7th Aug 2010, 18:54
"Ohhhhh, so ALL of the problems with Toyota that were from American manufactured third party parts are not their fault either right?"
Actually, one of the latest Toyota problems dates back two decades and involves defective parts on Japanese-built Toyotas built by Japanese workers using (defective) Japanese parts. Us stupid Americans can't be blamed for that mess.
7th Aug 2010, 12:13
American cars have not been "sub par" in some time. The latest IQS (Initial Quality Survey) ranks Ford ahead of both Honda and Toyota. Both GM and Ford have more cars in the top three in every category of J. D. Powers quality rankings than ANY Japanese company. Out of 33 car makers Ford ranks 5th (ahead of Honda) and Toyota ranks a rather pathetic 21st.
The Fusion has ALWAYS been rated higher in reliability than Camry or Accord. I don't know where this "American cars are sub par" myth keeps coming from.