Ford Reliability Gains on Honda, Toyota; Chrysler Down; GM a Mixed Bag, Consumer Reports Says
By Michelle Krebs October 23, 2008DETROIT - Consumer Reports magazine delivered more bad news to Chrysler Thursday, noting the automaker's vehicle reliability has dropped since Cerberus Capital Management took over the company just over a year ago.
In contrast, Ford's reliability is now approaching that of Toyota and Honda with almost all of its vehicles achieving above-average reliability in the magazine's annual survey. General Motors' results were mixed.
"There has been a systematic, structural change within Ford,'' said David Champion, director of the magazine's auto test center, said. Champion revealed the magazine's survey results Thursday at the Automotive Press Association meeting in Detroit.
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GM's reliability is a mixed bag, he noted, with the Chevrolet Malibu having above average reliability in its first year but with the redesigned Cadillac CTS and GM's popular crossovers - the Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook - dipping in reliability from the year-earlier survey
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