Ford passed Toyota Initial Quality
Originally Posted by road and track
Ford Passes Toyota in J.D. Power Initial Quality Rankings
The Daily Auto Insider
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Ford supplanted Toyota — taking the top spot in five of 19 segments — in the 2007 Initial Quality Survey (IQS) by J.D. Power and Associates.
Ford earned segment awards for the Ford Mustang, Lincoln Mark LT, Lincoln MKZ, Mercury Milan and Mazda MX-5 Miata. Mazda is 33.4 percent owned by Ford.
Toyota, which grabbed the top spot in 11 segments last year, captured only four this year — the 4Runner, Sequoia, Tacoma and Lexus RX350/RX400h.
Porsche again dominated the overall ranking of brands, averaging 91 problems per 100 vehicles as it had last year. That compared with a 2007 industry average of 125 problems per 100 vehicles. Last year it was 124.
Ford's Lincoln brand jumped from 12th in 2006 to third in overall nameplate rankings, averaging 100 problems per 100 vehicles. It was behind Porsche and Toyota's Lexus luxury brand, which averaged 94 problems per vehicles.
For the study, Westlake Village, Calif.-based J.D. Power collected responses from more than 97,000 buyers and lessees of new 2007 model year vehicles after 90 days of ownership. This year's survey included 228 questions and asked for information specifically about design and production, such as defects and malfunctions.
NOTE: Not included due to small sample size are: Isuzu and Mini.
Top Three Models per Car Segment
Sub-Compact Car: Kia Rio/Rio5, Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent (Total)
Compact Car: Honda Civic (Total), Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra Sedan
Compact Sporty Car: Mazda MX-5, Miata Scion tC, Subaru Impreza (Total)
Compact Premium Sporty Car: Porsche Boxster, Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class, Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class
Entry Premium Car: Lincoln MKZ, Acura TSX , Cadillac CTS
Midsize Premium Car: Mercedes-Benz E-Class (Total), Lexus GS 350/GS 430/GS 450H (Total), Infiniti M-Series (tie), Volvo S80 (tie)
Large Premium Car: Audi A8 (tie), Mercedes Benz S-Class (tie) , Lexus LS 460
Premium Sporty Car: Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, Porsche 911 (Total), Lexus SC 430
Midsize Sporty Car: Ford Mustang, Toyota Solara (Total) , Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Midsize Car: Mercury Milan, Honda Accord (Total), Ford Fusion (tie), Mitsubishi Galant (tie)
Large Car : Pontiac Grand Prix, Toyota Avalon, Ford Five Hundred (tie), Mercury Montego (tie)
Truck/Multi-Activity Vehicle (MAV) Segments
Compact MAV : Honda CR-V, Nissan Xterra, Hyundai Tucson
Midsize MAV : Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Highlander (Total), Mercury Mountaineer
Large MAV : Toyota Sequoia, Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon (Total)
Midsize Premium MAV : Lexus RX 350/RX 400h (Total), Lincoln MKX, Lexus GX 470
Large Premium MAV : Lincoln Mark LT, Lincoln Navigator, Hummer H2
Large Pickup: Chevrolet Silverado Classic HD, Ford F-150 LD, GMC Sierra LD
Midsize Pickup : Toyota Tacoma, Honda Ridgeline, Dodge Dakota
Van : Chevrolet Express (Total), Kia Sedona, Ford E-Series
Good news for Ford. I belive they are number one now as well. Do you think it will help sale?