JD Power recently released its report 2019 Initial Quality study for 2019 model year cars. The study is based on a survey distributed to over 76 thousand owners of new cars after 90 days of purchase or lease starting from February 2019 through to May 2019. The 233-question survey is comprehensive enough, covering 8 different vehicle categories. The study is made detailed and comprehensive to help automobile makers identify issues reported on their cars by their customers and thus find solutions to these issues.
1. Plant Quality Awards: Toyota Plant ranked Platinum
This award is given as an award of excellence to vehicle manufacturing plants for building cars with the lowest cases of defects and malfunctions.
The Plant quality award does not take into consideration design related issues. For the period under review, the Canadian Cambridge North Plant of Toyota Motor Corporation received the Platinum Plant Quality Award for producing cars with the fewest cases of issues and defects. The Cambridge North Plant carted away the away for the production of the Toyota Corolla built in the plant.
For the Gold Plant Quality Award Africa and Europe region, BMG’s Regensburg Plant in Germany took the price for in production of BMW cars like the BMW X1, BMW 4 Series and the BMW X2. The Gold Award for Asia went to Toyota Motors Tsutsumi plant in Japan for its production of Toyota Prius.
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Toyota Motors Corporation Cambridge Plant Canada took the Platinum Plant Quality Award
Speaking on this award, J. D. Power’s Vice President of Global Automotive Mr. Dave Sargent stated and I quote:
“The Cambridge plants have historically performed extremely well, and the data would support the view that they are among the most consistent in North America,” He added, “Everyone at the plants should be very proud.”
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Below is a table showing the Full Ranking of the 2019 Plant Quality Award, brought to you by Naijauto.com!
| 2019 Plant Quality Award by regions | |||
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| REGION | PLANT | PROBLEMS PER VEHICLE | MODELS |
| Africa and Europe |
BMW Regensburg Plant, Germany (Gold) |
18 |
BMW X1, X2 and BMW 4 Series |
| BMW Leipzig 01 Plant, Germany (Silver) | 19 | BMW 2 Series | |
| BMW Dingolfing 01 Plant, Germany (Bronze) | 22 | BMW 3 Series, 4 Series, 5 Series and 6 Series. | |
| Porsche Stutgart Plant, Germany (Bronze) | 22 | Porsche 718 and Porsche 911 | |
| North and South America | Toyota Motor Corporation Plant, Cambridge North, Canada (Platinum) | 17 | Toyota Corolla |
| Toyota Motor Corporation Plant, Goergetown (Silver) | 20 | Toyota Camry | |
| Toyota Motor Corporation Plant, Cambridge South, Canada (Bronze) | 21 | Lexus RX | |
| Diamler AG, Vance (Bronze) | 21 | Mercedes Benz GLE and Mercedes Benz GLS | |
| Asia Pacific | Toyota Motor Corporation Plant, Tsutsumi, Japan (Gold) | 18 | Toyota Prius |
| Toyota Motor Corporation Plant, Kyushu, Japan (Silver) | 21 | Lexus NX and Lexus UX | |
| Toyota Motor Corporation Plant, Tahara Lexus, Japan | 21 | Lexus IS, Lexus LS, Lexus RC | |
| General Motors Corporation, Yantai, Dongyue, China (Silver) | 21 | Buick Envision | |
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2. More on the Initial Quality Study by J.D.Power
As mentioned earlier, the purpose of the survey is to assist car makers the world over, design and build top quality automobiles. The study focuses on Performance of car models across board, as well as a comparison of these models too. The 8 categories vehicle issues were classified under include:
- Interior
- Engine and transmission
- Exterior
- Entertainment, Audio, Navigation and Communication
- Seats
- HVAC ( Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning)
- Displays, Controls and Features
- Driving Experience
The best car models for each year is selected based on the number of reported Problems Per 100 cars. For 2019, the Porsche 911 retains its position from 2018 as the top Model of J.D Power Initial Quality study. Below is a table that shows the best models by Auto segment for 2019;
Nissan Maxima ranks top in Large Car segment
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| J.D. POWER MODEL RANKING BY CARS SEGMENT | |
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| CAR SEGMENT | RANKING (Top to Bottom) |
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| Mid Size Sporty Cars |
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| Compact Sporty Cars |
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| Compact SUV |
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| Large SUV |
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| Small SUV |
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| Mid Size Pickup trucks |
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| Minivan |
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| Large Heavy Duty Pickup Trucks |
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| Large Light Duty Pickup Trucks |
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| Large Premium SUV |
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