OMG what happened to german cars?

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NEWS

 

[KeonG]

Wah, so many words ler.. why dun u sumarize it and tell us.. hehe..
;)

 

[Zeroed]

Summary: Germans down, Japanese up, Malaysia as boleh as ever.
Go us!

 

[pdj1103]

boring la..too many facts and details.make my tears drop
-_- -_-

 

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Originally posted by pdj1103@Feb 8 2005, 08:50
boring la..too many facts and details.make my tears drop
-_- -_-

sorry sorry...dun cry ok :lol:

The three-pointed star has tumbled from top of the influential JD Power US reliability rankings to 28th in a decade.

Volkswagen, once a byword for reliability, has sunk to 33rd in JD Power.

Uber-aspirational BMW, too, is not immune to quality woes

Even Porsche, the best-placed German marque, was only average in the Which? ratings

the VW Polo, the old-model Mercedes E-class and super-trendy Audi TT had the worst record of all new cars for breakdowns in the first two years

There are some red faces at the likes of Bosch - the systems were just not robust enough for the auto environment.'

Mercedes and Volkswagen may be a loss of status and desire: 'the badge may not mean what it used to'. In which case, better quality is not the answer. As for BMW, having introduced an entry-level 1-series, how far can it stretch the brand in search of volume without destroying the aspirational qualities that drove its success?