Monday, April 23, 2007

Ford Says Quaility on Par With Toyota

The quality of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles is virtually equal to that of Toyota and Nissan, according to the first quarter 2007 model-year Global Quality Research System (GQRS) report.

Ford, Lincoln, Mercury brand vehicles are at 1456 TGWs compared with Nissan at 1457 and Toyota at 1453 TGWs per 1,000 vehicles.

"Our latest performance continues a trend that has seen Ford Motor Company significantly improve vehicle over the last few years" said Bennie Fowler, vice president, Ford Global Quality. "We have more work to do, but there is no question that Ford Motor Company builds world-class vehicles. We can compete with anybody."

Ford Motor Company reduced its corporate TGW rate by eight percent, bettering the overall industry improvement of two percent. more...

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