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Consumer Reports: Most Reliable Car Brands of the Year - Find Out Who Ranks Highest

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Photo credit: PaulLP / Shutterstock.com The automotive industry offers a range of options for consumers seeking reliable vehicles. Focus on Electric and Hybrid Vehicles The study pays special attention to electric and hybrid vehicles, including new criteria specific to these types of vehicles.

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These Are the Most Reliable Cars in Each Category, Says J.D. Power

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Owners are reporting more problems compared to the previous year, with the industry average escalating to 190 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100). Electrified Vehicles: A Mixed Bag Owners of BEVs and PHEVs report more problems than those with gasoline and hybrid vehicles, with tire replacement being a notable issue for BEV owners.

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These Are the Most Reliable Cars in Each Category, Says J.D. Power

The Truth About Cars

Owners are reporting more problems compared to the previous year, with the industry average escalating to 190 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100). Electrified Vehicles: A Mixed Bag Owners of BEVs and PHEVs report more problems than those with gasoline and hybrid vehicles, with tire replacement being a notable issue for BEV owners.

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Toyota Launches a Few Recall Campaigns

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The campaign encompasses roughly 280,000 vehicles split between the 2022-2024 Toyota Tundra (including the hybrid variant), 2023-2024 Sequoia, and 2022-2024 Lexus LX 600. Toyota is in the middle of a sizable recall relating to the 10-speed automatic transmission from Aisin used on several of its larger models.

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Ghosn Suggests Renault City EV

Plugs and Cars

Let's face it, even the perceived eco-leaders such as Toyota oppose higher CAFE standards here as they push high-profit, low-mileage Tundras and Sequoias. Toyota, which pioneered the industry-leading, 50-miles-per-gallon Prius hybrid, has joined with the Big Three U.S. Don't take my word for it.

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Shill for a Withering Lie

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You see Phelan was in North Carolina recently to test drive the new Toyota Tundra. As Toyota planned it, we see Prius, they sell Tundra. As Phelan tells this tale , (registration required) midway through their Tundra talk, Ernest Bastien, Toyota Motor Sales vice president for vehicle operations, surprisingly rose to defend GM.

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