Buick knocks Lexus out of the top spot on J.D. Power 2009 list
2010 Buick LaCrosse (GM)
That’s right! Buick, an AMERICAN brand, has managed to knock Lexus from the top of the J.D. Power 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study! Buick has managed to get it’s quality down to just 122 repairs per 100 vehicles, knocking Lexus out of first place at 126 repairs per 100 vehicles. In fact, a large number of the domestic brands did fairly well. Mercury, Lincoln, Cadillac, Ford, and Chrysler all scored above the industry average. Brands like Chevrolet, Saturn, Jeep, Pontiac, and Hummer beat out brands like Scion, Mazda and Volkswagen, brands people typically associate with good quality. This is good news for the Domestic automakers, as they continue to push ahead with quality improvements, in the hope that they can shake their reputations for building sub-par vehicles. For the full story, head on over to Autoblog.
Tags: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Ford, Hummer, J.D. Power, Jeep, Lexus, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury, Pontiac, Saturn, Scion, Volkswagen
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March 24th, 2009 at 9:19 am
“Mercury, Lincoln, Cadillac, Ford, and Chrysler all scored below the industry average!”
I think you ment to say above the industry average.
March 24th, 2009 at 11:28 am
yea, I think you’re right! Thanks for catching that one!