All Entries Tagged With: "toyota quality"
Akio Toyoda – Acceleration Recalls Are Turning Point
The record $1.2B fine Toyota recently paid to settle criminal probes into the unintended acceleration issue have a silver lining according to Toyota President Akio Toyoda. It is a turning point for them and the industry. Toyota consumers can expect more ticky-tacky recalls and a re-commitment to quality. Get ready for a new Toyota.
Toyota is paying a large fine to settle a criminal probe. This settlement will bring many changes to the company.
Do Parts Suppliers Matter More than Manufacturers?
An interesting trend has been happening of late – automotive suppliers are getting quite a bit of attention.These days, more and more manufactures are blaming parts suppliers for recalls. Cummins diesel engines are all the rage (not just a diesel engine, but a Cummins). And now, news of Tesla and Apple working together to build an iCar. This begs the question – are manufactures becoming less relevant? Does Toyota even matter or do their supplier choices matter more?
With all the part suppliers news lately, are they becoming more important than manufactures?
Chrysler Touts Quality in New Ad Campaign, Attacking Toyota’s Brand – Seriously?
Chrysler, the perennial bottom feeder on quality awards and reports, is planning on embarking on an Ad campaign highlighting their quality. Apparently, they think they can compete directly with Toyota’s known reputation for quality. Seriously.
Reports say that Chrysler’s new Ad campaign will highlight their quality while attacking Toyota’s reputation. Really.
Toyota Wins Seven 2013 J.D. Power and Associates Awards
J.D. Power and Associates released their 2013 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study and no surprise, Toyota crushed the competition.
Toyota crushed the competition with seven 2013 J.D. Power and Associates Award for Dependability.
Toyota has Fewest Reported Problems – 2012 Total Quality Index Survey
Strategic Vision just released their 2012 Total Quality Index Survey that finds Toyota has the best Problem Impact Measure or lowest reported problems among owners. In a word, Toyota builds quality vehicles.
Survey finds that chances are if you own a Toyota vehicle, you’re not complaining.
