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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 |
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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 |
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The 2008 Reliability-Durability Updates: The Best and Worst Automobiles by Engine Reliability: Toyota Dominates Best Engines and GM Dominates Worst Engines |
April 2008 |
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March U.S. Safety Recalls by Volvo (1), Mercedes-Benz (1), General Motors (2), Mitsubishi (1), and Subaru (1) |
April 2008 |
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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 |
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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 |
April 2008 |
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A Proposed Settlement on GM's Engine Coolant Debacle: Another Measure of Degrees of Junk? |
March 2008 |
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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 |
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Park Those Buick Regals and Pontiac Grand Prixs on the Street! Separately, NHTSA Upgrades Investigation of Chrysler Pacifica Fires. |
March 2008 |
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Ford's Interminable Incendiary Saga: Some of Ford's Fire Cases Are Merged |
March 2008 |
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GM's CEO Gets Pay Raise to $2.2 Million, But Doesn't Such a Talented Fellow Deserve $22 Million? Or $220 Million? |
March 2008 |
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Chevrolet Upholds and Expands a Tradition in Infamy: GM's
Chevrolet Line Worst by CR's 2008 Used Cars to Avoid |
March 2008 |
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GM Expands Lead on CR's
Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, Sets Record Share for Recent Years |
March 2008 |
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Into the Depths: General Motors Obtains Record Share of Consumer Reports'
'Worst of the Worst' |
March 2008 |
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On
Matters Evidentiary: Do GM Executives Have an Intelligence Mentionably Differing from That of a Lug Nut? |
March 2008 |
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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 |
March 2008 |
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NHTSA Investigates GM SUV
Fires: Is Ford's Incendiary Problem the Envy of GM? |
February 2008 |
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Ford's Interminable Incendiary Saga: Ford Motor Company Re-Recalls
225,000 Vehicles for Faulty Fire Fix |
February 2008 |
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January U.S. Safety Recalls by Volvo (2), Volkswagen (2), Mercedes-Benz
(1), General Motors (1), Mitsubishi (1), and Nissan (1) |
February 2008 |
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January's Hottest-Selling Vehicles
by WSJ's Lot-Stay Time: Toyota Garners Half of the Best-Selling Automobiles
of January 2008 |
February 2008 |
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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 |
February 2008 |
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By CR's 10-Year
Reliability-Verdict History, Hyundai Clobbers GM Once Again: Is General
Motors in Overdrive to Become the World's Worst Automobile Manufacturer? |
January 2008 |
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Ford Cuts GM Lead in
Cumulative U.S. Safety Recalls |
January 2008 |
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Toyota Increases Dominance of
Consumer Reports' Good Bets List a Tad, Honda Drops a Bit, Toyota's Best
Widen Quality Gap Again |
January 2008 |
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Toyota's Dominance on
Durability Measure Holds |
January 2008 |
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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 |
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The 2008 U.S. Auto
Market Share Predictions: What Will Be the Pace of the U.S. Consumer Race to
Quality? |
January 2008 |
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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 |
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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 |
January 2008 |
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The 2007
Reliability-Durability Updates: Plunging Toward the Depths of Junk? Has
Toyota Intentionally Degraded the Durability of Its Pickups to Only 4 Times That
of GM Pickups? |
December 2007 |
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November U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors (3), BMW (1), Ford (1),
Nissan (2), Honda (2), and Toyota (1) |
December 2007 |
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General Motors Dominates Least Satisfying Auto List |
December 2007 |
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In the Race to Quality and Out of GM
Products, Aussies Hold Lead, Mexicans Closing Fast, Americans May Finish
Last |
December 2007 |
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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 |
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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 |
December 2007 |
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Quality-Control Auditor
at GM-Toyota Joint Venture NUMMI Alleges Defect Cover-Up, per San
Francisco Chronicle |
November 2007 |
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October U.S. Safety Recalls by Volvo (1), Mercedes-Benz (1), General Motors
(2), BMW (1), and Chrysler (2) |
November 2007 |
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September U.S. Safety Recalls by Volkswagen (1), General Motors (1),
Chrysler (5), Ford (1), Suzuki (1), Nissan (2), and Honda (2) |
November 2007 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
November 2007 |
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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 |
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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 |
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August U.S. Safety Recalls by Volkswagen (2), General Motors (Sort of a
Typical 4), BMW (1), Ford (a Very Big and Hazardous 1), Mazda (1), and Honda (1) |
October 2007 |
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July U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors (1), Chrysler (3), Suzuki (2),
Mazda (1), and Toyota (1) |
October 2007 |
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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 |
October 2007 |
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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 |
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Hyundai Spreads Its Wings, Leaves GM
Pit-Bound |
September 2007 |
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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 |
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Toyota and Honda Account for All of
Consumer Reports' 2007 Long-Run Good Bets |
September 2007 |
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Auto on Info’s Site Manager Rebukes
Minnesota Public Radio, Makes Suggestions, Offers Help |
September 2007 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Toyota Dominates Auto on Info's Rosters
of High Mileage Vehicles; Honda Places Second: Another Auto Manufacturer
Durability Award for Each |
August 2007 |
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Ford Recalls 3.6 Million More
Vehicles over Incendiary Concern: Little by Little |
August 2007 |
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Gleaning Value from
J.D. Power Studies: An Index of Total Cluelessness? |
August 2007 |
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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 |
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In the U.S. in July 2007, Reliable Two
Sales Drop a Bit; Ford and GM Sales Tumble |
August 2007 |
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Estimating
Model-Year-2008 Reliability: How High Will Toyota's Rise and How Low Will
the Big Three's Tumble? |
August 2007 |
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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 |
August 2007 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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? |
July 2007 |
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May U.S. Safety
Recalls by Jaguar (1), Volvo (2), Chrysler (2), and Hyundai (1), GM
Engine Fire Investigation Expanded and Upgraded |
June 2007 |
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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 |
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In the
U.S. in May 2007, Toyota Sales Soar to New Monthly Record; Honda Sets New May
Record; Big Three Sales Mixed |
June 2007 |
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Has GM
Abandoned All Effort and Hope of Significantly Improving Quality? |
May 2007 |
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Does GM Mean Junk and Ford
Too? Toyota and Honda Shine Again. |
May 2007 |
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NHTSA Investigates ... - GM (3), Land Rover (1) |
May 2007 |
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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 |
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New
York City Moves to Make Its Air More Breathable and the City More Sustainable:
Greening NYC |
May 2007 |
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DaimlerChrysler Jettisons
Chrysler; Cerberus Does Salvage; Where to from Here? |
May 2007 |
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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 |
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Toyota Reliability Drops Some, But
Toyota-GM Gap Remains Near Record |
May 2007 |
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Review of the 2007 Lexus RX 400h Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs,
Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
May 2007 |
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Review of the 2007 Lexus RX 350 Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs,
Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
May 2007 |
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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 |
May 2007 |
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The
Best Models by CR's 2007 History of Reliability Verdicts: The Reliable
Two Shine; Big Three Score Zip |
April 2007 |
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Review of the 2007 Lexus LS 460 and LS 460L: Some Photographs,
Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
April 2007 |
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Review of the 2007
Toyota Land Cruiser SUV: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and
Specifications |
April 2007 |
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Review of the 2007
Toyota Highlander SUV: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and
Specifications |
April 2007 |
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Review of the 2007 Toyota
4Runner SUV: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
April 2007 |
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Review of the 2007 Honda
Element SUV: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications |
April 2007 |
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As the Earth Warms, Senator
Boxer Pushes Hard for
CO2 Regs and GM's Vice Chairman Robert Lutz Fiddles a Refrain |
April 2007 |
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The
Reliable Two Dominate
Greenest Dozen; Big Three Score Zip |
April 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Toyota Yaris: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and
Specifications |
April 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Toyota Corolla: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and
Specifications |
April 2007 |
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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 |
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Review of the
2007 Toyota Sienna Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features
and Specifications |
April 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Honda Pilot Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions,
and Features and Specifications |
April 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and
Features and Specifications |
April 2007 |
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NHTSA Investigates SUVs: GM's Corroding Fuel Pump Modules and Leaks and
Ford's Failing Drive Shafts or Axle Differentials |
April 2007 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Owners Sue GM over
Speedily Dilapidating Speedometers |
April 2007 |
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Are Big Three Pickups
Abominations? |
April 2007 |
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By Yet
Another Quality Measure, Toyota and Honda Are Best and GM and DaimlerChrysler -
Worst: The UCS 2007 Environmental Report |
April 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Lexus ES 350 Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and
Specifications |
April 2007 |
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Cleaning Arizona Air: The Exclusive Three |
March 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Honda Civic GX Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features
and Specifications |
March 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Honda Civic Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and
Specifications |
March 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Honda Civic Si Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features
and Specifications |
March 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Honda Civic DX, LX, and EX Sedans: Some Photographs, Distinctions,
and Features and Specifications |
March 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Toyota Prius Hybrid Hatchback: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and
Features and Specifications |
March 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features
and Specifications |
March 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Toyota Camry Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and
Specifications |
March 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Honda Accord Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features
and Specifications |
March 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Honda Accord Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and
Specifications |
March 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Honda CR-V Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions,
and Features and Specifications |
March 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Toyota RAV4 Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions,
and Features and Specifications |
March 2007 |
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Review of the
2007 Honda Fit: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and
Specifications |
March 2007 |
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In
Europe in February 2007, Consumer Charge to Quality Rages On: Toyota Sales
Continue Surge |
March 2007 |
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Toyota and Honda Increase Dominance of Consumer Reports' Good Bets List:
Toyota's Best Widen Quality Gap |
March 2007 |
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Chevrolet Upholds a Tradition: GM's Chevrolet Line Worst by CR's 2007
Vehicles-to-Avoid List |
March 2007 |
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GM Expands Lead on CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, a Tad |
March 2007 |
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GM
Maintains Leadership in Much-Worse-Than-Average: A Guide to Making Sales
Challenging |
March 2007 |
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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 |
March 2007 |
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NHTSA Gives GM's Buick LaCrosse One Star (Out of Five) for Side Impact; Center
for Auto Safety Calls for Investigation of GM's Pontiac GTO for Tire Blowouts |
February 2007 |
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U.S.
Safety Recalls by Land Rover, Volkswagen, General Motors, Chrysler, Honda, and
Toyota |
February 2007 |
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NHTSA Investigates GM Engine Fires; Ford Not the Only One with Fire Problems |
February 2007 |
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In
2006, as Consumers Around the Globe Dashed toward Quality, Reliable Two Output
Soared |
February 2007 |
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In
Europe in January 2007, Consumer Quest for Quality Turns to Stampede: Toyota
Sales Surge |
February 2007 |
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The Reliable Two and Subaru Sweep 2007 CR Family Car Quick Picks with a
Reliability History of Two or More Years: Small-SUV-versus-Family-Sedan
Comparison Table |
February 2007 |
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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 |
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Does GM Mean Junk of the 7th Level of Abomination? |
February 2007 |
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The 2006 Updates: Estimated Rates of Motor Vehicle Deterioration, by Line and
Manufacturer |
January 2007 |
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Toyota Expands Dominance on Durability Measure |
January 2007 |
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CR's
Top 3 Small SUVs Are Reliable Twos |
January 2007 |
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Big Three Dominate 2006 and Cumulative U.S. Safety Recalls |
January 2007 |
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The 2007 U.S. Auto Market Share Predictions for Toyota Motor Corporation and the
Big Three |
January 2007 |
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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 |
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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 |
January 2007 |
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U.S.
Safety Recalls by Volkswagen, the Chrysler Group, Volvo, Ford, Hyundai, Nissan,
and Toyota |
December 2006 |
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Filling the Quota at the Consumer's Expense? How CR's 1998 GM Recommendations
Fared |
December 2006 |
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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 |
December 2006 |
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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 |
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