BTW there are a couple new brands on the top of the "new car reliability" heap.
Lexus has been knocked off, but I was surprised by one of the names that replaced it.
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British luxury carmaker Jaguar surged to the top of J.D. Power and Associates' closely watched vehicle dependability study this year, tying Buick for the No. 1 spot and dethroning Lexus for the first time since the Japanese luxury brand has been a part of the survey.
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http://business.theglobeandmail.com/...l_gam_mostview
Buick!
Unfortunately for GM (or any other domestic maker) it would take being at the top of this list for a few years before buying habits would begin to change.
The scary thing from the article:
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The industry average was 170 problems per 100 vehicles, or somewhat less than two problems per vehicle.
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