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2007
August 2007: In the U.S. in July 2007, Reliable Two Sales Drop a Bit; Ford and GM Sales Tumble
August 2007: Estimating Model-Year-2008 Reliability: How High Will Toyota's Rise and How Low Will the Big Three's 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: New York City Moves to Make Its Air More Breathable and the City More Sustainable: Greening NYC
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: Review of the 2007 Lexus RX 400h Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
May 2007: Review of the 2007 Lexus RX 350 Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
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 Best Models by CR's 2007 History of Reliability Verdicts: The Reliable Two Shine; Big Three Score Zip
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Lexus LS 460 and LS 460L: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Land Cruiser SUV: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Highlander SUV: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota 4Runner SUV: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2007: The Reliable Two Dominate Greenest Dozen; Big Three Score Zip
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Yaris: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Corolla: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
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: Review of the 2007 Toyota Sienna Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
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: Are Big Three Pickups Abominations?
April 2007: By Yet Another Quality Measure, Toyota and Honda Are Best and GM and DaimlerChrysler - Worst: The UCS 2007 Environmental Report
April 2007: Review of the 2007 Lexus ES 350 Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2007: Cleaning Arizona Air: The Exclusive Three
March 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Prius Hybrid Hatchback: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota Camry Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2007: Review of the 2007 Toyota RAV4 Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2007: In Europe in February 2007, Consumer Charge to Quality Rages On: Toyota Sales Continue Surge
March 2007: Toyota and Honda Increase Dominance of Consumer Reports' Good Bets List: Toyota's Best Widen Quality Gap
March 2007: Chevrolet Upholds a Tradition: GM's Chevrolet Line Worst by CR's 2007 Vehicles-to-Avoid List
March 2007: GM Expands Lead on CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, a Tad
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: U.S. Safety Recalls by Land Rover, Volkswagen, General Motors, Chrysler, Honda, and Toyota
February 2007: In 2006, as Consumers Around the Globe Dashed toward Quality, Reliable Two Output Soared
February 2007: In Europe in January 2007, Consumer Quest for Quality Turns to Stampede: Toyota Sales Surge
February 2007: 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: 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: Does GM Mean Junk of the 7th Level of Abomination?
January 2007: The 2006 Updates: Estimated Rates of Motor Vehicle Deterioration, by Line and Manufacturer
January 2007: Toyota Expands Dominance on Durability Measure
January 2007: CR's Top 3 Small SUVs Are Reliable Twos
January 2007: Big Three Dominate 2006 and Cumulative U.S. Safety Recalls
January 2007: The 2007 U.S. Auto Market Share Predictions for Toyota Motor Corporation and the Big Three
January 2007: 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: 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

 

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
December 2006: 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
November 2006: True Value Estimates of GM's 2007 Vehicles
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
November 2006: NHTSA Safety Investigations: More Seat Fires for Chrysler and More Engine Compartment Fires for Ford, Plus Summary and Others
November 2006: In the U.S. in October 2006, Consumer March to Quality Keeps Its Pace: Toyota Sales Soar, Honda Sales Rise, and GM and Ford Sales Jump with the Duo's October 2005 Post-Fire-Sale Distortion, But Drop Without
November 2006: U.S. Safety Recalls by Volkswagen, Ford, Nissan, and Toyota
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: Site Manager's 1984 Corolla Passes 500,000 Mark
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: AFP Reports J.D. Powers Says 61% of U.S. Car Buyers Want Reliability and Durability: More Disastrous News for GM?
October 2006: In the U.S. in September 2006, Consumer March to Quality Keeps Its Pace: Toyota Sales Soar, Ford Ekes Out Miniscule Gain over Disastrous September 2005, GM and Chrysler Tumble
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: Toyota and Honda Account for Two Best Minivans; General Motors Accounts for 5 of 8 Worst
September 2006: Ford Motor and GM: Where to from Here?
September 2006: Market Capitalizations of Toyota Motor Corporation, General Motors Corporation, and Ford Motor Company
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: In the U.S. in August 2006, Toyota Sales Soar Again, Honda's Dip, as do Chrysler's, Ford's Plunge, and GM's Fall a Bit of a Bit and Its Market Share Drops a Notch
September 2006: Reliability Updates: Best and Worst Cars and Trucks Tables: A Chart Summary
August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 6-to-8 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 7 of 10 Best, GM - 17 of 36 Worst
August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 5-to-7 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 9 of 13 Best, GM - 17 of 42 Worst
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: Toyota Dominates Auto on Info's Rosters of High Mileage Vehicles; Honda Places Second: Another Auto Manufacturer Durability Award for Each
August 2006: By WSJ's Lot-Stay Time, Made-in-Japan TMC Models Account for 7 of July's Hottest 10
August 2006: U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda, and Toyota
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: Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's Ten Best Family Sedans with Above Average Predicted Reliability; Big Three Score Zip
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: J.D. Power Announces Results for Its 90-Day-Ownership Survey: A Guide for Those Planning to Own a New Vehicle for 90 Days or Less
June 2006: U.S. Safety Recalls by Volkswagen (1), General Motors (1), Volvo (1), and Toyota (1)
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
June 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Camry Solara Convertible and Coupe: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
June 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Sequoia Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
June 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Land Cruiser Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
June 2006: Review of the 2006 Lexus GX470 Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
June 2006: Review of the 2007 Lexus RX350 Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
June 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Highlander Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
June 2006: Review of the 2006 Scion xB Wagon: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
June 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Corolla Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
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: Review of the 2006 Lexus RX400h Hybrid Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
May 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
May 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Prius Hybrid Hatchback: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
May 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Tundra Pickup Truck: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
May 2006: Review of the 2006 Toyota Sienna Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
May 2006: U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors (2), Ford (3), Chrysler (4), Mazda (1), Nissan (3), and Toyota (1)
May 2006: In the U.S. in April 2006, Consumer Shift to Quality Keeps Its Pace: Reliable Two Sales Rise and Set Records; Big Three Sales Drop, but Drop Appears Sustainable without Multiple Use of Bankruptcy Filings
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: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Lexus GS430/GS300: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Lexus LS430: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Lexus ES 330 Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the Base, Sport, and Limited Editions of the 2006 Toyota RAV4 Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Toyota Tacoma Pickup Truck: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Toyota 4Runner Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
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
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: Market Capitalizations of Toyota Motor Corporation, General Motors Corporation, Fiat SPA, and Tata Motors Limited
March 2006: Consumer Shift to Quality Gives Reliable Two Nearly Half of Global Market Capitalization and Leaves GM with 2%
March 2006: Toyota Reliability Takes Another Leap Up; Honda's Too; Toyota-GM Reliability Gap Sets Another Record: Will GM Bottom?
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: 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 Cars Account for All of CR's 2006 Family Sedan All-Around Quick Picks
February 2006: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports' 2006 Good Bets List, with Small Changes from 2005
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: Toyota Overwhelmingly Dominates Another Measure of Durability
January 2006: By WSJ's Lot-Stay Time, Made-in-Japan TMC Models Are Top 5 of Hottest 10
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: Toyota, Honda, Ford, Mercedes, GM, and Volvo Recall a Batch; Ford's 'Solution' to Its Incendiary Problem Will Not Be Available until February
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
November 2005: Legendary Corolla Is Only Gasoline-Powered Vehicle to Make Top Ten Fuel Efficiency List
November 2005: Toyota Recalls a Batch of Priuses in the U.S., Japan, and Here and There, a Batch of Scion tCs in the U.S., and a Bunch of Various Models in Southeast Asia and Australia
October 2005: In the U.S. in September 2005, Quality Four Sales March On, GM and Ford Sales Plunge
September 2005: Toyota Recalls a Bunch of SUVs and Pickups; Land Rover, Chrysler, Hyundai, Saab, and Kia Issue Smaller Recalls
September 2005: In the U.S. in August 2005, Reason Rather Returns: Quality Four Sales Soar, GM Sales Plunge
September 2005: Fifteen-Year Data History Points to Continued Overwhelming Dominance of the Best of Each Year by TMC
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 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: By WSJ's Lot Stay Time, Toyota Has 8 of Hottest 12
August 2005: Toyota Dominates Auto on Info's Rosters of High Mileage Vehicles; Honda Places Second: Another Auto Manufacturer Durability Award for Each
July 2005: Toyota and BMW Among World's 20 Most Innovative Companies; Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Honda Brand Names Among World's 20 Most Valuable
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
July 2005: Subaru, Honda, and Toyota Account for Consumer Reports' Top Three Small SUVs
June 2005: Site Manager Replaces Corolla Transmission: 1984 Torque Converter Expires at 478,943 Miles
June 2005: In the U.S. in May 2005, Sales Shift Toward Quality Continues
June 2005: Prius Has Stalling Glitch, NHTSA Commences Investigation
May 2005: Toyota Recalls a Slew
May 2005: In NHTSA Car Crash Tests, Lowest Score Goes to Chevrolet Cobalt, Lowest Two Scores to Buick LaCrosse, Perfect Scores to Toyota, Mitsubishi, Subaru, and Two Volvos
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: In the U.S. in April 2005, Quality Four Sales Soar, GM and Ford Continue Free Fall
May 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Tacoma Pickup Truck: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
May 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Sienna Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications: Updated
April 2005: Toyota Camry and Honda Accord Dominate Results of IIHS' Frontal Offset Crash and Side Impact Tests
April 2005: Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey Minivans Score Best on IIHS 2005 Crash Tests, Receive "Best Pick Frontal" Designation; GM's Chevrolet Astro, GMC Safari, Pontiac TransSport / Montana, and Chevrolet Venture Score Worst
April 2005: Toyota Tacoma Pickup Truck Scores Best on IIHS 2005 Crash Tests, Receives "Best Pick Frontal" Designation
April 2005: The 2-Wheel Drive Toyota Tacoma Pickup Truck Receives Perfect Scores on NHTSA's 2005 Crash Tests
April 2005: In the U.S. in March 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford and GM Sales Drop
March 2005: Additional Measures of Toyota's Dominion in Automotive Quality: Market Capitalizations and Bond Ratings of Toyota vs. General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, and Volkswagen
March 2005: Toyota Corolla with Side Airbags Earns Best Small Car Side-Impact Test Scores, Dodge Neon Earns Worst Side-Impact Test Scores
March 2005: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports 2005 Overall Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Lexus ES330: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Models Engineered by Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports Fuel Economy Quick Pick List; Big Three-Engineered Models Score Zip
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Matrix Wagon: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Lexus GX470: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Lexus RX330: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota 4Runner: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Sienna Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Toyota and Honda Again Dominate Consumer Reports Good Bets List
March 2005: Toyota Dominates Consumer Reports Reliability Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Lexus IS300: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Lexus LS430: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Camry: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Celica: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Corolla: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Echo: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Highlander: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Land Cruiser: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Prius: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota RAV4: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: Review of the 2005 Toyota Tundra Pickup Truck: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
March 2005: In the U.S. in February 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford Sales Drop, GM Sales Plummet
February 2005: Lexus RX 330 Brake Complaints
February 2005: Toyota to Expand Its Scion Line with SUV - the FJ Cruiser
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: For U.S. Consumers Hoping to Buy a New Made-in-Japan Toyota Corolla or Camry, Pickings Are Slim and Getting Slimmer
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: Toyota Garners 16 of 32 Most Reliable
November 2004: Toyota and Honda Dominate Most Reliable SUV List; General Motors and Ford Dominate Least Reliable SUV List
November 2004: Toyota Dominates Top Five List; GM and Saab Subsidiary Garner Two of Bottom Five
November 2004: Toyota Growth Strains Resources
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's Market Capitalization Exceeds the Combined Market Capitalizations of DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, and BMW
September 2004: Toyota's Plans to Expand Its Michigan Development and Engineering Activities Proceed: Comes a Caveat Cum Imperative?
September 2004: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports' Best in Class by Cargo Space and Fuel Economy
September 2004: Toyota and Honda Dominate Small Sport Utility Vehicle List
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: Toyota Plans to Expand Its Michigan Development and Engineering Activities: Bad News for the North American Consumer?
August 2004: Toyota Has Four of July 2004's Hottest Selling Top Ten; Honda, BMW, and DaimlerChrysler - Each Two
August 2004: TPS Masters in Short Supply in Toyota's North American Manufacturing Plants, Reports WSJ
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: Toyota and Honda Dominate June 2004's Hottest Selling Top Ten
July 2004: In the U.S. in June 2004, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, General Motors and Ford Sales Plunge
June 2004: Toyota and Honda Dominate May 2004's Hottest Selling Top Ten
June 2004: In the U.S. in May 2004, Toyota, Nissan, and Mazda Sales Have Double Digit Growth: Market Shares Hold
June 2004: CCC Information Services' 2003 Motor Vehicle Theft Data Give Toyota Another Auto Manufacturer Award for Durability
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 Dominates April 2004's Hottest Selling Top Ten
May 2004: Toyota's Reliability Continues to Advance: Gap with Big Three Grows
May 2004: The Legendary Corolla Helps Carry Toyota Motor Corporation to the Pinnacle of Japanese Corporate Financial History
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
May 2004: Toyota Is First and Honda and Hyundai Tie for Second in the 2004 J.D. Power "Initial Quality" Ranking: Complaints Down
April 2004: Toyota Dominates March 2004's Hottest Selling Top Ten
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 Publishes Some February Sales Data: What's In, Hip, and Tried-and-True
March 2004: Toyota Dominates List of Best Cars and Trucks; General Motors Dominates List of Worst Cars and Trucks
March 2004: Toyota Dominates Hottest Selling Top Ten
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: The Debut of China's Toyota Corolla
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: Toyota's Market Capitalization Towers
November 2003: In the U.S. in October 2003, Nissan Auto Sales Soar Again, Toyota Has Another Double Digit Gain
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: In the First Half of 2003, Toyota Sales Zoom Past GM's in Australia and Poland
August 2003: Of AOI's 20 Highest Mileage Vehicles, Toyota Scores 11 and Garners Another AOI Auto Award
August 2003: Moody's Upgrades Toyota's Long Term Debt to AAA
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: Toyota Garners Another AOI Auto Manufacturer Award for Durability
May 2003: In Canada in April 2003, Big Three Sales Plunge; Toyota, BMW, Nissan, and Hyundai Sales Advance
May 2003: In the U.S. in April 2003, General Motors' Car Sales Plunge; Honda's and Hyundai's Truck Sales Surge
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: In the U.S. in February 2003, General Motors Sales Plunge, Honda Sales Surge
March 2003: Hawaiian New Car Market Shares: Harbingers of Things to Come?
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
February 2003: In the U.S. in January 2003, Honda Narrows Sales Gap with Toyota, Kia Narrows Sales Gap with Hyundai, BMW Widens Sales Lead over Mercedes, General Motors Sales Drop
January 2003: In 2002, the Big Three's U.S. Auto Sales Dropped; the Reliable Two's and Hyundai's Rose, the U.S. New Car Market Share Changed Little

 

2002 and 2001
December 2002: Toyota Dominates AOI's List of Auto Manufacturer Awards and Honors; Honda Places Second; GM, Ford, and Chrysler Score Zero
November 2002: Toyota Dominated J.D. Power and Associates' 2002 Initial Quality Awards
October 2002: In Western Europe, Toyota Sales Surge; General Motors Sales Plunge
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?
May 2002: Another Data Analysis Pointing to Preeminent Toyota Durability
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
February 2002: Big Three U.S. New Car Market Share Drops in January 2002
January 2002: 2001 Percentage Changes in Unit Volume Sales of U.S. Passenger Vehicle Market Shares Followed Closely Those of Recent Years: Hyundai's Soared; Toyota's and Honda's Advanced; the Big Three's Shrunk
June 2001: Sample of High Mileage Toyota Owners Buttresses Toyota's Vaulted Reputation for Quality
May 2001: Changes in April Auto Sales Rather Mirror Reliability Index Averages
April 2001: The Reliability Index Gap between Toyota and the Big Three Remains Unchanged: Seven Years of -.6

 

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