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HTML <html> <head> <title>Mercury Milan Scores High in J.D. Power and Associates Survey</title> </head> <body> <h1>Mercury Milan Scores High in J.D. Power and Associates Survey</h1> <div class="info">Author: <a href="author_1_98191.html">Kraig</a></div><div class="body"><p align="justify"><br /> The Mercury Milan has ranked first in the competitive midsize car segment while the Pontiac Grand Prix ranked first among large cars in the 2007 J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study released Tuesday last week.<br /> <br /> Segment winners<br /> <br /> 2007 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, top three models by category<br /> <br /> Subcompact car<br /> Kia Rio and Kia Rio5<br /> Honda Fit<br /> Hyundai Accent (total)<br /> <br /> Compact car<br /> Honda Civic<br /> Toyota Corolla<br /> Hyundai Elantra Sedan<br /> <br /> Compact sporty car<br /> Mazda MX-5<br /> Scion tC<br /> Subaru Impreza (total)<br /> <br /> Compact premium sporty car<br /> <br /> Porsche Boxter<br /> Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class<br /> Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class<br /> <br /> Entry premium car<br /> <br /> Lincoln MKZ<br /> Acura TSX<br /> Cadillac CTS<br /> <br /> Midsize premium<br /> <br /> Mercedes-Benz E-Class (total)<br /> Lexus GS series (total)<br /> Infiniti M-Series (tie)<br /> Volvo S80 (tie)<br /> <br /> Large premium car<br /> <br /> Audi A8 (tie)<br /> Mercedes-Benz S-Class (tie)<br /> Lexus LS 460<br /> <br /> Premium sporty<br /> <br /> Mercedes-Benz SL-Class<br /> Porsche 911 (total)<br /> Lexus SC 430<br /> <br /> Midsize sporty car<br /> <br /> Ford Mustang<br /> Toyota Solara (total)<br /> Chevrolet Monte Carlo<br /> <br /> Midsize car<br /> <br /> Mercury Milan<br /> Honda Accord (total)<br /> Ford Fusion (tie)<br /> Mistubishi Galant (tie)<br /> <br /> Large car<br /> <br /> Pontiac Grand Prix<br /> Toyota Avalon<br /> Ford Five Hundred (tie)<br /> Mercury Montego (tie)<br /> <br /> Compact multi-activity vehicle<br /> <br /> Honda CR-V<br /> Nissan Xterra<br /> Hyundai Tucson<br /> <br /> Midsize multi-activity vehicle<br /> <br /> Toyota 4Runner<br /> Toyota Highlander (total)<br /> Mercury Mountaineer<br /> <br /> Large multi-activity vehicle<br /> <br /> Toyota Sequoia<br /> Chevrolet Suburban<br /> GMC Yukon (total)<br /> <br /> Midsize premium multi-activity vehicle<br /> <br /> Lexus RX350/RX 400h (total)<br /> Lincoln MKX<br /> Lexus GX 470<br /> <br /> Large premium multi-activity vehicle<br /> <br /> Lincoln Mark LT<br /> Lincoln Navigator<br /> Hummer H2<br /> <br /> Large pickup<br /> <br /> Chevrolet Silverado Classic HD<br /> Ford F-150 LD<br /> GMC Sierra LD<br /> <br /> Mid-size pickup<br /> <br /> Toyota Tacoma<br /> Honda Ridgeline<br /> Dodge Dakota<br /> <br /> Van<br /> <br /> Chevrolet Express (total)<br /> Kia Sedona<br /> Ford E-Series<br /> <br /> Source: J.D. Power and Associates<br /> <br /> This also marks the first time since 1998 that Ford Motor Co. has unseated Toyota from the top spot, grabbing more individual awards than any other automaker. The Dearborn automaker ranked highest in five of 19 segments in this year's survey. <br /> <br /> Ford earned segment awards for the Ford Mustang, Lincoln Mark LT, Lincoln MKZ, Mercury Milan and Mazda MX-5 Miata. Mazda, maker of top of the line <a href="http://www.automotivemazparts.com/mazda-wheel-hub/" title="Mazda wheel hub">Mazda wheel hub</a>, is 33.4 percent owned by Ford.<br /> <br /> J.D. Power has also given the Platinum Plant Quality Award for producing vehicles with the fewest defects to Ford's Wixom Assembly Plant in Michigan, which stopped making cars last May 31. The Detroit-area plant produced the Lincoln Town Car, which averages 35 problems per 100 vehicles. Plant awards are based solely on defect counts.<br /> <br /> Other honorees among North and South American plants were the General Motors Oshawa 2 plant in Ontario, Canada -- which produces the Buick LaCrosse and Pontiac Grand Prix, for the Silver Plant Quality Award; and American Honda’s East Liberty, Ohio, plant, which produces the Honda Civic Sedan and Honda Element, for the Bronze Plant Quality Award.<br /> <br /> The J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study, a widely regarded industry standard for new-car quality, surveys customers on problems they have found after 90 days of ownership. Complete results were expected to be released later today. Some segment winners, though, were already posted on the J.D. Power Web site.<br /> </p><br /> </div> <div class="source">Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlealley.com/article_173392_31.html">http://www.articlealley.com/article_173392_31.html</a></div> <div class="author"> <div class="authorBio"></div> </author> </body> </html>
Text Mercury Milan Scores High in J.D. Power and Associates Survey Author: Kraig The Mercury Milan has ranked first in the competitive midsize car segment while the Pontiac Grand Prix ranked first among large cars in the 2007 J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study released Tuesday last week. Segment winners 2007 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, top three models by category Subcompact car Kia Rio and Kia Rio5 Honda Fit Hyundai Accent (total) Compact car Honda Civic Toyota Corolla Hyundai Elantra Sedan Compact sporty car Mazda MX-5 Scion tC Subaru Impreza (total) Compact premium sporty car Porsche Boxter Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class Entry premium car Lincoln MKZ Acura TSX Cadillac CTS Midsize premium Mercedes-Benz E-Class (total) Lexus GS series (total) Infiniti M-Series (tie) Volvo S80 (tie) Large premium car Audi A8 (tie) Mercedes-Benz S-Class (tie) Lexus LS 460 Premium sporty Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Porsche 911 (total) Lexus SC 430 Midsize sporty car Ford Mustang Toyota Solara (total) Chevrolet Monte Carlo Midsize car Mercury Milan Honda Accord (total) Ford Fusion (tie) Mistubishi Galant (tie) Large car Pontiac Grand Prix Toyota Avalon Ford Five Hundred (tie) Mercury Montego (tie) Compact multi-activity vehicle Honda CR-V Nissan Xterra Hyundai Tucson Midsize multi-activity vehicle Toyota 4Runner Toyota Highlander (total) Mercury Mountaineer Large multi-activity vehicle Toyota Sequoia Chevrolet Suburban GMC Yukon (total) Midsize premium multi-activity vehicle Lexus RX350/RX 400h (total) Lincoln MKX Lexus GX 470 Large premium multi-activity vehicle Lincoln Mark LT Lincoln Navigator Hummer H2 Large pickup Chevrolet Silverado Classic HD Ford F-150 LD GMC Sierra LD Mid-size pickup Toyota Tacoma Honda Ridgeline Dodge Dakota Van Chevrolet Express (total) Kia Sedona Ford E-Series Source: J.D. Power and Associates This also marks the first time since 1998 that Ford Motor Co. has unseated Toyota from the top spot, grabbing more individual awards than any other automaker. The Dearborn automaker ranked highest in five of 19 segments in this year's survey. Ford earned segment awards for the Ford Mustang, Lincoln Mark LT, Lincoln MKZ, Mercury Milan and Mazda MX-5 Miata. Mazda, maker of top of the line Mazda wheel hub, is 33.4 percent owned by Ford. J.D. Power has also given the Platinum Plant Quality Award for producing vehicles with the fewest defects to Ford's Wixom Assembly Plant in Michigan, which stopped making cars last May 31. The Detroit-area plant produced the Lincoln Town Car, which averages 35 problems per 100 vehicles. Plant awards are based solely on defect counts. Other honorees among North and South American plants were the General Motors Oshawa 2 plant in Ontario, Canada -- which produces the Buick LaCrosse and Pontiac Grand Prix, for the Silver Plant Quality Award; and American Honda’s East Liberty, Ohio, plant, which produces the Honda Civic Sedan and Honda Element, for the Bronze Plant Quality Award. The J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study, a widely regarded industry standard for new-car quality, surveys customers on problems they have found after 90 days of ownership. Complete results were expected to be released later today. Some segment winners, though, were already posted on the J.D. Power Web site. Article Source: http://www.articlealley.com/article_173392_31.html About the Author:
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