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2007

August 2007: In the U.S. in July 2007, Reliable Two Sales Drop a Bit; Ford and GM Sales Tumble

August 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 3-to-5 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 18 of 19 Best, GM - 24 of 61 Worst

July 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 17 of 17 Best, GM - 24 of 56 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota at 13 Years of Age Be as Troublesome as a Typical GM at 3 Years of Age?

July 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 5-to-7 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 12 of 13 Best, GM - 19 of 48 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota at 21 Years of Age Be as Troublesome as a Typical GM at 3 Years of Age?

July 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 6-to-8 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 13 of 13 Best, GM - 18 of 43 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota at 19 Years of Age Be as Troublesome as a Typical GM at 3 Years of Age?

July 2007: In the U.S. in June 2007, Reliable Two Sales Set Records; Nissan and Mazda Sales Jump; Ford and Chrysler Sales Drop; GM Sales Plunge

July 2007: The 2007 Reliability-Durability Updates: For Vehicles 7-to-9 Years Old, Toyota and Honda Account for 11 of 12 Best, GM - 22 of 41 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota at 30 Years of Age Be as Troublesome as a Typical GM at 3 Years of Age?

June 2007: The J.D. Power Surveys: Gleaning Values from Things That May Be Worth, Individually, Something Close to Nothing: GM in the Dumps Again

June 2007: In the U.S. in May 2007, Toyota Sales Soar to New Monthly Record; Honda Sets New May Record; Big Three Sales Mixed

May 2007: Does GM Mean Junk and Ford Too? Toyota and Honda Shine Again.

May 2007: In 2007, Toyota and Honda Dominate Most Reliable List with 10 of 11 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 7 of 10 Worst

May 2007: Toyota Reliability Drops Some, But Toyota-GM Gap Remains Near Record

May 2007: In the U.S. in April 2007, Consumer Switch to Quality Slows to Glacial Pace: Rise in Toyota Sales and Drops in GM and Ford Sales Are Single-Digit Shifts

April 2007: The Best Models by CR's 2007 History of Reliability Verdicts: The Reliable Two Shine; Big Three Score Zip

April 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Element SUV: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

April 2007: The Reliable Two Dominate Greenest Dozen; Big Three Score Zip

April 2007: Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's 2007 Top Picks and Alternates; Nissan's Infiniti Division Accounts for CR's Upscale and Luxury Top Picks; Big Three Score Zip

April 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Pilot Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

April 2007: U.S. Safety Recalls by Land Rover (1), Volkswagen (1), General Motors (2), Saab (1), Chrysler (5), Ford (5, Including Another Fire Hazardous Deactivation Switch Recall), Mazda (1), Nissan (1), Subaru (1), Honda (2), and Toyota (1)

April 2007: In the U.S. in March 2007, Consumer March to Quality Continues: Toyota Sets New Monthly Record, Honda Sets New March Record, and Big 3 Sales Tumble, but Multiple Chapter 11 Bankruptcies by Any of the Big 3 Seem Unlikely

April 2007: By Yet Another Quality Measure, Toyota and Honda Are Best and GM and DaimlerChrysler - Worst: The UCS 2007 Environmental Report

March 2007: Cleaning Arizona Air: The Exclusive Three

March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Civic GX Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Civic Si Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Civic DX, LX, and EX Sedans: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Accord Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Accord Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda CR-V Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2007: Review of the 2007 Honda Fit: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2007: Toyota and Honda Increase Dominance of Consumer Reports' Good Bets List: Toyota's Best Widen Quality Gap

March 2007: Chevrolet Upholds a Tradition: GM's Chevrolet Line Worst by CR's 2007 Vehicles-to-Avoid List

March 2007: GM Expands Lead on CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List, a Tad

March 2007: In the U.S. in February 2007, Consumer Gait to Quality Slows to a More Historical Pace: Reliable Two Set New February Sales Records, Ford and Chrysler Sales Tumble, and GM Inches Out Gain with Hefty Incentives

February 2007: U.S. Safety Recalls by Land Rover, Volkswagen, General Motors, Chrysler, Honda, and Toyota

February 2007: In 2006, as Consumers Around the Globe Dashed toward Quality, Reliable Two Output Soared

February 2007: The Reliable Two and Subaru Sweep 2007 CR Family Car Quick Picks with a Reliability History of Two or More Years: Small-SUV-versus-Family-Sedan Comparison Table

February 2007: In the U.S. in January 2007, Consumer Trot to Quality Becomes a Gallop: Reliable Two Sales Set January Records as GM and Ford Sales Return to Friction-Free Free Fall

February 2007: Does GM Mean Junk of the 7th Level of Abomination?

January 2007: The 2006 Updates: Estimated Rates of Motor Vehicle Deterioration, by Line and Manufacturer

January 2007: Toyota Expands Dominance on Durability Measure

January 2007: CR's Top 3 Small SUVs Are Reliable Twos

January 2007: In the U.S. in 2006, Consumers Quicken Their Pace to Quality: Toyota Sales Soar and Honda Sales Rise as Big Three Sales Plunge

January 2007: In the U.S. in December 2006, Consumers Maintain March to Quality: Toyota Sales Soar and Honda Sales Rise as GM and Ford Sales Plunge

 

2006

December 2006: Toyota, Honda, Subaru, and Nissan Account for Nearly All on List of 2007 Models with CR's Highest Predicted Short-Term Reliability Based on Two or More Years

December 2006: In the U.S. in November 2006, Toyota Sales Soar and Reliable Two Sales Set November Records, as Big Three Sales Remain Nearly Unchanged and Ford Sales Plunge

November 2006: The 2006 Updates: Honda Age-Equivalent Estimates: Estimates of When a Typical 1998 Model of Honda Motor Company Will Be as Troublesome as Typical 1998 Models of General Motors Corporation and Its Several Marques Were Circa 3 Years, 4 Years, ..., and 7 Years of Age

November 2006: By CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability for Model Year 2007, Toyota and Honda Dominate Best and GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler Dominate Worst, per Detroit News Table

November 2006: In the U.S. in October 2006, Consumer March to Quality Keeps Its Pace: Toyota Sales Soar, Honda Sales Rise, and GM and Ford Sales Jump with the Duo's October 2005 Post-Fire-Sale Distortion, But Drop Without

October 2006: The 2006 Updates: Toyota and Honda Account for 4 of 5 Most Durable Sport-Utility Vehicles; General Motors - 7 of 10 Worst: Will a Typical 1998 Toyota SUV Be More Trouble Free at 21 Years of Age Than a Typical 1998 GM SUV at 3?

October 2006: The 2006 Updates: Toyota and Honda Account for 4 Most Durable Vehicle Lines; General Motors - 4 of 10 Worst: Will a Typical Toyota or Honda 1998 Model Be More Trouble Free at 20 Years of Age Than a Typical 1998 GM Model at 3?

September 2006: Toyota and Honda Account for Two Best Minivans; General Motors Accounts for 5 of 8 Worst

September 2006: Reliability Updates: Toyota and Honda Still Tops, But Lose Luster; General Motors Still Worst of Major Auto Manufacturers; Hyundai Clobbers GM Yet Again

September 2006: In the U.S. in August 2006, Toyota Sales Soar Again, Honda's Dip, as do Chrysler's, Ford's Plunge, and GM's Fall a Bit of a Bit and Its Market Share Drops a Notch

September 2006: Reliability Updates: Best and Worst Cars and Trucks Tables: A Chart Summary

August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 6-to-8 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 7 of 10 Best, GM - 17 of 36 Worst

August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 5-to-7 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 9 of 13 Best, GM - 17 of 42 Worst

August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 8 of 14 Best, GM - 19 of 47 Worst

August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Vehicles 3-to-5 Years Old, Toyota Accounts for 13 of 15 Best, GM - 17 of 47 Worst

August 2006: Reliability Updates: For Model Year 2002, Toyota Accounts for 11 of 16 Best, GM - 16 of 53 Worst

August 2006: For 2-to-3-Year-Old Model-Year-2003 Vehicles, Toyota Garners 8 of Top 9 and 9 of Top 14, General Motors Accounts for 18 of Bottom 46

August 2006: Toyota Dominates Auto on Info's Rosters of High Mileage Vehicles; Honda Places Second: Another Auto Manufacturer Durability Award for Each

August 2006: U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda, and Toyota

August 2006: In the U.S. in July 2006, Toyota Sales Surge to New Monthly Record and Past Ford's; Legendary Corolla Sales Soar Again; Honda Sales Jump Past Previous July Record; Big Three Sales Remain In or Near Friction-Free Free Fall, But GM's Prospect of Multiple Bankruptcy Filings Dims Again

July 2006: Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's Ten Best Family Sedans with Above Average Predicted Reliability; Big Three Score Zip

July 2006: In the U.S. in June 2006, Toyota Sales Surge to Set a New June Record; Legendary Corolla Sales Soar; Honda Sales Squeak Past Previous June Record; Big Three Sales Remain In or Near Friction-Free Free Fall, But GM's Prospect of Multiple Bankruptcy Filings Dims

June 2006: In the U.S. in May 2006, Reliable Two and Legendary Corolla Sales Soar Past Previous Records; Big Three Sales Take a Step into Friction-Free Free Fall; Accelerated Consumer Shift to Quality and Out of GM Products Puts Prospect of Multiple Bankruptcy Filings on GM's Horizon

June 2006: Toyota and Honda Dominate CR's 2006 Higher-Reliability, Higher-Owner-Satisfaction Quick Picks; Big Three Score Zip

June 2006: Review of the 2006 Honda S2000 Convertible: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

June 2006: Review of the 2006 Acura TSX Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

May 2006: Toyota and Honda Account for 75% of CR's Top Picks, Alternatives, and Runners-up; Subaru and Nissan Account for Balance; Big Three Score Zip

May 2006: Review of the 2006 Acura TL Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

May 2006: Review of the 2006 Honda Pilot Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

May 2006: Review of the 2006 Honda Ridgeline Pickup Truck: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

May 2006: Review of the 2006 Honda Odyssey Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

May 2006: In the U.S. in April 2006, Consumer Shift to Quality Keeps Its Pace: Reliable Two Sales Rise and Set Records; Big Three Sales Drop, but Drop Appears Sustainable without Multiple Use of Bankruptcy Filings

April 2006: In 2006, Toyota and Honda Rule Most Reliable List with 10 of 10 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 6 of 10 Worst: Reliability Gap Grows

April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Acura RL Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Honda CR-V Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Honda Civic DX, LX, and EX Sedan and Coupe: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Honda Civic Si Coupe and Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Honda Accord Value Package, LX, and EX Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

April 2006: Review of and Product Information on the 2006 Honda Accord Hybrid Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

April 2006: In the U.S. in March 2006, Consumers Continue Their March to Quality: Reliable Two Sales Set New March Records; GM Sales Plunge; Ford Sales Drop

March 2006: Consumer Shift to Quality Gives Reliable Two Nearly Half of Global Market Capitalization and Leaves GM with 2%

March 2006: Toyota Reliability Takes Another Leap Up; Honda's Too; Toyota-GM Reliability Gap Sets Another Record: Will GM Bottom?

March 2006: U.S. NHTSA Investigations Involving (1) 2000-2001 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable, (2) 2000-2003 Saturn Sedans, (3) 2000-2001 Honda Odyssey Minivans, (5) 2001-2003 Dodge Durango SUVs, (5) 2004-2005 Chrysler Pacifica SUVs, (6) 2003 Nissan Altima Sedans, (7) 1998-2004 Audi A6 Sedans, (8) 1999-2001 Ford Super Duty Trucks, (9) 2004-2006 Chrysler Pacifica SUVs, (10) 2004-2005 Toyota Sienna Minivans, (11) 2004-2006 Dodge Durango SUVs and 2005-2006 Dodge Dakota Pickups, and (12) 2005-2006 Dodge Caravan, Dodge Grand Caravan, and Chrysler Town and Country Minivans

March 2006: U.S. Recalls Involving (1) 1999-2000 Chrysler Cirrus, Dodge Stratus, and Plymouth Breeze Sedans, (2) 2006 Honda Civics, (3) 2006 F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT Pickups, (4) 2006 Dodge Dakota, Dodge Ram, and Mitsubishi Raider Pickups, (5) 2003-2006 Nissan Murano SUVs, (6) 2005-2006 Porsche 911 Carrera S and Carrera S Cabriolet, (7) 2003 Audi A4s and A6s, and (8) 2000-2003 Dodge Dakota Pickups, 1997-2001 Jeep Cherokee SUVs, and 1997-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Wrangler SUVs

March 2006: In the U.S. in February 2006, Reliable Two Sales Set New February Sales Records; GM's Market Share Drops Another Notch and Ford's Inches Up a Notch; Toyota RAV4 Sales Surge Again

February 2006: Toyota and Honda Cars Account for All of CR's 2006 Family Sedan All-Around Quick Picks

February 2006: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports' 2006 Good Bets List, with Small Changes from 2005

February 2006: In the U.S. in January 2006, Reliable Two Sales Soar to Set New January Sales Records; GM and Ford Dodge Plunge with Huge, Premature Fleet Sales, but GM's Market Share Still Drops a Notch; Toyota RAV4 Overtakes Honda CR-V with Dramatic Sales Surge

January 2006: By WSJ's Lot-Stay Time, Made-in-Japan TMC Models Are Top 5 of Hottest 10

January 2006: In 2005, U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Continues at Quickened Pace, But GM and Ford Avoid Disastrous Market Share Plunges with Big Discounts and Huge Financial Losses: Is a Big Three Product Worth a Dime?

January 2006: In December 2005, U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Races On: Toyota Sets New December Sales Record, GM and Ford Sales Plunge

 

2005

December 2005: Toyota, Honda, Ford, Mercedes, GM, and Volvo Recall a Batch; Ford's 'Solution' to Its Incendiary Problem Will Not Be Available until February

December 2005: In November 2005, U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Undeterred by Big 3 Discounts: Reliable 2 Set New November Sales Records, GM and Ford Sales Plunge

December 2005: By CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability for Model Year 2006, Toyota and Honda Dominate Best, GM and Ford Dominate Worst

November 2005: In the U.S. in October 2005, The Reliable Two Set New October Sales Records, Subaru Sales Advance, and GM and Ford Sales Plunge Again

November 2005: Toyota, Honda, Subaru, and Nissan's Infiniti Overwhelm CR's 2006 Most Reliable List

October 2005: In the U.S. in September 2005, Quality Four Sales March On, GM and Ford Sales Plunge

September 2005: Insufficiently Sealed Exterior Airbag Sensors Prompt Odyssey Recall, Activated Side Airbag Sensor Light Causes Accord Probe, Sticking Door Handles Cause Touareg Probe, Rapid Deceleration, Stalling, and Loss of Power Steering Cause Volvo Probe

September 2005: In the U.S. in August 2005, Reason Rather Returns: Quality Four Sales Soar, GM Sales Plunge

August 2005: For 2-to-3-Year-Old Model Year 2002 Vehicles, Toyota Garners 6 of Top 9, General Motors - 13 of Bottom 45

August 2005: For Vehicles 2-to-4 Years Old, Toyota Garners 11 of Top 16, General Motors - 16 of Bottom 40

August 2005: For Vehicles 3-to-5 Years Old, Toyota Garners 9 of Top 14, Honda - 5 of Top 14, and General Motors - 19 of Bottom 44

August 2005: For Vehicles 4-to-6 Years Old, Toyota Garners 6 of Top 10, General Motors Garners 15 of Bottom 38

August 2005: For Vehicles 5-to-7 Years Old, Honda Garners 5 of Top 9, Toyota - 4 of Top 9, and General Motors - 19 of Bottom 38

August 2005: For Vehicles 6-to-8 Years Old, Toyota Garners 7 of Top 10 Reliability Percentranks, General Motors Gathers 23 of Lowest 36

August 2005: Speediest Dilapidations: General Motors Accounts for 16 of the 20 Worst

August 2005: By WSJ's Lot Stay Time, Toyota Has 8 of Hottest 12

August 2005: Toyota Dominates Auto on Info's Rosters of High Mileage Vehicles; Honda Places Second: Another Auto Manufacturer Durability Award for Each

August 2005: In the U.S. in July 2005, Reliable Two and Nissan Sales Soar on Quality; Big Three Sales Soar on Discounts

July 2005: Toyota and BMW Among World's 20 Most Innovative Companies; Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Honda Brand Names Among World's 20 Most Valuable

July 2005: Mini-Survey Points to Toyota Dominance in Overall Quality and Customer Satisfaction

July 2005: In the U.S. in June 2005, Sales by Quality Four Continue Growth and GM Shows World That It Can Move Off Dealer Lots Anything That Rolls

July 2005: Subaru, Honda, and Toyota Account for Consumer Reports' Top Three Small SUVs

May 2005: A Dodge Safety Investigation and Some Honda, Mercedes, Ford, and Kia Recalls

May 2005: Toyota and Honda Rule Most Reliable List with 12 of 12 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 8 of 11 Worst

May 2005: In the U.S. in April 2005, Quality Four Sales Soar, GM and Ford Continue Free Fall

May 2005: Review of the 2005 Honda Odyssey Minivan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

April 2005: Toyota Camry and Honda Accord Dominate Results of IIHS' Frontal Offset Crash and Side Impact Tests

April 2005: Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey Minivans Score Best on IIHS 2005 Crash Tests, Receive "Best Pick Frontal" Designation; GM's Chevrolet Astro, GMC Safari, Pontiac TransSport / Montana, and Chevrolet Venture Score Worst

April 2005: Consumer Shift Toward Quality Gives Honda Market Capitalization Greater Than GM's and Ford's Combined

April 2005: In the U.S. in March 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford and GM Sales Drop

March 2005: Consumer Reports Drops Ford Focus and A Bunch More from Its Recommended List Due to Poor Side-Impact Crash Test Results

March 2005: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports 2005 Overall Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip

March 2005: Models Engineered by Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports Fuel Economy Quick Pick List; Big Three-Engineered Models Score Zip

March 2005: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip

March 2005: Review of the 2005 Acura TL: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2005: Review of the 2005 Acura TSX: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2005: Review of the 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2005: Review of the 2005 Honda Accord EX: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2005: Review of the 2005 Honda Pilot: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2005: Toyota and Honda Again Dominate Consumer Reports Good Bets List

March 2005: Toyota Dominates Consumer Reports Reliability Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip

March 2005: Review of the 2005 Acura MDX Sport Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2005: Review of the 2005 Acura RSX 2-Door Hatchback: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2005: Review of the 2005 Honda Civic Si: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2005: Review of the 2005 Honda Civic Coupe and Sedan: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2005: Review of the 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2005: Review of the 2005 Honda CR-V Sport Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications

March 2005: In the U.S. in February 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford Sales Drop, GM Sales Plummet

February 2005: Ignition Flaw Prompts Honda Recall; Hot Seats and Faulty Pumps Prompt BMW Recalls; Reuters Reports Hot Seat and Alleged Third Degree Burns Give Chrysler Legal Problems

February 2005: In the U.S. in January 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Consumers Continue to Reward Toyota and Nissan Quality with Greater U. S. Auto Market Share and Again Take GM and Ford to the Shed

January 2005: In the U.S. in December 2004, Sales by the Quality Four Soar; General Motors and Ford Sales Drop

2004

December 2004: Detroit Free Press Reports That the 2005 Acura RL Gets Perfect Scores in NHTSA Safety Tests

December 2004: In the U.S. in November 2004, Nissan's Sales Soar, Toyota's Advance, GM's Plunge

November 2004: Toyota and Honda Dominate Most Reliable SUV List; General Motors and Ford Dominate Least Reliable SUV List

November 2004: Toyota Dominates Top Five List; GM and Saab Subsidiary Garner Two of Bottom Five

November 2004: In the U.S. in October 2004, Toyota and Nissan Sales Soar Again; GM's Market Share Drops to .27

October 2004: The 2004 Auto Reliability Updates: Toyota Continues to Govern; GM Stays Stuck ... Deep, Down and Under, and Below

October 2004: In the U.S. in September 2004, Toyota and Nissan Sales Soar; General Motors' and Ford's Fire Sales Able to Attract U.S. Buyers

September 2004: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports' Best in Class by Cargo Space and Fuel Economy

September 2004: Toyota and Honda Dominate Small Sport Utility Vehicle List

September 2004: In the U.S. in August 2004, Sales at Both Ends of the Quality Spectrum Are Mixed, Ford's Market Share Remains at .18, and Once Again Toyota Displaces Chrysler as Number 3

August 2004: Toyota Has Four of July 2004's Hottest Selling Top Ten; Honda, BMW, and DaimlerChrysler - Each Two

August 2004: In Canada in July 2004, General Motors and Ford Sales Plunge, Toyota Sales Soar, Honda and Nissan Sales Advance

August 2004: In the U.S. in July 2004, Toyota and Nissan Sales Soar, General Motors and Ford Sales Drop, Ford's Market Share Falls to .18, and Once Again Toyota Displaces Chrysler as Number 3

July 2004: Toyota and Honda Dominate June 2004's Hottest Selling Top Ten

July 2004: In the U.S. in June 2004, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, General Motors and Ford Sales Plunge

June 2004: Toyota and Honda Dominate May 2004's Hottest Selling Top Ten

June 2004: In the U.S. in May 2004, Toyota, Nissan, and Mazda Sales Have Double Digit Growth: Market Shares Hold

May 2004: Australia May Reach Natural Market Share Eight Years Sooner Than U.S.

May 2004: Toyota Dominates April 2004's Hottest Selling Top Ten

May 2004: Toyota's Reliability Continues to Advance: Gap with Big Three Grows

May 2004: In the U.S. in April 2004, At the Upper End of Quality, Toyota, Nissan, and Mazda Sales Have Double Digit Growth; At the Opposite End of the Spectrum, General Motors and Chrysler Sales Gains Are Minimal

May 2004: Toyota Is First and Honda and Hyundai Tie for Second in the 2004 J.D. Power "Initial Quality" Ranking: Complaints Down

April 2004: Toyota Dominates March 2004's Hottest Selling Top Ten

April 2004: In the U.S. in March 2004, At the Upper End of Quality, Mazda and Nissan Sales Soar and Toyota Sales Advance; At the Opposite End of the Spectrum, General Motors and Chrysler Sales Are Mixed

March 2004: Toyota Dominates List of Best Cars and Trucks; General Motors Dominates List of Worst Cars and Trucks

March 2004: Toyota Dominates Hottest Selling Top Ten

March 2004: CR's April 2004 Reliability Tables Indicate Some Changes in Short Term Reliability, but Infiniti, Honda, Toyota, Lexus, and Acura Remain Dominant by this Measure As Well

March 2004: In the U.S. in February 2004, Toyota and Nissan Auto Sales Soar Again

February 2004: In Canada in January 2004, Sales by the Best and the Worst of the Biggest Fare Well: Any Conclusions?

February 2004: In the U.S. in January 2004, Toyota and Nissan Auto Sales Soar; Ford Sales Continue to Free-Fall

January 2004: In the U.S. in December 2003, Toyota and Nissan Auto Sales Roll On; Ford's U.S. 2003 Auto Market Share Drops to .19

January 2004: Tops by Some Measures - Tops by More

2003

December 2003: In the U.S. in November 2003, Nissan Auto Sales Roll on with Another Double Digit Gain

November 2003: Toyota Dominates "Best Used Cars" List; Chrysler and General Motors Dominate "Worst Used Cars" List

November 2003: Toyota and Subaru Marques Score a Perfect 100% on a Recommended List

November 2003: In the U.S. in October 2003, Nissan Auto Sales Soar Again, Toyota Has Another Double Digit Gain

October 2003: Honda CR-V Places First in SUVs - First among All Autos, per the 1995-1999 Reliability Percentrank Average

October 2003: Nissan Maxima Places Second among Family Car Models per the 1995-1999 Reliability Percentrank Average

October 2003: In the U.S. in September 2003, Nissan Auto Sales Soared

September 2003: By U.S. Auto Sales in August 2003, the Big Three Aren't; by U.S. Auto Sales Change, the Top Four Trounce Again

August 2003: Of AOI's 20 Highest Mileage Vehicles, Toyota Scores 11 and Garners Another AOI Auto Award

August 2003: The Top Four Trounce the Big Three in U.S. Auto Sales Change in July 2003

July 2003: In the U.S. in June 2003, Nissan and BMW Vehicle Sales Surge, Subaru, Toyota, Honda, and DaimlerChrysler Sales Advance Strongly, Ford and GM Sales Marginally Change

June 2003: In the U.S. in May 2003, Honda Vehicle Sales Soar 18%, Nissan and Toyota Sales Rise 7% and 6% Respectively, Big Three Sales Are Mixed

May 2003: In the U.S. in April 2003, General Motors' Car Sales Plunge; Honda's and Hyundai's Truck Sales Surge

April 2003: In the U.S. in March 2003, Big Three Sales Drop Again; Toyota Sales Jump; BMW, Honda, Hyundai, and Subaru Sales Soar

March 2003: In the U.S. in February 2003, General Motors Sales Plunge, Honda Sales Surge

March 2003: Hawaiian New Car Market Shares: Harbingers of Things to Come?

February 2003: In CAA's List of Top Ten Vehicle Models, General Motors Scores Zero; Ford and Chrysler Match GM; Toyota Models Number Seven

February 2003: Toyota Dominates the 2003 Pyramid Awards

February 2003: In the U.S. in January 2003, Honda Narrows Sales Gap with Toyota, Kia Narrows Sales Gap with Hyundai, BMW Widens Sales Lead over Mercedes, General Motors Sales Drop

January 2003: In 2002, the Big Three's U.S. Auto Sales Dropped; the Reliable Two's and Hyundai's Rose, the U.S. New Car Market Share Changed Little

2002 and 2001

December 2002: Toyota Dominates AOI's List of Auto Manufacturer Awards and Honors; Honda Places Second; GM, Ford, and Chrysler Score Zero

July 2002: Honda Announces New Chinese Auto Plant

May 2002: Another Data Analysis Pointing to Preeminent Toyota Durability

April 2002: By AOI's Recently Completed Auto Reliability Research for the Model Decade 1988 to 1997; Toyota Was the Guiding Star; Honda - A Falling Star; Subaru - the Rising Star; Nissan - Another Falling Star; Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Mitsubishi - Well Shattered Meteorites; and Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, and Volkswagen - Well Buried Rocks from Times Past

February 2002: Big Three U.S. New Car Market Share Drops in January 2002

January 2002: 2001 Percentage Changes in Unit Volume Sales of U.S. Passenger Vehicle Market Shares Followed Closely Those of Recent Years: Hyundai's Soared; Toyota's and Honda's Advanced; the Big Three's Shrunk

April 2001: The Reliability Index Gap between Toyota and the Big Three Remains Unchanged: Seven Years of -.6

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