2008 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study Porsche, Honda, Chevrolet Among Big Winners

I didn't realize Mercedes's quality improved so quickly after some lapses.

Porsche, Honda, Chevrolet Among Big Winners in 2008 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study - Car News

GM and Ford do well, but Chrysler winds up near the bottom.

BY JOSEPH SZCZESNY June 2008

For the third year in a row, Porsche came out on top in the J.D. Power and Associates closely watched annual Initial Quality Survey (IQS) of vehicles sold in the U.S. by three dozen top automotive brands. (The complete rankings can be found on the next page of this article. Click here.)

Porsche, which makes its home in Stuttgart, Germany, came out as the top automaker in the annual quality survey, while the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen just outside of Stuttgart was named the top assembly plant. Porsche's Stuttgart plant, where the 911 cabriolet and coupe are built, came away with a "Silver" award as one of the best assembly plants in Europe, just ahead of BMW's Regensburg assembly plant.

Overall, Mercedes-Benz moved up one place against last year from fifth to fourth in the brand-level ranking, and three Mercedes-Benz models were among the top three of their respective segments.

However, vehicles from General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan also did well in the survey. For consumers, the survey is considered a good predictor of ownership experience throughout the life of a vehicle, even though it measures buyer satisfaction after a vehicle has been owned for just 90 days, officials from J.D. Power noted.

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It hasn't. They still suck.

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