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Ford is near the bottom which is amazing to see. I don't thinnk they have ever ranked that far down. It's supposedly related to the MFT system but there are some problems with the trannys and EcoBoost engines as well...
Absolutely amazed by the improvements over at Audi as well. Where is Andres3? His A3 may not be an anomoly after all. :shades:
Note the wide spreads from Nissan, Mini, BMW and Ford.
Ford is top brand (autonews.com)
Ford took risks, and I don't think they should be scolded for doing so. It's growing pains. They're the first to go mainstream with this type of interface. People are slow to learn and want buttons and knobs, but they'll get used to it eventually and Ford's numbers will creep back up.
Also, a revision came out this year and I bet not everyone has it yet.
Buffy's complaining about her hair being messed up.
Also, the spread is not all that wide for Mercedes. They actually got most cars near average.
The MB average thing amused me too - right in the middle, and a small range. For a complex German car on a sometimes iffy ranking systrem, "average" is pretty good.
They must have talked to every single G37c owner! LOL
Benz did well indeed. In the past they've had some truly awful scores for their trucks. I think the ML was worst in the survey at one point.
I was expecting to see the ML as the worst. Maybe it was second. Oh well, at least the E ranks high, as it is such a volume seller, that bodes well.
Wait until it gets on their heels. Hubby will have to switch cars.
About 70 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold in the U.S. are built in North America, and the company directly employs 37,000 people on this continent.
Even the most ignorant, "Buy Murican", anti-import types should see this as a positive. :shades:
Toyota gained a bit of share, up 16%, market was only up 7%. GM up 5%, Chrysler up 10%, Ford was flat.
Toyota reported that 4000 cars were flood damaged, and 15 dealerships also had damage.
Smart was up 200%, so I think they sold 3 cars this October vs. just one car last October.
Lexus was up 10%, BMW up 21%, M-B up 6%, Audi up 15%. Hmm, I'd read the lux market would take a bigger hit but it seems like nobody told them about that.
Source: AN sales report e-mail broadcast.
Toyota quarterly profit triples, raises forecast (Detroit News)
Mercedes Dangles $5,000 VIP Discounts to Hold U.S. Lead Over BMW
There may not be profits for the next couple of years or so...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCXJIjxvPNE&feature=player_embedded
RPGs? That was a good one. Add also the night vision.
RC350 should be the I coupe, basically.
They also registered NX200t and NX300h, probably a small egg-shaped crossover built for the express purpose of annoying fintail.
If so we could see a new Supra and a new MR2.
Wouldn't really care for a Supra with a 3.5l V6 + hybrid powertrain, it would be too heavy and too complex. Not to mention expensive.
I'm more interested in the MR2 successor. Especially if it's the less costly sibling to the FR-S.
Just one thing - no SMG! That's the 2nd worst transmission ever. #1 is the Smart.
Link about a new recall, 2.8 million worldwide for Prius and some Corolla.
Thought I'd post for the Toyota hate club! I hope if they post about this that they also comment about post # 15944 from 10/31/12.
In other news, Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to pay $25.5 million to settle claims from shareholders who said they were harmed by the Japanese automaker's recall for unintended acceleration of millions of vehicles in 2009-10.
Toyota agreed in 2010 to pay nearly $50 million in fines to the U.S. government for failing to recall millions of vehicles in a timely fashion in three separate recall campaigns.
The proposed settlement to shareholders is a fraction of Toyota's worldwide profits. Last week, Toyota reported quarterly profits of $3.2 billion."
Toyota to pay $25.5 million to settle shareholder suits (Detroit News)
Unfortunately, no one in a Prius has ever made a sharp turn. Toyota really had no way of knowing this problem existed since 2004.
That's a global number, looks like 670k units are in the USA.
Judge Dale S. Fischer ... must still decide how much of the settlement to award the lawyers in attorneys fees.
Probably $25.499 million.
I hope not...
http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2012/11/toyota-looking-at-new-supra-but-will-it-- be-electric/
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/toyota/prius/61219/new-90mpg-4wd-toyota-prius-shape- s
Actually, I'll go on record to say it's TOO different. This would alienate the current base.
AWD = Subaru influence perhaps?
Fewest check-engine lights reported to CarMD.
Oddly, though, one of the higher repair costs when the problem does creep up, behind only BMW.
Safest bet?
the most reliable car on the list is the 2010 Toyota Corolla
I had one on my Sienna, but get this - turned out to be a rodents nest in the engine bay, with lots of peanut shells to prove it! They chewed on the wiring harness, so an electrical fault came up.
That's the only issue I've had with the van, besides the fact that they forgot the antennae at delivery.
My uncle has a 99 (I think) LeSabre with an intermittent check engine light. I have told him to ignore it, as it shows up maybe once a month for a minute.
Problem solved!
Loved owning a pre-OBDII NA Miata. They were simple and grenade proof.
Smoothly.
Seems that wasn't ruled out though. This is an actual page from the owner's manual:
Back in those days, a Toyota could probably run on kerosene too :shades: