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This
page has been updated to include the data that became available in 2006.
Note
that Reliability Grades for model year 2003 are based on one year of data.
Consequently, the Reliability Grades for individual models of that year are more
subject to statistical fluctuation. These early data have been provided as several
visitors have expressed interest in Grades of a more current model year;
however, a better guide to the reliability of more current, and the most
current, model years are likely the five-year averages.
To review the Percentranks and Percentrank averages upon
which the grades are based and/or the color coding for the cells,
click here
to go to Table I-DodgeRP: Dodge Reliability Percentranks by Model and Model
Year, with Line, Manufacturer, Big Three, Toyota, Honda, Reliable Two, and Ten Year and Five Year
Averages.
The Item Numbers in the above table are the same as the Item
Numbers in the main table, Table
I-MVRGH: Reliability Grades - High Standards for Motor Vehicle Models, Lines,
Manufacturers, the Reliable Two, the Top Four, and the Big Three and for Model
Years 1988 to 2003.
Advisory: Dodge is a division of
the Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG.
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Charts and Tables Pertaining to Reliability and Durability |
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(Each chart is linked to a news article providing additional
information.) |
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Table I: Number and Percentage
of Entries in CR's 2006
Much-Worse-Than-Average List, by Manufacturer |
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Auto Manufacturer |
Number of Entries |
Percent of Entries |
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General Motors Corporation |
17 |
50.0% |
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Ford Motor Company |
6* |
17.6% |
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DaimlerChrysler AG |
4** |
11.8% |
|
Volkswagen AG |
4 |
11.8% |
|
BMW AG |
2 |
5.9% |
|
Kia Motors
Corporation |
1 |
2.9% |
|
All Others |
0 |
0% |
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*
Two are from Ford's North American group, two are from the
Jaguar division, one is from the Land Rover division, and one is
from the Volvo division. |
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**
Two are from DaimlerChrysler's North American Chrysler group and
two are from the Mercedes-Benz division. |
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Source: "CR Bad Bets: Be
Especially Careful," Consumer Reports Cars: Used Car Buying Guide
2006,
p. 26 |
More Charts and Tables appear below the list of
news articles.
Some Dodge-related news articles:
| January 2007: Toyota Expands Dominance on Durability Measure |
| January 2007: CR's Top 3 Small SUVs Are Reliable Twos |
| January 2007: Big Three Dominate 2006 and Cumulative U.S. Safety Recalls |
| 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 |
| October 2006: U.S. Consumer Shift to Quality Outpaces Big Three Price and Production Cuts; Big 3 Inventories Get Big, But How Big? Three for One, Anyone? |
| 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 Tops in Pickup Reliability and Durability: Just How Bad, or Disastrous, Are GM Pickups? |
| September 2006: Reliability Updates: Best and Worst Cars and Trucks Tables: A Chart Summary |
| 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 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: 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 |
| 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: U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors (2), Ford (3), Chrysler (4), Mazda (1), Nissan (3), and Toyota (1) |
| March 2006: Toyota Reliability Takes Another Leap Up; Honda's Too; Toyota-GM Reliability Gap Sets Another Record: Will GM Bottom? |
| February 2006: General Motors and DaimlerChrysler Again Dominate CR's Used-Cars-to-Avoid List |
| February 2006: Into the Pits and Down and Under Charges the General; General Motors Sets Record Share of CR's Much-Worse-Than-Average |
| 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: Toyota Overwhelmingly Dominates Another Measure of Durability |
| November 2005: NHTSA Investigates Ford and GM Sedans; Chrysler Recalls a Batch for 'Park' Problems; General Motors Recalls SUVs for Door Latch Corrosion |
| October 2005: In the U.S. in September 2005, Quality Four Sales March On, GM and Ford Sales Plunge |
| October 2005: Chrysler Finally Dumps Neon |
| September 2005: 2005 Reliability Updates: Big Three Appear Hopelessly Stuck in Quality Quagmire; Selling Dirt Cheap May Be Best Route to Survival |
| 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 |
| July 2005: Mini-Survey Points to Toyota Dominance in Overall Quality and Customer Satisfaction |
| July 2005: NHTSA Investigates Chrysler Cars, Kia Minivans, and Ford SUVs |
| June 2005: DaimlerChrysler Gets Reduction in Punitive Damages for Manufacturing Collapsing Front Seats |
| June 2005: NHTSA Ratchets Up Investigation of Chrysler Minivans for Headlight Failure, Opens Investigation on Ford Expedition for Windshield Leak |
| May 2005: A Dodge Safety Investigation and Some Honda, Mercedes, Ford, and Kia Recalls |
| May 2005: Toyota-Big Three Quality Gap Huge, and Growing |
| May 2005: Toyota and Honda Rule Most Reliable List with 12 of 12 Best, GM Dominates Least Reliable List with 8 of 11 Worst |
| April 2005: Toyota Tacoma Pickup Truck Scores Best on IIHS 2005 Crash Tests, Receives "Best Pick Frontal" Designation |
| April 2005: Chrysler Group Recalls 70,000 Minivans |
| April 2005: In the U.S. in March 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford and GM Sales Drop |
| March 2005: Toyota Corolla with Side Airbags Earns Best Small Car Side-Impact Test Scores, Dodge Neon Earns Worst Side-Impact Test Scores |
| March 2005: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports 2005 Overall Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip |
| March 2005: Toyota and Honda Dominate Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip |
| March 2005: Toyota and Honda Again Dominate Consumer Reports Good Bets List |
| March 2005: General Motors and Chrysler Dominate Consumer Reports Used-Cars-To-Avoid List |
| March 2005: General Motors Dominates Consumer Reports Much-Worse-Than-Average Reliability List, Again |
| 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: In the U.S. in February 2005, Toyota and Nissan Sales Advance, Ford Sales Drop, GM Sales Plummet |
| February 2005: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Commences Investigations of Mercedes-Benz's M-Class SUV and Chrysler's Minivans |
| February 2005: Chrysler Recalls 26,000 Dodge Durango SUVs for Potential Fuel Leak |
The visitor may find the following tables and charts useful as well.
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Cumulative Number of Auto on Info
Auto Manufacturer Awards for Motor
Vehicle Quality |
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Cumulative Number of First Place Positions in Auto on Info's
Auto
Manufacturer Awards for Motor Vehicle Quality |
|
Auto Manufacturer |
Awards |
Auto Manufacturer |
First Place Positions |
|
Toyota |
35 |
Toyota |
34 |
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Honda |
27 |
Honda |
2 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
2 |
Mercedes-Benz |
0 |
|
Nissan |
4 |
Nissan |
0 |
|
BMW |
1 |
BMW |
0 |
|
Volvo |
1 |
Volvo |
0 |
|
General Motors |
0 |
General Motors |
0 |
|
Ford |
0 |
Ford |
0 |
|
Chrysler |
0 |
Chrysler |
0 |
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This table is current as of 15
October 2006. |
This table is current as of 15
October 2006. |
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Shares of Consumer Reports' 2005 Quick Picks, by Auto
Manufacturer and Motor Vehicle Line |
|
Manufacturer |
Share of
2005 Reliability Quick Picks |
Share of
2005 Owner Satisfaction Quick Picks |
Share of
2005 Fuel Economy Quick Picks |
Share of
2005 Overall Quick Picks |
|
|
Vehicle Line |
|
Toyota |
.63 |
.47 |
.46 |
.33 |
|
|
Lexus |
.11 |
.16 |
0.00 |
.14 |
|
|
Toyota |
.53 |
.32 |
.46 |
.19 |
|
Honda |
.21 |
.26 |
.38 |
.33 |
|
|
Acura |
.11 |
.11 |
.08 |
.05 |
|
|
Honda |
.11 |
.16 |
.31 |
.29 |
|
Subaru |
.05 |
.11 |
0.00 |
.14 |
|
Nissan |
0.00 |
.05 |
0.00 |
.14 |
|
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Infiniti |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
.05 |
|
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Nissan |
0.00 |
.05 |
0.00 |
.10 |
|
Mazda |
.05 |
.05 |
.15 |
.051 |
|
BMW |
0.00 |
.05 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Mitsubishi |
.05 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Ford, Chrysler,
General Motors, and all others |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
1
Mazda's one entry, the Mazda3 i, may have been pulled from Consumer
Reports' Overall Quick Pick List due to a
"Poor" side-impact crash test rating
by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Insurance
Institute's rating did cause Consumer Reports to pull the Mazda3
from its recommended list. |
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All shares are rounded to two
significant digits. |
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CR 2005 Quick Picks are quick pick
models of model year 2005. |
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Note: A rebadge of a product
engineered by Toyota, but sold by another auto manufacturer, is
omitted from the latter's share. |
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Source for Consumer Reports' Good
Bets: "Quick Picks," Consumer Reports, April 2005, P. 31 |
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Shares of Consumer Reports' 2006 Good Bets for Model Years
1998-2005 with Selected 1997-2001 Reliability Percentrank Averages,
by Auto Manufacturer and Motor Vehicle Line |
|
Manufacturer |
Share of CR 2006 Good Bets
with a 1997-2001 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .80 |
Share of CR 2006 Good Bets
with a 1997-2001 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .85 |
Share of CR 2006 Good Bets
with a 1997-2001 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .90 |
Share of CR 2006 Good Bets
with a 1997-2001 Reliability Percentrank Average1 Greater
Than or Equal to .95 |
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|
Vehicle Line |
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Toyota |
.48 |
.52 |
.57 |
.83 |
|
|
Lexus |
.13 |
.16 |
.22 |
.33 |
|
|
Toyota |
.35 |
.35 |
.35 |
.50 |
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Honda |
.28 |
.29 |
.26 |
.17 |
|
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Acura |
.10 |
.13 |
.09 |
0.00 |
|
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Honda |
.18 |
.16 |
.17 |
.17 |
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Subaru |
.10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Nissan |
.12 |
.16 |
.13 |
0.00 |
|
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Infiniti |
.07 |
.10 |
.13 |
0.00 |
|
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Nissan |
.05 |
.06 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Mazda |
.02 |
.03 |
.04 |
0.00 |
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Ford, Chrysler,
General Motors, and all others |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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1
If the vehicle model is too new for a 1997-2001 Reliability Percentrank average to exist, the early 2002 Reliability Percentrank
is used when such exists. |
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All shares are rounded to two
significant digits. |
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CR Good Bets are models that have three or more
model years between 1998 and 2005 of better-than-average reliability
and have performed well on Consumer Reports' road tests. An auto
Reliability Percentrank is
a measure of relative overall reliability used by Auto on Info. |
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Note: Two rebadges of products
engineered by Toyota, but sold by another auto manufacturer, are
omitted from the latter's share. |
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Source for Consumer Reports' Good
Bets: "CR Good Bet: The Best of Both World's,"
Consumer Reports Cars: Used
Car Buying Guide 2006, p.
25 |
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Median Value of a New Big Three
Vehicle as Assessed by Mini-Survey Respondents Reporting
Ownership of a Quality Four Product on or before July 8, 2005,
by Manufacturer |
|
Manufacturer |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at More Than
What Is Currently Asked |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at What Is
Currently Asked |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at Only 95%
of What Is Currently Asked |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at Only 80%
of What Is Currently Asked |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at Only 50%
of What Is Currently Asked |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at Nothing |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at Nothing
Plus Respondent Would Require $20,000+ per Year to Drive It |
Big 3 Vehicle Valued at Nothing
Plus Respondent Would Require $200,000+ per Year to Drive It |
Respondent Unwilling to Own a Big
Three Vehicle under Any Circumstance |
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Toyota Motor Corporation |
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√ |
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Honda Motor Company |
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√ |
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Subaru Division of Fuji Heavy
Industries, Ltd.1 |
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√ |
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Nissan Motor Company1 |
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|
√ |
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1
Very few respondents reported owning a product by Nissan or
Subaru. |
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The Big Three manufacturers are
General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and the Chrysler
Group of DaimlerChrysler AG. See
Glossary. |
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To view more results or to express
your assessment of the value of a new Big Three Vehicle, go to
Mini-Survey No. 31, "The
True Value of a Big Three." |
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Table X |
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S&P, Fitch,
and Moody's Senior Unsecured Long-Term Debt Ratings
as of September 19, 2006 |
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Ratings |
Automobile Manufacturers |
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S&P, Fitch Denominations |
Moody's Denominations |
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Investment Grade Ratings |
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AAA |
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Toyota Motor Corporation |
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AA+ |
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AA |
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AA- |
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A+ |
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Honda Motor Company |
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A |
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A- |
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BBB+ |
Baa1 |
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BBB |
Baa2 |
DaimlerChrysler AG |
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BBB- |
Baa3 |
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Junk Grade
Ratings |
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BB+ |
Ba1 |
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BB |
Ba2 |
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BB- |
Ba3 |
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B+ |
B1 |
Ford Motor Company |
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B |
B2 |
Ford
Motor Company,
General Motors Corporation |
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B- |
B3 |
Ford Motor Company,
General Motors Corporation |
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CCC+ |
Caa1 |
General Motors Corporation |
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CCC |
Caa2 |
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CCC- |
Caa3 |
Delphi Corporation
(GM's jettisoned aggregation
of parts plants is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.) |
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D |
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