NEWS: Hyundai climbs J.D.’s scale

By Michael Banovsky
Photo courtesy J.D. Power

Another year, another survey. Don’t ask us why Mercury is ranked higher than Honda… But you can’t argue with the industry’s two biggest improvements: Porsche and Hyundai. Hyundai’s press release is as follows:

“Hyundai displayed dramatic improvement in the 2005 J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) with an industry-leading reduction in problems reported by owners. Problems per 100 Hyundai vehicles declined by 31 percent, and Hyundai moved up 12 places in the nameplate rankings.

“Hyundai has dedicated itself to quality over the past several years, and this year’s Vehicle Dependability Study ranking demonstrates the results of this emphasis on quality,” stated Steve Kelleher, President and CEO of Hyundai Auto Canada. “We understand that quality is the number-one priority for Canadian consumers, and we’ve responded with constantly improving initial quality rankings, and now a dramatic improvement in long-term dependability.”