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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: Toyota and Honda Dominate the "Greenest Vehicles of 2008" and Account for All of the Greenest That Are Among the Best of 2008
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: 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: 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: January U.S. Safety Recalls by Volvo (2), Volkswagen (2), Mercedes-Benz (1), General Motors (1), Mitsubishi (1), and Nissan (1)
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: 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: November U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors (3), BMW (1), Ford (1), Nissan (2), Honda (2), and Toyota (1)
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: 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: 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
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: 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: The J.D. Power Surveys: Gleaning Values from Things That May Be Worth, Individually, Something Close to Nothing: GM in the Dumps Again
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: In 2007, Toyota and Honda Dominate Most Reliable List with 10 of 11 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 7 of 10 Worst
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: Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's 2007 Top Picks and Alternates; Nissan's Infiniti Division Accounts for CR's Upscale and Luxury Top Picks; 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: 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: 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: 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
January 2007: The 2006 Updates: Estimated Rates of Motor Vehicle Deterioration, by Line and Manufacturer

 

2006
December 2006: U.S. Safety Recalls by Volkswagen, the Chrysler Group, Volvo, Ford, Hyundai, Nissan, and Toyota
December 2006: Toyota, Honda, Subaru, and Nissan Account for Nearly All on List of 2007 Models with CR's Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Based on Two or More Years
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: U.S. Safety Recalls by Volkswagen, Ford, Nissan, and Toyota
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: 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: Reliability Updates: Best and Worst Cars and Trucks Tables: A Chart Summary
August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Model Year 2002, Toyota Accounts for 11 of 16 Best, GM - 16 of 53 Worst
August 2006: U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda, and Toyota
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)
April 2006: In the U.S. in March 2006, Consumers Continue Their March to Quality: Reliable Two Sales Set New March Records; GM Sales Plunge; Ford Sales Drop
March 2006: Consumer Shift to Quality Gives Reliable Two Nearly Half of Global Market Capitalization and Leaves GM with 2%
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: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports' 2006 Good Bets List, with Small Changes from 2005
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: 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: Toyota, Honda, Subaru, and Nissan's Infiniti Overwhelm CR's 2006 Most Reliable List
October 2005: In the U.S. in September 2005, Quality Four Sales March On, GM and Ford Sales Plunge
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 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota Garners 6 of Top 10, General Motors Garners 15 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
August 2005: Speediest Dilapidations: General Motors Accounts for 16 of the 20 Worst
August 2005: By WSJ's Lot Stay Time, Toyota Has 8 of Hottest 12
July 2005: Mini-Survey Points to Toyota Dominance in Overall Quality and Customer Satisfaction
July 2005: Volkswagen, Ford, Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Toyota Recall a Batch in the U.S.
July 2005: In the U.S. in June 2005, Sales by Quality Four Continue Growth and GM Shows World That It Can Move Off Dealer Lots Anything That Rolls
June 2005: In the U.S., Nissan Recalls 43,000 Sentras, Ford Recalls 260,000 Large Pickups and Vans and Investigates Others
June 2005: In the U.S. in May 2005, Sales Shift Toward Quality Continues
May 2005: In the U.S. in April 2005, Quality Four Sales Soar, GM and Ford Continue Free Fall
April 2005: Toyota Tacoma Pickup Truck Scores Best on IIHS 2005 Crash Tests, Receives "Best Pick Frontal" Designation
April 2005: In the U.S. in March 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford and GM Sales Drop
March 2005: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports 2005 Overall Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip
March 2005: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip
March 2005: In the U.S. in February 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford Sales Drop, GM Sales Plummet
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: In the U.S. in November 2004, Nissan's Sales Soar, Toyota's Advance, GM's Plunge
November 2004: In the U.S. in October 2004, Toyota and Nissan Sales Soar Again; GM's Market Share Drops to .27
October 2004: The 2004 Auto Reliability Updates: Toyota Continues to Govern; GM Stays Stuck ... Deep, Down and Under, and Below
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: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports' Best in Class by Cargo Space and Fuel Economy
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 Canada in July 2004, General Motors and Ford Sales Plunge, Toyota Sales Soar, Honda and Nissan Sales Advance
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
August 2004: Toyota Dominates AOI's Rosters of High Mileage Vehicles; Mercedes-Benz Places Second: Another AOI Manufacturer Durability Award for Each
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: In April 2004, Overseas Production Soars at Toyota, Nissan, and Mazda: Big Shift Toward Quality with Big Three Situation Worsening
May 2004: Australia May Reach Natural Market Share Eight Years Sooner Than U.S.
May 2004: Toyota's Reliability Continues to Advance: Gap with Big Three Grows
May 2004: Planning to Buy a New Vehicle of a Newly Engineered Model? Cause to Think Twice
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: Toyota Dominates List of Best Cars and Trucks; General Motors Dominates List of Worst Cars and Trucks
March 2004: CR's April 2004 Reliability Tables Indicate Some Changes in Short Term Reliability, but Infiniti, Honda, Toyota, Lexus, and Acura Remain Dominant by this Measure As Well
March 2004: In the U.S. in February 2004, Toyota and Nissan Auto Sales Soar Again
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
January 2004: Tops by Some Measures - Tops by More

 

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: Toyota and Subaru Marques Score a Perfect 100% on a Recommended List
November 2003: In the U.S. in October 2003, Nissan Auto Sales Soar Again, Toyota Has Another Double Digit Gain
October 2003: Honda CR-V Places First in SUVs - First among All Autos, per the 1995-1999 Reliability Percentrank Average
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
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: Embedded in Consumer Reports' April 2003 Auto Issue Is a New Car Selection Technique
February 2003: In CAA's List of Top Ten Vehicle Models, General Motors Scores Zero; Ford and Chrysler Match GM; Toyota Models Number Seven
February 2003: Toyota Dominates the 2003 Pyramid Awards

 

2002 and 2001
July 2002: Of AOI's 20 Highest Mileage Vehicles, Big Three Score 0; Toyota 12
July 2002: Consumers Drop Big Three and Go Abroad; A Flight to Quality in Uncertain Times?
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 2001: The Reliability Index Gap between Toyota and the Big Three Remains Unchanged: Seven Years of -.6

 

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