Car quality isn't the reason Detroit's Big Three fell into so much trouble. It's the kind of cars they sell that's the problem.
Study: Toyota still king. though Detroit gainsNEW YORK (AP) -- Lexus, Toyota Motor Corp.'s luxury line, was the top brand in the J.D. Power and Associates' initial quality study released Monday.
The annual survey of vehicle owners, which measures mechanical and design problems in the first 90 days of ownership, found that Porsche was the No. 2 brand, followed by GM's Cadillac, then Hyundai and Honda.
The study indicated that Ford, General Motors and Chrysler have made strides in vehicle quality over the last year, but they still lag behind their foreign competitors.
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