Summary: In the auto industry, Japanese brands have continuously dominated in car reliability. The three brands that are expected to show the most reliability in the coming year are Lexus, Toyota, and Acura. Even though this is true, it does not ensure the driver that buying a Japanese car will give them the least amount of problems. In fact, many Japanese brands such as: Nissan, Scion, and Subaru have gone down several positions from their last rankings. Now, not everything is about the Japanese. The Audi, an European made car has moved up to position number 4 in the rankings, moving up four places since last year. The only domestic brand that made the top 10 cut was led by General Motors' GMC.
Top 10 List:
1. Lexus
2. Toyota
3. Acura
4. Audi
5. Mazda
6. Infiniti
7. Volvo
8. Honda
9. GMC
10. Subaru
Analysis: Based solely on this list, to an outsider with very minimal education it would seem as though the United States may not have the most successful industry. Even though the auto industry in the US is tremendously big, we aren't putting out good quality cars, which may cost us big bucks at the end of the road. Despite all of this, it is very interesting that I recognized every single one of the brands listed in the top 10, even though only one is actually made in the US.
http://autos.yahoo.com/news/consumer-reports%E2%80%99-car-reliability-survey-shows-japanese-brands-dominating--europeans-gaining-ground-165357824.html
As someone who reads consumer reports, and took last years list into consideration before buying my first car, I agree with the statement that America is not rendering good quality vehicles. I was allowed to choose any make from the top 10 list last year and none of my options were US-made.
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