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Politicians use more than CNN or USAToday polls to decipher the mood of the nation. Dick Morris is one such famous pollster who works directly for the candidate or office holder.Â
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- New Vehicle Market Share By Brand In Canada - May 2011
149,034 new vehicles were sold in Canada in May 2011. Only 46.6% of those sales were passenger cars. General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and the Chrysler Group (excluding Fiat) found 72,041 buyers, the majority of sales came about in dealerships which...
- New Vehicle Market Share By Brand In America - February 2011
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- Ford's Recent Warranty Costs Way Down
"Steady vehicle quality improvement in recent years is beginning to translate into significant savings for the company and far fewer trips by customers to the repair shop." Which company are we discussing? Land Rover, or perhaps perennial quality leader...
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FORD DECIDES QUALITY TOYOTA-LIKE
Politicians use more than CNN or USAToday polls to decipher the mood of the nation. Dick Morris is one such famous pollster who works directly for the candidate or office holder. In light of that, Ford's self-commissioned quality study makes sense. J.D. Power, Consumer Reports, and consumers have a right to ignore such apparent silliness. Hey, let Ford do their studies. They must adhere to rigid research and development standards with the aim for reliable, durable vehicles. This is understandable.
But the Ford Motor Company publishes the results of their study. Ford didn't "win" but the Ford man responsible for this hemisphere, Mark Fields, suggests that the three manufacturer's results were one and the same.Â
In tests of 1,000 vehicles, Toyota and Honda scored 1,250. What does 1,250 mean? Things gone wrong. Bad things. Problems. Issues. Â Ford's divisions received a score of 1,284. I learned to count a long time ago, and 1,284 isn't as good as 1,250. But Ford says it is, and will actually advertise it that way, too.Â
GM scored a 1,367; Chrysler was way back at a very believable 1,744. It seems unlikely that General Motors' 83-point difference with Ford is anywhere near Ford's 34-point difference with the Japanese brands. 83 points, I'm sure, is waaaaay behind Ford. 34 points, however, is "statistically equivalent." Â
Says Mark Fields: "We're tied with Honda and Toyota for best in the business. We now have the goods to back up the message." It figures that paying a company to give you "study results" that you'll be able to use in advertising results in numbers suitable for advertising.Â
See this thing I'm standing on? Yep, it's a limb. I'm out at the edge. And I'm going to suggest that had Ford's score been "statistically equivalent" to Chrysler's, we would never have heard a thing about the RDA Group's research.
- The Next Presidential Limo Won't Be A Lincoln
A Lincoln limousine won't break the current streak of Cadillac-branded vehicles used by the president of the United States, Ford CEO Mark Fields says. Nor will Ford's luxury brand plan a Cadillac-like headquarters shift. Read more »...
- Ford Posts 'only' $1.4 Billion Net Loss In Q1 2009, Significantly Lower Than Q4 2008
Losing money is never a good thing, but in Ford Motor Company's case, the $1.4 billion first quarter net loss was positive news as it was lower than analysts had anticipated and more importantly, significantly improved over the fourth quarter of 2008...
- New Vehicle Market Share By Brand In Canada - May 2011
149,034 new vehicles were sold in Canada in May 2011. Only 46.6% of those sales were passenger cars. General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and the Chrysler Group (excluding Fiat) found 72,041 buyers, the majority of sales came about in dealerships which...
- New Vehicle Market Share By Brand In America - February 2011
It's possible, though unlikely, that some of these numbers could change a tiny teeny little bit in the next couple of days, but it actually appears as though automakers released their data early and GoodCarBadCar.net was on top of it. With talk of...
- Ford's Recent Warranty Costs Way Down
"Steady vehicle quality improvement in recent years is beginning to translate into significant savings for the company and far fewer trips by customers to the repair shop." Which company are we discussing? Land Rover, or perhaps perennial quality leader...