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This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2007.
A
model's Reliability Percentrank is a ranking of that model's Reliability Score
relative to all other Reliability Scores for the given model year and age range.
The percentrank was computed using the Percentrank function of Microsoft's Excel
2002 and, as the first part of the compound word percentrank suggests, is
a value between 0.00 and 1.00. If a model's Reliability Percentrank is near
0.00, it has a very low Reliability Score, and if a Percentrank is near 1.00, it
has a high Reliability Score. For a more detailed explanation of Reliability
Percentranks and Reliability Scores, click
here to be taken to the Methodology page.
Note
that Reliability Percentranks for model year 2004 are based on one year of data.
Consequently, the Reliability Percentranks for individual models of that year are more
subject to statistical fluctuation. These early data have been provided as several
visitors have expressed interest in Percentranks of a more current model year;
however, a better guide to the reliability of more current, and the most
current, model years are likely the five-year averages.
To
view charts of the Reliability Percentrank averages for the Cadillac line and an
extrapolation of these averages to
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and
2012, and individual charts
of the Reliability Percentranks for two of the models of the Cadillac line and
extrapolations of these Reliability Percentranks to
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009,
click here.
To view charts and tables
regarding the 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates,
click here.
Advisory:
Cadillac is a division of General Motors Corporation.
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Charts of 2008 Reliability Predictions |
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(Each chart is linked to a news article providing additional
information.) |
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Links to Articles on 2008 Reliability
Ratings, Other Quality Measures, and A Top Pick |
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(Each image is linked to a news article providing additional
information.) |
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2007 Charts of GM's Reliability Grades for Model Years
1999-2004 |
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(Each chart is linked to a news article providing additional
information.) |
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Some Additional
Charts and Tables Pertaining to Reliability, Durability and Other Quality
Measures |
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(Each chart is linked to a news article providing additional
information.) |
 
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Table I: Number and Percentage
of Entries in CR's 2007
Much-Worse-Than-Average List, by Manufacturer |
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Auto Manufacturer |
Number of Entries |
Percent of Entires |
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General Motors Corporation |
14 |
36.8% |
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DaimlerChrysler AG |
7* |
18.4% |
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Ford Motor Company |
6** |
15.8% |
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Volkswagen AG |
5 |
13.2% |
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Nissan Motor
Company |
3 |
7.9% |
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BMW AG |
2 |
5.3% |
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Kia Motors
Corporation |
1 |
2.6% |
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All Others |
0 |
0% |
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*
Three are from DaimlerChrysler's North American Chrysler group and
four are from the Mercedes-Benz division. |
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**
Two are from Ford's North American group, two are from the
Jaguar division, one is from the Land Rover division, and one is
from the Volvo division. |
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Source: "CR Bad Bets," Consumer Reports,
April 2007, p. 81 |
Additional Charts and Tables appear below the list of
news articles.
Some Cadillac-related news articles:
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March 2008: GM's CEO Gets Pay Raise to $2.2 Million, But Doesn't Such a Talented Fellow Deserve $22 Million? Or $220 Million? |
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March 2008: Chevrolet Upholds and Expands a Tradition in Infamy: GM's Chevrolet Line Worst by CR's 2008 Used Cars to Avoid |
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March 2008: GM Expands Lead on CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, Sets Record Share for Recent Years |
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January 2008: 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? |
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December 2007: In the
Race to Quality and Out of GM Products, Aussies Hold Lead, Mexicans Closing Fast, Americans May Finish Last |
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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 |
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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 |
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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? |
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September 2007: Hyundai Spreads Its Wings, Leaves GM Pit-Bound |
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August 2007:
Gleaning Value from J.D. Power Studies: An Index of Total Cluelessness? |
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August 2007: Estimating Model-Year-2008 Reliability: How High Will Toyota's Rise and How Low Will the Big Three's Tumble? |
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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 |
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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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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 |
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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? |
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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 |
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May 2007: Does GM Mean Junk and Ford Too? Toyota and Honda Shine Again. |
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May 2007: Toyota Reliability Drops Some, But Toyota-GM Gap Remains Near Record |
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April 2007: The Best Models by CR's 2007 History of Reliability Verdicts: The Reliable Two Shine; Big Three Score Zip |
| April 2007:
As the Earth Warms, Senator Boxer Pushes Hard for CO2 Regs and GM's Vice Chairman Robert Lutz Fiddles a Refrain |
| 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:
By Yet Another Quality Measure, Toyota and Honda Are Best and GM and DaimlerChrysler - Worst: The UCS 2007 Environmental Report |
| March 2007:
GM Expands Lead on CR's
Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, a Tad |
| February 2007:
Does GM Mean Junk of the 7th Level of Abomination? |
| January 2007:
Big Three Dominate 2006 and Cumulative U.S. Safety Recalls |
| 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 |
| December 2006:
Filling the Quota at the Consumer's Expense? How CR's 1998 GM Recommendations Fared |
| November 2006:
True Value Estimates of GM's 2007 Vehicles |
| November 2006:
The 2006 Updates: Honda Age-Equivalent Estimates: Estimates of When a Typical 1998 Model of Honda Motor Company Will Be as Troublesome as Typical 1998 Models of General Motors Corporation and Its Several Marques Were Circa 3 Years, 4 Years, ..., and 7 Years of Age |
| November 2006:
The 2006 Updates: Toyota Age-Equivalent Estimates: Estimates of When a Typical 1998 Model of Toyota Motor Corporation Will Be as Troublesome as Typical 1998 Models of General Motors Corporation and Its Several Marques Were Circa 3 Years, 4 Years, ..., and 7 Years of Age |
| 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 |
| 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 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:
Race to Bankruptcy Tightens: Moody's and S&P Cut Ford's Debt, But GM Retains Razor-Thin Lead |
| 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:
Reliability Updates: Best and Worst Cars and Trucks Tables: A Chart Summary |
| 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:
Moody's Cuts Ford Debt Two Notches Deeper into Junk: Which of the Big Two Will Win the Race to Bankruptcy? |
| 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:
S&P Cuts Ford Debt Deeper into Junk: Which of the Big Two Will Win the Race to Bankruptcy? |
| June 2006:
Moody's and S&P Cut GM Creditworthiness Deeper into Junk |
| June 2006:
Fitch Cuts Ford Debt Deeper into Junk, but GM Retains Solid Lead in Race to Bankruptcy |
| June 2006:
Coolant Gives GM Heat |
| 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:
Plaintiffs in Lawsuit Say GM Flunked a Recall |
| May 2006:
U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors (2), Ford (3), Chrysler (4), Mazda (1), Nissan (3), and Toyota (1) |
| April 2006:
In 2006, Toyota and Honda Rule Most Reliable List with 10 of 10 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 6 of 10 Worst: Reliability Gap Grows |
| April 2006:
If GM Is Really Worth a -$43 Billion, Should Its Executives Be Executed? |
| 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:
Moody's Cuts GM Creditworthiness Another Notch Deeper into Junk |
| March 2006:
Toyota Reliability Takes Another Leap Up; Honda's Too; Toyota-GM Reliability Gap Sets Another Record: Will GM Bottom? |
| March 2006:
GM Expands Lead in Race to Bankruptcy: Fitch Cuts GM's Credit a Notch Deeper into Junk, Puts Post-Filing Bond Recovery at 30% to 50% |
| 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:
GM Strengthens Lead in Race to Bankruptcy: Moody's Cuts GM's Credit a Notch Deeper in Junk |
| February 2006:
General Motors and DaimlerChrysler Again Dominate CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List |
| February 2006:
In the U.S. in January 2006, Reliable Two Sales Soar to Set New January Sales Records; GM and Ford Dodge Plunge with Huge, Premature Fleet Sales, but GM's Market Share Still Drops a Notch; Toyota RAV4 Overtakes Honda CR-V with Dramatic Sales Surge |
| January 2006:
U.S. President Bush Says GM and Ford Must Make a Relevant Product, But Can They and Should They Try? |
| January 2006:
Toyota Overwhelmingly Dominates Another Measure of Durability |
| January 2006:
Ford Cuts GM Lead in Race to Insolvency: Which Big Three Will Go Bust First? |
| January 2006:
Ford Narrows Gap in GM-Ford Race to Bankruptcy |
| 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 |
| December 2005:
MPR's Senior Economics and Business Editor Predicts GM Bankruptcy in 2006 |
| December 2005:
GM Drags Its Three, or So, Feet, But Finally Recalls Its Runaway-Prone SUVs and Pickups in Additional Cold-Weather, Salt-Rich States |
| December 2005:
GM's CEO Says GM Doesn't Sell Junk, But ... |
| December 2005:
Ford's Debt Cut to Junk by Fitch, but GM Retains Big Lead in Race to Bankruptcy |
| December 2005:
Relentless U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Prompts S&P to Cut GM Debt Deeper into Junk |
| 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:
Fitch Cuts GM Debt Deeper into Junk |
| November 2005:
Moody's Cuts GM Debt Deeper into Junk |
| October 2005:
Parts Division Jettisoned by GM Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy; S&P Cuts GM's Debt Deeper into Junk |
| October 2005:
In the U.S. in September 2005, Quality Four Sales March On, GM and Ford Sales Plunge |
| September 2005:
Fitch Cuts GM Debt Deeper into Junk |
| September 2005:
2005 Reliability Updates: Plunging into the Depths - The Five Worst Marques by Reliability Percentrank Average Drop from 1988 to 2001 |
| September 2005:
2005 Reliability Updates: Big Three Appear Hopelessly Stuck in Quality Quagmire; Selling Dirt Cheap May Be Best Route to Survival |
| September 2005:
GM Recalls 804,000 Pickups and SUVs for Braking Problem Caused by Road Salt; Excluded are Cadillac Escalades and the Cold-Weather and Road-Salt-Rich States of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa |
| September 2005:
In the U.S. in August 2005, Reason Rather Returns: Quality Four Sales Soar, GM Sales Plunge |
| September 2005:
Auto on Info Site Manager's Conclusion: GM Likely to Dominate Worst-Cars-and-Trucks Tables for Years to Come |
| 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 |
| August 2005:
Speediest Dilapidations: General Motors Accounts for 16 of the 20 Worst |
| August 2005:
Former Parts Division GM Dumped on Shareholders Has Rating Slashed: S&P Cuts Delphi's Debt Deep into Junk |
| July 2005:
Did GM Inadvertently Announce to North America That It Is the Continent's Premier Vendor of Motor Vehicle Wanna-Bes? |
| July 2005:
Mini-Survey Points to Toyota Dominance in Overall Quality and Customer Satisfaction |
| July 2005:
Did GM's Marketing Department Make Out Big Three Consumers Unmitigated Nincompoops? |
| July 2005:
Did GM's Marketing Department Make Out GM's CEO an Unmitigated Nincompoop? |
| June 2005:
Ford and Mazda Dominate High Rollover Risk Pickups and General Motors Dominates High Rollover Risk SUVs, per NHTSA |
| June 2005:
In the U.S. in May 2005, Sales Shift Toward Quality Continues |
| May 2005:
Don't Drive That GM Pickup or SUV |
| May 2005:
Fitch
Says GM Bonds Junk Too |
| May 2005:
Does 'GM' Mean 'Junk'? |
| May 2005:
Ford Narrows Reliability Gap with Toyota and Widens Lead over GM |
| 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 |
| May 2005:
With U.S. Consumer Shift toward Quality Unabated, S&P Cuts GM and Ford's Debt to Junk |
| May 2005:
In the U.S. in April 2005, Quality Four Sales Soar, GM and Ford Continue Free Fall |
| May 2005:
General Motors Vehicles Hit with Another Safety Investigation: NHTSA to Investigate 1.3 Million GM Pickup Trucks and SUVs for Corroding Brake Part |
| April 2005:
King of Recalls Recalls Again: General Motors Leaps Past Ford with Recall of 2 Million Vehicles, Including 1.5 Million 2003-2005 SUVs and Pickups |
| April 2005:
Consumer Shift Toward Quality Gives Honda Market Capitalization Greater Than GM's and Ford's Combined |
| April 2005:
Moody's Cuts GM Long-Term Debt Rating to One Notch Above Junk, Puts Ford Debt Under Review |
| April 2005:
Part of GM's Repair Kit - A Very Bloodied Ax |
| April 2005:
In the U.S. in March 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford and GM Sales Drop |
| April 2005:
General Motors' Dominion - Down & Under |
| 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:
GM's Bond Rating, Bond Outlook, Common Stock, and Market Cap Take a Tumble, Reports WSJ |
| March 2005:
General Motors Slashes 2005 Earnings Estimate, S&P Cuts GM's Outlook to Negative |
| March 2005:
General Motors and Chrysler Dominate Consumer Reports Used-Cars-To-Avoid List |
| March 2005:
Toyota Dominates Consumer Reports Reliability Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip |
| October 2004:
Is GM King of Junk? |
The visitor may find the following tables and charts useful as well.
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Cumulative Number of Auto on Info
Auto Manufacturer Awards for Motor
Vehicle Quality |
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Cumulative Number of First Place Positions in Auto on Info's
Auto
Manufacturer Awards for Motor Vehicle Quality |
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Auto Manufacturer |
Awards |
Auto Manufacturer |
First Place Positions |
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Toyota |
42 |
Toyota |
39 |
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Honda |
34 |
Honda |
5 |
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Mercedes-Benz |
2 |
Mercedes-Benz |
0 |
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Nissan |
1 |
Nissan |
0 |
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BMW |
1 |
BMW |
0 |
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Volvo |
1 |
Volvo |
0 |
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General Motors |
0 |
General Motors |
0 |
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Ford |
0 |
Ford |
0 |
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Chrysler |
0 |
Chrysler |
0 |
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This table is current as of 14
August 2007. |
This table is current as of 14
August 2007. |
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