TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'D BAD:

Recently ran across the most recent J.D. Powers automotive quality rankings. As you know JD Powers is the gold standard in automotive quality. What I found interesting is that two of the top three brands are American "Mercury" and "Cadillac" and three of the top six nameplates are Domestic with Buick up there. All three of these brands exceed BMW, Honda, Jaguar, Porsche, Mitsubishi, Infinity and Mercedes-Benz. Also interesting is the bottom six manufacturers in quality are all foreign brands (Land Rover, Suzuki, Kia, Isuzu, Saab and Volkswagen). Here it the list in its entirety:

• Lexus 120
• Mercury 151
• Cadillac 155
• Toyota 159
• Acura 160
• Buick 163
• BMW 164
• Lincoln 165
• Honda 177
• Jaguar 178
• Porsche 193
• Mitsubishi 197
• Hyundai 200
• Ford 204
• Infiniti 204
• Industry average 206
• Audi 207
• Mercedes-Benz 215
• Nissan 224
• Pontiac 225
• GMC 226
• Mazda 228
• Subaru 228
• Chrysler 229
• Dodge 230
• Mini 233
• Chevrolet 239
• Hummer 241
• Scion 243
• Volvo 244
• Saturn 250
• Jeep 253
• Volkswagen 253
• Saab 254
• Isuzu 274
• Kia 278
• Suzuki 302
• Land Rover 344