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"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 Toyota? Maybe an oddball like Ferrari or a mass market player like Fiat?Â
50 - percentage drop in the warranty repair rate for Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles in the United States since 2004
75 - percentage of Ford's American-market vehicles which improved their number of  "things gone wrong"
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- More Bad Car Statistics
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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 Toyota? Maybe an oddball like Ferrari or a mass market player like Fiat? Wrong. This is Ford Motor Company. After an in-depth effort making quality a top priority, Ford has succeeded. Don't just take their one sentence as proof - keep reading for proof in Numbers.
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1,200,000,000 - reduction in Ford's warranty costs over the last two years
50 - percentage drop in the warranty repair rate for Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles in the United States since 2004
75 - percentage of Ford's American-market vehicles which improved their number of  "things gone wrong"
66.6 - percentage increase in Ford's typical warranty length (3 years to 5 years) during this time of drastic warranty claim reduction
2005 - year after which every single Ford vehicle showed improved quality statistics compared with its predecessor
40,000 - distinct design standards verified by Ford in its Virtual Engineer Lab, assuring that quality at Ford isn't an afterthought
12 - total Variability Reduction Teams responsible for an individual vehicle subsystem (paint, interior, etc.), "looking for imperfections so slight even the untrained eye, or ear, could not detect them"
1,000,000 - test miles logged on the new 3.5L EcoBoost V6 prototypes before landing under the hood of the 2010 Lincoln MKS
40,000 - distinct design standards verified by Ford in its Virtual Engineer Lab, assuring that quality at Ford isn't an afterthought
12 - total Variability Reduction Teams responsible for an individual vehicle subsystem (paint, interior, etc.), "looking for imperfections so slight even the untrained eye, or ear, could not detect them"
1,000,000 - test miles logged on the new 3.5L EcoBoost V6 prototypes before landing under the hood of the 2010 Lincoln MKS
- It's Official: Ford Dumps Mercury Brand
Like GM, Ford Motor Company is continuing to shrink its brand portfolio. Following the recent sale of Volvo Cars to China's Geely, with which it completed the dismantling of the premium group that once included Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover,...
- Mazda Introduces 2009 Rx-8 In Canada With 8-year /160k Warranty
Mazda Canada announced today that the first shipments of 2009 RX-8 are being released to dealers and will soon be in showrooms. Just like in the U.S., Canadians will be happy to know that Mazda is extending warranty coverage on the RX-8’s rotary...
- Hybrid Sales In America Drop In 2008? By The Numbers
After gas prices brought Americans to their knees in the summer of 2008, a time when the Honda Civic temporarily outsold the Ford F150, one would assume that hybrid sales rocketed upward last year. One would be correct in that assumption, right? Wrong....
- More Bad Car Statistics
So the F-150, Toyota Tundra, and some General Motors vehicles are struggling to escape dealer lots. That's not news to you. The actual statistics surrounding vague statements like that mentioned two sentences prior could strike fear into the hurt...
- Oil Change Recommendations Changing
Ford Motor Company is the latest recommender of increasing the miles between your oil changes. For 2007 models and anything subsequent, Ford has said that 7,500 miles is sufficient. Ford gives credit to the oils even more than the improvements shown in...