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Summary of the 2006 Updates of the Best and Worst Tables
The following charts depict each auto manufacturer's share of models in the 2006 updates of the annual best cars and trucks tables.
The next chart depicts the fractional shares, for each model year, of the best cars and trucks held by Toyota Motor Corporation and Honda Motor Company.
The next chart depicts the extrapolation of these shares to 2008, a linear regression of degree one.
This last chart suggests that by 2008 Toyota may achieve a very considerable dominance of the best vehicles sold in North America.
The following charts depict each auto manufacturer's share of models in the 2006 updates of the annual worst cars and trucks tables. The shares of General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and DaimlerChrysler AG include the models from their European lines (GM's Saab, Ford's Volvo, Jaguar, and Land Rover, and DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz).
The next chart depicts the fractional shares, for each model year, of the worst cars and trucks held by General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and DaimlerChrysler AG, with European lines included (GM's Saab, Ford's Volvo, Jaguar, and Land Rover, and DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz).
The next chart provides an extrapolation of these fractional shares to 2008, again a linear regression of degree one.
From the above extrapolations, it may be seen that over the sixteen-year history of the worst motor vehicle models, by Reliability Percentrank, Ford's and Chrysler's shares of the worst are declining (quality is rising), while General Motors' share is increasing (quality is dropping). Also, note that GM's share of the worst showed a solid increase in 2003; this drop in quality may reflect the cutting edge of the worsening financial circumstances of GM and most of its supplier base.
To view the charts of the Big Three fractional shares without the European lines, see Summary of Best and Worst Tables.
The following charts depict the percentage contribution that each of GM's lines made to GM's totals in the 2006 updates of the tables of worst cars and trucks of model years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
From the foregoing, some less charitable fellows may decide that GM is more than a tad wanting in talent; however, site manager firmly holds that tricky maze though it might be GM's executive, managerial and engineering personnel are fully able of wending their way to and from office restrooms in a timely fashion.
To view the Best and Worst car and truck tables for any model year or to view the 16-year summaries, select from the following menu table.
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| Milestones in Automotive Quality | Big Three Bin Readiness |
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| To go back to the Reliability Percentranks menu page, click here. | The Lemon Statutes: Should General Motors and Chrysler Owners Have Recourse under Them? |
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Auto on Info Standings for Selected Search Phrases |
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| Site Rank in Results for Search Phrase Auto Quality Information | Site Rank in Results for Search Phrase Auto Reliability Information | Site Rank in Results for Search Phrase Auto Durability Information | Site Rank in Results for Search Phrase Auto Complaints | Site Rank in Results for Search Phrase High Mileage Rosters | ||||||||||
| First by Google from 772,000 results | First by Google from 355,000 results | First by Google from 117,000 results | First by Google from 311,000 results | First by Google from 1,710 results | ||||||||||
| First by alltheweb from 2,806,418 results | First by alltheweb from 416,178 results | First by alltheweb from 54,017 results | Fourth by alltheweb from 403,423 results | First by alltheweb from 1,176 results | ||||||||||
| Fourth by MSN Search from 857,935 results | First by MSN Search from 141,674 results | First by MSN Search from 28,424 results | Tenth by MSN Search from 185,916 results | First by MSN Search from 974 results | ||||||||||
| Fourth by Ask Jeeves | First by Ask Jeeves | First by Ask Jeeves | Sixth by Ask Jeeves | First by Ask Jeeves | ||||||||||
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