2008 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study Porsche, Honda, Chev..

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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