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Report - USA - Big Three, Japanese Brands "Equal" on Initial Quality
USA -The Car Connection, by Mac Gordon /Consusmer Report -27 Oct 2005: -- The U.S. Big Three closed the gap with the Japanese vehicles on initial vehicle quality, but the Japanese brands still led significantly in durability from 2-8 years, says the chief of the Consumer Reports vehicle test team, David Champion... who called for such safety enhancers as SUV rear-view cameras and anti-roll stability systems to become standard equipment on all new vehicles... Consumer Reports, issuing its annual new-model preview issue this week, rates the hybrid Toyota Prius as the most reliable of the 2006 models, and the Infiniti QX56 SUV the least reliable. The magazine relies for its rankings on reports from readers, as well as its own testers, with a record one million questionnaires... Nameplates falling short are Kia Amanti, Lincoln Town Car and Mercury Montego, says Champion - and, because of safety concerns, Chrysler 300. Consumer Reports coordinates its findings with the crash-safety tests of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety...
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