Toyota and GM

I present to you the newest addition to the family. If you're embarking on buying a new car, I have only one suggestion... buy Japanese, preferably a Lexus or Toyota.


And, never buy American cars, they're cheap and they show it. Here's an excerpt from JD Power's 2005 Initial Quality Study

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.,: 18 May 2005 — Toyota Motor Corporation and General Motors Corporation, the two largest automobile manufacturers in the world, capture 15 of the 18 top model segment awards, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Initial Quality Study^SM (IQS) released today.

In the study, Toyota Motor Corporation earns 10 of the top model segment awards, with the Lexus SC 430 honored as the highest-ranking model for the second consecutive year, at 54 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100). Other Toyota models earning segment awards include the Toyota Prius (Compact Car), Scion tC (Sporty Car) and Toyota RAV4 (Entry SUV).

If you read carefully, you will notice that GM only won 5 of the the awards, only half of what Toyota won. Considering that GM is the largest auto company in the world, winning only half of the quality awards as Toyota is pretty poor. If you didn't know already, GM includes a wide range of brands under it's name including: Cadillac, Buick, Saab, Saturn, Hummer, GMC, Oldsmobile, Chevy, and Pontiac.

Do you think American cars are underrated?

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