SByer
'08 #383
I didn't say "poor", which implies a serious reliability issue, but "not very good at it", which wraps in the things that the auto makers don't yet have under control - cost, functionality.
I'm also not fond of when JD Powers uses "quality" as a synonym for "reliability", which is what they're really measuring. Reliability is only one aspect of quality. Yes, Ford now builds some of the more reliable cars on the road. But they're doing it at a higher cost than what it really should be. And, except for some very recent models, with lower functionality and performance than comparable autos from elsewhere around the world.
So, while Ford has been the one less-dim spot of the big three, I would still assert when taken as a whole, over the past 10 years, the track record of car manufacturing in America is not very good.
I'm also not fond of when JD Powers uses "quality" as a synonym for "reliability", which is what they're really measuring. Reliability is only one aspect of quality. Yes, Ford now builds some of the more reliable cars on the road. But they're doing it at a higher cost than what it really should be. And, except for some very recent models, with lower functionality and performance than comparable autos from elsewhere around the world.
So, while Ford has been the one less-dim spot of the big three, I would still assert when taken as a whole, over the past 10 years, the track record of car manufacturing in America is not very good.
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