U.S.-BRAND AUTOS NOT AS RELIABLE AS JAPANESE VEHICLES

Only six of the top 33 most-reliable automobiles were American-brand vehicles, while 23 were Japanese. Does this mean that American workers are not focused on quality, or since many Japanese-brand autos are made in the U.S., could it be that design flaws are the culprit? Check out this NBC News report to learn more.

NOVEMBER AUTO SALES RESULTS

Here is the list of winners and losers for November U.S. light-vehicle sales (includes light trucks and SUVs). The comparison listed is November of 2006 to November of 2005.

Winners
Acura +24.0% (division of Honda)
Toyota +15.9%
GM +6.1%
DaimlerChrysler +4.7%
Chrysler Group U.S. +2.9%

Losers
Ford -9.7%
Honda -3.0% (Honda brand only)
Nissan -1.6%

This was only the second month ever that Toyota sold more vehicles in the United States than Ford. Toyota sold 196,695 vehicles to Ford's 181,111.

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