Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Ford slip into the top 10, while Subaru become the best brand


Washington - According to CR, Subaru took the 75 out of 100 values, two points higher than last year. This success was made thanks to FHI redesign of Impreza, Legacy, and Outback with a simple interior design in recent years. Mazda bagged the second 74, followed by Toyota and Honda 73 72. Chrysler get caretaker position with 51 points.

"This is good news for Subaru. Consumers still believe the CR and will use these recommendations very seriously, "said Rebecca Lindland, IHS Automotive director of research institutions in the U.S. automotive industry. In the second place, there are Mazda Motor Corporation is stuck with a value of 74, followed by Toyota Motor Corporation and Honda Motor Company.

"There's been many changes among the top rated brands (CR)," said Brandy Schaffels, Senior Editor of TrueCar.com.

Ford Motor Company "slip" into the top 10 from last year 5. CR criticism delivered in the manufacturer from Dearborn, Michigan, associated electronics and transmission features. While General Motors sit rated 12, followed by the Chrysler Group LLC (13). "Slowly but surely, they showed an increase," said Schaffels.

Toyota and Nissan

Still in CR reports, Toyota managed to still be the most recommended model, the results obtained by testing 22 of the 26 existing models. Nissan sit in the position of "runner up" in the testing 13 of the 22 model.

"A lot of nice cars out there and those who elected not often come across the TV ads," said David Champion, Consumer Reports Senior Director of Automotive Testing.

Subaru, flagship brand of Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (FHI) has been named the best brand according to the non-profit Consumer Reports magazine (CR) in the United States (U.S.) from the results of road tests and reliability. As reported by Bloomberg (28/02/2012), able to surpass Mazda Subaru, Toyota, and Honda as the winner of last year and this time it dropped to fourth.