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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

Green Car Congress

The study is designed to provide manufacturers with information to facilitate the identification of problems and to drive product improvement. Dodge is the highest-ranking brand overall in initial quality with a score of 140 PP100. The study was fielded from February through May 2023. Highest-Ranking Brands and Models. Nissan Motor Co.,

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Abandoned History: The Apple Electric Car Project, Rest in Peace (2014-2024)

The Truth About Cars

A product unveiling in 2019 was generally believed. Road test work began with two Lexus crossovers fitted with self-driving sensors, a sub-project called Baja. Road test work began with two Lexus crossovers fitted with self-driving sensors, a sub-project called Baja. Elon was glad too.

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Report: Vehicle Supplies Are Climbing Back Up

The Truth About Cars

regulators have tied emissions rules to vehicle footprints has also incentivized companies to build increasingly massive and expensive products over the years. & Dodge reportedly had the highest inventories of any make by a substantial margin. However, the way in which U.S. It was followed by Chrysler, Lincoln and Ram.

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Future Cars: Concept EVs for 2023 and Beyond

Clean Fleet Report

Lexus EV Sports Car. Faraday Future has gotten to the “production intent” stage with its FF 91. With several false starts, premature product and factory announcements, the company finally rolled out some concrete news and a functional model. Lexus looks ready to move into EV supercar territory. Polestar 02.

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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

The Truth About Cars

However, Toyota products were slightly cheaper to own during the 5-to-10-year period, whereas Buick were cheaper to own in the 1-to-5-year span. Brands here included Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Cadillac, Ram, Lexus, GMC, Subaru, Mini, and Acura. Buick and Toyota were tied for second place at $4,900 over 10 years.

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Mozilla Foundation dubs Tesla, Nissan, and fellow modern cars a “privacy nightmare”

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A report published by the Mozilla Foundation has claimed that cars are the “worst category of products for privacy” that the firm has ever reviewed. As noted by Mozilla, out of 25 car brands that it studied, none made the cut. Among these, Mozilla called out Tesla and Nissan for data privacy policies that are reportedly alarming.

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TTAC's Worst Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

But I’m convinced that while there are few “bad” cars that make it to production, some are quite clearly out of their element in their particular segment. Lexus LX600: Not a bad car by any means, and there are likely plenty of buyers for it. enough to be on their radar yet so I haven’t yet tested a Vinfast.

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