Toyota and GM grab J.D. Power reliability awards
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Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 19 May 2005 20:05
Japanese automaker Toyota and US automaker General Motors, the two largest automobile manufacturers in the world, captured 15 of the 18 top car reliability awards in the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Initial Quality Study.
In the study, Toyota earned 10 of the top model segment awards, with the Lexus SC 430 honored as the highest-ranking model for the second consecutive year, at 54 problems per 100 vehicles. Other Toyota models earning segment awards included the Toyota Prius (Compact Car segment), Scion tC (Sporty Car) and Toyota RAV4 (Entry SUV).
General Motors earned five top model segment awards, including those for the Chevrolet Malibu/Malibu Maxx (Entry Midsize Car), Buick Century (Premium Midsize Car) and Chevrolet Suburban (Full-Size SUV).
"The 2005 IQS results contain some genuinely good news for General Motors," said Chance Parker, executive director of product and research analysis at J.D. Power and Associates. "The improvements of the quality of several models and at their North American plants are both very positive signs."
General Motors Corporation sweeped the North/South America plant quality awards. General Motors' Oshawa #2, Ontario, Canada, plant, which produces the Buick Century, Buick LaCrosse and Pontiac Grand Prix, earned the Gold Plant Quality Award. The Oshawa #1, Ontario, and Hamtramck, MI, plants earned the Silver and Bronze Plant Quality awards, respectively. For the fourth consecutive year, Toyota Motor Corporation's Tahara, Japan, car plant receives the Platinum Plant Quality Award for worldwide plant quality with a score of 59 problems per 100 vehicles.
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