06 Ridgeline-winner- JD Power study of vehicle satisfaction

[kahnartist]

Today's San Jose Mercury News: 6/29/06:
Porche and other high-end auto brands performed best in the annual JD Power and Associates study of satisfaction after 90 days of ownership, but domestic companies showed improvement.

In the large pick up category, Nissan Titan took first, while Honda's Ridgeline was tops in mid-size pick ups.

The results are important to automakers because cars with better exterior, interior and driving appeal draw customers and sell faster for more money. Newly launched vehicles also performed better, whith consumers less satisfied with older models or those that have been freshened from previous jears. The survey puts pressure on manufacturers, especially domestic companies, to launch their new models without problems.

JD Power, of Westlake village, based its study on responses from more than 63,000 people who bought or leased 2006 models.

(NOTE: I was one of them who received a survey....)