 Updates: Toyota and Honda Account for 4 Most Durable Vehicle Lines; General Motors - 4 of 10 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota or Honda 1998 Model Be More Trouble Free at 20 Years of Age Than a Typical 1998 GM Model at 3?
September 2006: Toyota and Honda Account for Two Best Minivans; General Motors Accounts for 5 of 8 Worst
September 2006: Reliability Updates: Toyota and Honda Still Tops, But Lose Luster; General Motors Still Worst of Major Auto Manufacturers; Hyundai Clobbers GM Yet Again
September 2006: In the U.S. in August 2006, Toyota Sales Soar Again, Honda's Dip, as do Chrysler's, Ford's Plunge, and GM's Fall a Bit of a Bit and Its Market Share Drops a Notch
September 2006: Reliability Updates: Best and Worst Cars and Trucks Tables: A Chart Summary
August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 6-to-8 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 7 of 10 Best, GM - 17 of 36 Worst
August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 5-to-7 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 9 of 13 Best, GM - 17 of 42 Worst
August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 8 of 14 Best, GM - 19 of 47 Worst
August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 3-to-5 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 13 of 15 Best, GM - 17 of 47 Worst
August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Model Year 2002, Toyota Accounts for 11 of 16 Best, GM - 16 of 53 Worst
August 2006: For 2-to-3-Year-Old Model-Year-2003 Vehicles, Toyota Garners 8 of Top 9 and 9 of Top 14, General Motors Accounts for 18 of Bottom 46
August 2006: U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda, and Toyota
August 2006: In the U.S. in July 2006, Toyota Sales Surge to New Monthly Record and Past Ford's; Legendary Corolla Sales Soar Again; Honda Sales Jump Past Previous July Record; Big Three Sales Remain In or Near Friction-Free Free Fall, But GM's Prospect of Multiple Bankruptcy Filings Dims Again
July 2006: In the U.S. in June 2006, Toyota Sales Surge to Set a New June Record; Legendary Corolla Sales Soar; Honda Sales Squeak Past Previous June Record; Big Three Sales Remain In or Near Friction-Free Free Fall, But GM's Prospect of Multiple Bankruptcy Filings Dims
June 2006: Chrysler Gets NHTSA Safety Probe; Nissan Issues Stop Sell Order to Dealers
June 2006: In the U.S. in May 2006, Reliable Two and Legendary Corolla Sales Soar Past Previous Records; Big Three Sales Take a Step into Friction-Free Free Fall; Accelerated Consumer Shift to Quality and Out of GM Products Puts Prospect of Multiple Bankruptcy Filings on GM's Horizon
June 2006: Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's 2006 Higher-Reliability, Higher-Owner-Satisfaction Quick Picks; Big Three Score Zip
May 2006: Toyota and Honda Account for 75% of CR's Top Picks, Alternatives, and Runners-up; Subaru and Nissan Account for Balance; Big Three Score Zip
May 2006: U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors (2), Ford (3), Chrysler (4), Mazda (1), Nissan (3), and Toyota (1)
May 2006: In the U.S. in April 2006, Consumer Shift to Quality Keeps Its Pace: Reliable Two Sales Rise and Set Records; Big Three Sales Drop, but Drop Appears Sustainable without Multiple Use of Bankruptcy Filings
March 2006: Toyota Reliability Takes Another Leap Up; Honda's Too; Toyota-GM Reliability Gap Sets Another Record: Will GM Bottom?
March 2006: U.S. NHTSA Investigations Involving (1) 2000-2001 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable, (2) 2000-2003 Saturn Sedans, (3) 2000-2001 Honda Odyssey Minivans, (5) 2001-2003 Dodge Durango SUVs, (5) 2004-2005 Chrysler Pacifica SUVs, (6) 2003 Nissan Altima Sedans, (7) 1998-2004 Audi A6 Sedans, (8) 1999-2001 Ford Super Duty Trucks, (9) 2004-2006 Chrysler Pacifica SUVs, (10) 2004-2005 Toyota Sienna Minivans, (11) 2004-2006 Dodge Durango SUVs and 2005-2006 Dodge Dakota Pickups, and (12) 2005-2006 Dodge Caravan, Dodge Grand Caravan, and Chrysler Town and Country Minivans
March 2006: U.S. Recalls Involving (1) 1999-2000 Chrysler Cirrus, Dodge Stratus, and Plymouth Breeze Sedans, (2) 2006 Honda Civics, (3) 2006 F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT Pickups, (4) 2006 Dodge Dakota, Dodge Ram, and Mitsubishi Raider Pickups, (5) 2003-2006 Nissan Murano SUVs, (6) 2005-2006 Porsche 911 Carrera S and Carrera S Cabriolet, (7) 2003 Audi A4s and A6s, and (8) 2000-2003 Dodge Dakota Pickups, 1997-2001 Jeep Cherokee SUVs, and 1997-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Wrangler SUVs
March 2006: In the U.S. in February 2006, Reliable Two Sales Set New February Sales Records; GM's Market Share Drops Another Notch and Ford's Inches Up a Notch; Toyota RAV4 Sales Surge Again
February 2006: General Motors and DaimlerChrysler Again Dominate CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List
February 2006: Into the Pits and Down and Under Charges the General; General Motors Sets Record Share of CR's Much-Worse-Than-Average
January 2006: In 2005, U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Continues at Quickened Pace, But GM and Ford Avoid Disastrous Market Share Plunges with Big Discounts and Huge Financial Losses: Is a Big Three Product Worth a Dime?
January 2006: In December 2005, U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Races On: Toyota Sets New December Sales Record, GM and Ford Sales Plunge

 

2005
December 2005: NHTSA Investigates GM Minivans and Ford and Mazda Pickup Trucks; Chrysler Recalls 2006 Durangos
December 2005: In November 2005, U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Undeterred by Big 3 Discounts: Reliable 2 Set New November Sales Records, GM and Ford Sales Plunge
December 2005: By CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability for Model Year 2006, Toyota and Honda Dominate Best, GM and Ford Dominate Worst
November 2005: In the U.S. in October 2005, The Reliable Two Set New October Sales Records, Subaru Sales Advance, and GM and Ford Sales Plunge Again
November 2005: NHTSA Investigates Ford and GM Sedans; Chrysler Recalls a Batch for 'Park' Problems; General Motors Recalls SUVs for Door Latch Corrosion
October 2005: In the U.S. in September 2005, Quality Four Sales March On, GM and Ford Sales Plunge
October 2005: Chrysler Finally Dumps Neon
September 2005: Toyota Recalls a Bunch of SUVs and Pickups; Land Rover, Chrysler, Hyundai, Saab, and Kia Issue Smaller Recalls
September 2005: 2005 Reliability Updates: Big Three Appear Hopelessly Stuck in Quality Quagmire; Selling Dirt Cheap May Be Best Route to Survival
September 2005: In the U.S. in August 2005, Reason Rather Returns: Quality Four Sales Soar, GM Sales Plunge
August 2005: For 2-to-3-Year-Old Model Year 2002 Vehicles, Toyota Garners 6 of Top 9, General Motors - 13 of Bottom 45
August 2005: For Vehicles 2-to-4 Years Old, Toyota Garners 11 of Top 16, General Motors - 16 of Bottom 40
August 2005: For Vehicles 3-to-5 Years Old, Toyota Garners 9 of Top 14, Honda - 5 of Top 14, and General Motors - 19 of Bottom 44
August 2005: For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota Garners 6 of Top 10, General Motors Garners 15 of Bottom 38
August 2005: For Vehicles 5-to-7 Years Old, Honda Garners 5 of Top 9, Toyota - 4 of Top 9, and General Motors - 19 of Bottom 38
August 2005: For Vehicles 6-to-8 Years Old, Toyota Garners 7 of Top 10 Reliability Percentranks, General Motors Gathers 23 of Lowest 36
July 2005: Mini-Survey Points to Toyota Dominance in Overall Quality and Customer Satisfaction
July 2005: NHTSA Investigates Chrysler Cars, Kia Minivans, and Ford SUVs
July 2005: Subaru, Honda, and Toyota Account for Consumer Reports' Top Three Small SUVs
June 2005: DaimlerChrysler Gets Reduction in Punitive Damages for Manufacturing Collapsing Front Seats
June 2005: NHTSA Ratchets Up Investigation of Chrysler Minivans for Headlight Failure, Opens Investigation on Ford Expedition for Windshield Leak
May 2005: A Dodge Safety Investigation and Some Honda, Mercedes, Ford, and Kia Recalls
May 2005: Toyota-Big Three Quality Gap Huge, and Growing
May 2005: Toyota and Honda Rule Most Reliable List with 12 of 12 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 8 of 11 Worst
April 2005: Consumer Shift Toward Quality Gives Honda Market Capitalization Greater Than GM's and Ford's Combined
April 2005: Chrysler Group Recalls 70,000 Minivans
April 2005: In the U.S. in March 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford and GM Sales Drop
March 2005: Additional Measures of Toyota's Dominion in Automotive Quality: Market Capitalizations and Bond Ratings of Toyota vs. General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, and Volkswagen
March 2005: Toyota Corolla with Side Airbags Earns Best Small Car Side-Impact Test Scores, Dodge Neon Earns Worst Side-Impact Test Scores
March 2005: Chrysler Issues Safety Recall of Its 2005 Pacifica Sport Utility Vehicle; Mitsubishi Issues Safety Recall of Its 2004-2005 Endeavor Sport Utility Vehicle
March 2005: General Motors and Chrysler Dominate Consumer Reports Used-Cars-To-Avoid List
March 2005: General Motors Dominates Consumer Reports Much-Worse-Than-Average Reliability List, Again
March 2005: In the U.S. in February 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford Sales Drop, GM Sales Plummet
February 2005: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Commences Investigations of Mercedes-Benz's M-Class SUV and Chrysler's Minivans
February 2005: Chrysler Recalls 26,000 Dodge Durango SUVs for Potential Fuel Leak
February 2005: Ignition Flaw Prompts Honda Recall; Hot Seats and Faulty Pumps Prompt BMW Recalls; Reuters Reports Hot Seat and Alleged Third Degree Burns Give Chrysler Legal Problems
February 2005: In the U.S. in January 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Consumers Continue to Reward Toyota and Nissan Quality with Greater U. S. Auto Market Share and Again Take GM and Ford to the Shed
January 2005: In the U.S. in December 2004, Sales by the Quality Four Soar; General Motors and Ford Sales Drop

 

2004
December 2004: Chrysler Recalls a Bundle
December 2004: In the U.S. in November 2004, Nissan's Sales Soar, Toyota's Advance, GM's Plunge
November 2004: December Big Three Fire Sale Viewed as Likely
November 2004: In the U.S. in October 2004, Toyota and Nissan Sales Soar Again; GM's Market Share Drops to .27
October 2004: Is GM King of Junk?
October 2004: In the U.S. in September 2004, Toyota and Nissan Sales Soar; General Motors' and Ford's Fire Sales Able to Attract U.S. Buyers
September 2004: In the U.S. in August 2004, Sales at Both Ends of the Quality Spectrum Are Mixed, Ford's Market Share Remains at .18, and Once Again Toyota Displaces Chrysler as Number 3
August 2004: In the U.S. in July 2004, Toyota and Nissan Sales Soar, General Motors and Ford Sales Drop, Ford's Market Share Falls to .18, and Once Again Toyota Displaces Chrysler as Number 3
July 2004: Big Shift Toward Quality Leaves Big Three with Big Inventories
July 2004: In the U.S. in June 2004, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, General Motors and Ford Sales Plunge
June 2004: In the U.S. in May 2004, Toyota, Nissan, and Mazda Sales Have Double Digit Growth: Market Shares Hold
May 2004: Australia May Reach Natural Market Share Eight Years Sooner Than U.S.
May 2004: In the U.S. in April 2004, At the Upper End of Quality, Toyota, Nissan, and Mazda Sales Have Double Digit Growth; At the Opposite End of the Spectrum, General Motors and Chrysler Sales Gains Are Minimal
April 2004: In the U.S. in March 2004, At the Upper End of Quality, Mazda and Nissan Sales Soar and Toyota Sales Advance; At the Opposite End of the Spectrum, General Motors and Chrysler Sales Are Mixed
March 2004: In the U.S. in February 2004, Toyota and Nissan Auto Sales Soar Again
February 2004: In Canada in January 2004, Sales by the Best and the Worst of the Biggest Fare Well: Any Conclusions?
February 2004: In the U.S. in January 2004, Toyota and Nissan Auto Sales Soar; Ford Sales Continue to Free-Fall
January 2004: In the U.S. in December 2003, Toyota and Nissan Auto Sales Roll On; Ford's U.S. 2003 Auto Market Share Drops to .19

 

2003
December 2003: In the U.S. in November 2003, Nissan Auto Sales Roll on with Another Double Digit Gain
November 2003: Toyota Dominates "Best Used Cars" List; Chrysler and General Motors Dominate "Worst Used Cars" List
November 2003: In the U.S. in October 2003, Nissan Auto Sales Soar Again, Toyota Has Another Double Digit Gain
October 2003: Nissan Maxima Places Second among Family Car Models per the 1995-1999 Reliability Percentrank Average
October 2003: In the U.S. in September 2003, Nissan Auto Sales Soared
September 2003: By U.S. Auto Sales in August 2003, the Big Three Aren't; by U.S. Auto Sales Change, the Top Four Trounce Again
August 2003: The Top Four Trounce the Big Three in U.S. Auto Sales Change in July 2003
July 2003: In the U.S. in June 2003, Nissan and BMW Vehicle Sales Surge, Subaru, Toyota, Honda, and DaimlerChrysler Sales Advance Strongly, Ford and GM Sales Marginally Change
June 2003: In the U.S. in May 2003, Honda Vehicle Sales Soar 18%, Nissan and Toyota Sales Rise 7% and 6% Respectively, Big Three Sales Are Mixed
May 2003: In Canada in April 2003, Big Three Sales Plunge; Toyota, BMW, Nissan, and Hyundai Sales Advance
May 2003: In the U.S. in April 2003, General Motors' Car Sales Plunge; Honda's and Hyundai's Truck Sales Surge
April 2003: In the U.S. in March 2003, Big Three Sales Drop Again; Toyota Sales Jump; BMW, Honda, Hyundai, and Subaru Sales Soar
March 2003: Consumer Reports Drops Chrysler Minivans from Its Recommended
January 2003: In 2002, the Big Three's U.S. Auto Sales Dropped; the Reliable Two's and Hyundai's Rose, the U.S. New Car Market Share Changed Little

 

2002 and 2001
November 2002: Intrepid's Reliability Percentrank Remains among the Worst
October 2002: The Ford Taurus Squeaks out of the Bottom Ten; The Pontiac Grand Am Stays Stuck; The Dodge Intrepid Garners the Worst Reliability Index Value for 1994-1995
July 2002: Consumers Drop Big Three and Go Abroad; A Flight to Quality in Uncertain Times?
April 2002: Recommended, but among the Worst
April 2002: By AOI's Recently Completed Auto Reliability Research for the Model Decade 1988 to 1997; Toyota Was the Guiding Star; Honda - A Falling Star; Subaru - the Rising Star; Nissan - Another Falling Star; Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Mitsubishi - Well Shattered Meteorites; and Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, and Volkswagen - Well Buried Rocks from Times Past
April 2002: No Need to Compete: More Data Point to a Big Three Market Share That Is Well Insulated from the Rigors of Competition
February 2002: Big Three U.S. New Car Market Share Drops in January 2002
January 2002: 2001 Percentage Changes in Unit Volume Sales of U.S. Passenger Vehicle Market Shares Followed Closely Those of Recent Years: Hyundai's Soared; Toyota's and Honda's Advanced; the Big Three's Shrunk

 

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Beginning with the 2007 updates, the Reliability Grades and Reliability Percentranks of motor vehicle lines and types will appear on the same page. This should quicken comparisons.
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Acura Audi BMW Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Eagle
Ford GMC Honda Hyundai Infiniti Isuzu Jaguar Jeep Kia1
Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercury Mini Cooper1 Mitsubishi1 Nissan
Oldsmobile Plymouth Pontiac Porsche1 Saab Saturn Scion1 Subaru Suzuki1
Toyota Volkswagen Volvo            

1Current data are insufficient to warrant charts.
To view tables of the Best and Worst motor vehicle models, click the applicable year.
Best and Worst of 1988 Best and Worst of 1989 Best and Worst of 1990 Best and Worst of 1991 Best and Worst of 1992 Best and Worst of 1993 Best and Worst of 1994 Best and Worst of 1995 Best and Worst of 1996
Best and Worst of 1997 Best and Worst of 1998 Best and Worst of 1999 Best and Worst of 2000 Best and Worst of 2001 Best and Worst of 2002 Best and Worst of 2003 Best and Worst of 2004 Summary
Chart Summary of 2006 Updates Chart and Table Summary of 2007 Updates Chart and Table Summary of 2008 Updates            
Charts of Gaps
Charts of the Great Gaps Extrapolations of the Great Gaps              
Durability Tables and Charts
Page 1 - Original Durability Page Page 2 - Results of 2001 Survey Page 3 - CCC's 15 Most Frequently Stolen Page 4 - 2001 Summary of Rosters Page 5 - Top 20 High Mileage Page 6 - The 2006 Study of Model Year 1998 Page 7 - The 2006 Toyota Age Equivalents for Model Year 1998 Page 8 - The 2006 Honda Age Equivalents for Model Year 1998 Page 9 - The 2007 Dilapidation Rates for Model Years 1998 - 2002
Page 10 - The 2007 Study of Model Year 1999 Page 11 - The 2007 Toyota Age Equivalents for Model Year 1999 Page 12 - The 2007 Honda Age Equivalents for Model Year 1999 Page 13 - 2007 Pickup Durability Updates for Model Years 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 Roster of 300,000-Mile Vehicles with Statistical Summary Mini-Survey No. 52: A Toyota Owner Satisfaction Poll with Enquiries into Toyota Durability      

 

Topic Links Links to Related Mini-Surveys, with some early results
   
Milestones in Automotive Quality Big Three Owner Satisfaction Poll
The Bottom Line on Auto Reliability The True Value of a Big Three
Summary of the Best and Worst Big Three Bin Readiness
To go back to the Auto Information menu page, click here. General Motors Travails and Prospects
To go to the Mini-Survey Menu Page, click here. GM's Piston Slap - Engine Knock
To go back to the Home Page, click here. Chrysler Engine Noise and Knock

 

Links to Other Pages and Sections of Auto on Info: Internet's Auto-Quality News-and-Information Hub since 2001
Reliability Percentranks: Menu Page - All Autos - Manufacturer Averages
  Tables by Vehicle Type: Small Cars - Sports Cars, Sporty Cars and Coupes - Family Cars and Large Cars - Upscale and Luxury Cars - SUVs - Minivans - Pickups
  Tables by Vehicle Line: Acura - Audi - BMW - Buick -