According to a survey released by Consumer Reports, Ford is top rated by car shoppers for safety, quality and value. This might be obvious by seeing Ford's strong end-of-year sales stats.
Ford’s sales for 2010 rose 15.2% while the Toyota’s were down 0.4%, which previously lead for customer satisfaction.
For this survey, Consumer Report took help of more than 2,000 people in car-owning households, Consumer Reports found that positive perceptions of Ford have increased by 35 percentage points over two years.
In the survey, 65% of car shoppers said safety was most important, followed by quality (57%) and value (51%). Ford has improved in all those areas, led by models such as the Fusion.
Rated less important are performance (47%), environmental friendliness (28%), design (25%) and technology or innovation (17%).
Three brands that gained in sales last year — Ford, Chevrolet and Hyundai — are among the top five in perceived value.
When it comes to Performance and design, Luxury car makers BMW and Porsche ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in both the performance and design/style categories and surprisingly, Ford ranked third in performance.
Via: [Money watch Bnet]
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Consumer Reports recommends Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen TDI for more fuel efficiency.
Consumer Report test four vehicles, each from different auto maker for fuel efficiency. For their upcoming January 2011 issue, Magazine tested 2011 Ford Fiesta, Honda CR-Z, Mazda2 and Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen TDI.
With the end of testing, they recommend Vw's Jetta Sportswagen TDI. On the other side Honda CR-Z scored too low to be recommended to its viewers.
They didn't come to any conclusion about both Fiesta and Mazda2, since they are two new models with less data, but they seems to like both the vehicles.
Testing the two variants each of the Mazda and Ford subcompacts, manual and auto transmission. Fiesta impressed slightly higher than the Mazda2 overall.
From their test, the Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen TDI performed admirably, having a fuel efficiency of 36 mpg overall and a 49 mpg on the highway.
Src: [Consumer Reports Blog]
People like Silver on their Autos.......
According to annual Automotive Color Popularity Report by DuPont, when it comes to auto color preference, Silver is the King, closely followed by Black.
According to its previous survey, Silver held the most popular color title for seven years until 2007, when it was dethroned by white and white metallic, fighting back, claimed its position back in 2009, but again with this latest report, Silver is facing tough competition against the classic black color.
According to report, of all the cars sold around the world, 26 % were silver painted cars, trailing by 2% with 24 % were black coated cars.
Via: [Auto Blog]
Src: [Dupont]
PRESS RELEASE
DuPont Says Silver, Black in Race for World's Most Popular Car Color
2010 DuPont Global Automotive Color Popularity Report Includes South Africa for First Time;
Protection of Color Represented in This Year's DuPont Color Trend Show
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 7, 2010 – Silver and black are in tight competition for the title of "world's most popular car color," according to DuPont. As the global automotive coatings leader, DuPont issued its 58th Global Automotive Color Popularity Report today, which includes automotive color popularity information and regional trends from 11 leading automotive regions of the world. Each year, the DuPont report reflects data from established and emerging growth markets in the automotive industry; and in 2010, for the first time, includes trends from South Africa. DuPont's study is the original and most comprehensive report on global automotive color popularity and remains the first of its kind compiled on a global basis.
Only two percentage points separate silver from black as the leading vehicle color globally, and black's popularity in key automotive markets outside of North America is substantial. White and gray are tied for third place, with gray's popularity increasing three percentage points from last year's survey. Red, the only non-neutral color in the top five, is increasing in popularity, taking the fifth spot on the global color popularity rankings. The top 10 global vehicle colors are as follows:
1. Silver – 26 percent
2. Black/Black Effect – 24 percent
3. White/White Pearl and Gray – 16 percent each (tie)
5. Red – 6 percent
6. Blue – 5 percent
7. Brown/Beige – 3 percent
8. Green – 2 percent
9. Yellow/Gold – 1 percent
10. Others – <1 percent
Thursday, September 9, 2010
U.S. highway accidents deaths drop to 60-year low
WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) -- The number of people killed on U.S. highways fell last year to the lowest level since 1950, the U.S. Transportation Department said, crediting seat-belt use and campaigns to combat drunk-driving for the decline.
Fatalities in motor-vehicle crashes in 2009 fell to 33,808, a 9.7 percent decline from a year earlier, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said today in a statement. The decrease came as people in the U.S. drove 0.2 percent more than the year before.
The death rate fell to 1.13 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2009, compared to 1.26 deaths for 2008, the agency said.
“Today's numbers reflect the tangible benefits of record seat belt use and strong anti-drunk driving enforcement campaigns,” NHTSA Administrator David Strickland said in the statement.
“But we are still losing more than 30,000 lives a year on our highways, and about a third of these involve drunk driving.”
Fatalities in motor-vehicle crashes in 2009 fell to 33,808, a 9.7 percent decline from a year earlier, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said today in a statement. The decrease came as people in the U.S. drove 0.2 percent more than the year before.
The death rate fell to 1.13 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2009, compared to 1.26 deaths for 2008, the agency said.
“Today's numbers reflect the tangible benefits of record seat belt use and strong anti-drunk driving enforcement campaigns,” NHTSA Administrator David Strickland said in the statement.
“But we are still losing more than 30,000 lives a year on our highways, and about a third of these involve drunk driving.”
Monday, August 2, 2010
Most teens have driven while distracted : Survey
Most teenagers have driven while distracted even though most know such behavior is dangerous, according to a new survey released Monday.
Almost 86 percent admitted to driving while texting, talking on a phone, or doing other distracting things behind the wheel, according to the results of a survey conducted by Seventeen magazine and the AAA, formally known as the American Automobile Association. The teens said they texted, talked, and ate while driving even though 84 percent of them said they know it's dangerous.
Among those surveyed, 73 percent said they've adjusted their radios while driving, 61 percent said they've eaten food, and 60 percent admitted to chatting on a cell phone. Though most know it's wrong, many of them still came up with ways to justify their behavior. About 41 percent said they think their action will only take a split second, 35 percent don't think they'll get hurt, 34 percent claimed they're used to multitasking, and 32 percent don't think anything bad will happen as a result.
But when teens are the passengers, their attitude seems to change a bit. Among those surveyed, 38 percent said they've been afraid they would get hurt in a car because the driver was distracted by doing something else. And no matter who's driving, many teenagers have come close to danger. More than 36 percent said they believe they've been involved in a near-accident because of their own or someone else's distracted driving.
"It's great that so many teens are able to identify the bad driving habits that will put them and their friends in danger," Seventeen editor in chief Ann Shoket said in a statement. "But the bigger challenge we face now is to give them the tools they need to stop driving while distracted."
Texting while driving is still among the top riskest behaviors, especially among teenagers who are still learning safe driving skills, according to the AAA. But the survey found that teen drivers who texted sent on average 23 messages over the past month.
"Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teen drivers and the proliferation of distracted driving among teens is a challenge all of us must face head-on," AAA President and CEO Robert Darbelnet said in a statement. "Because of their lack of driving experience and penchant to take risks, it's imperative that teen drivers--like all drivers--remain focused behind the wheel at all times."
Almost 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted or inattentive driver, while more than a half million were injured, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Conducted in May, the survey questioned almost 2,000 male and female drivers between the ages of 16 and 19. The results of the survey will appear in the September issue of Seventeen.
Almost 86 percent admitted to driving while texting, talking on a phone, or doing other distracting things behind the wheel, according to the results of a survey conducted by Seventeen magazine and the AAA, formally known as the American Automobile Association. The teens said they texted, talked, and ate while driving even though 84 percent of them said they know it's dangerous.
Among those surveyed, 73 percent said they've adjusted their radios while driving, 61 percent said they've eaten food, and 60 percent admitted to chatting on a cell phone. Though most know it's wrong, many of them still came up with ways to justify their behavior. About 41 percent said they think their action will only take a split second, 35 percent don't think they'll get hurt, 34 percent claimed they're used to multitasking, and 32 percent don't think anything bad will happen as a result.
But when teens are the passengers, their attitude seems to change a bit. Among those surveyed, 38 percent said they've been afraid they would get hurt in a car because the driver was distracted by doing something else. And no matter who's driving, many teenagers have come close to danger. More than 36 percent said they believe they've been involved in a near-accident because of their own or someone else's distracted driving.
"It's great that so many teens are able to identify the bad driving habits that will put them and their friends in danger," Seventeen editor in chief Ann Shoket said in a statement. "But the bigger challenge we face now is to give them the tools they need to stop driving while distracted."
Texting while driving is still among the top riskest behaviors, especially among teenagers who are still learning safe driving skills, according to the AAA. But the survey found that teen drivers who texted sent on average 23 messages over the past month.
"Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teen drivers and the proliferation of distracted driving among teens is a challenge all of us must face head-on," AAA President and CEO Robert Darbelnet said in a statement. "Because of their lack of driving experience and penchant to take risks, it's imperative that teen drivers--like all drivers--remain focused behind the wheel at all times."
Almost 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted or inattentive driver, while more than a half million were injured, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Conducted in May, the survey questioned almost 2,000 male and female drivers between the ages of 16 and 19. The results of the survey will appear in the September issue of Seventeen.
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