.......just got the 2005 report about r the Suzuki auto company..(which owns the suzuki motorcycle company)..and the problems per 100 vehicle's..rate the Suzuki company in DEAD LAST PLACE...hhmmm..any of that translate into the kq assy line...(Reverse failure )..makes you wonder...sorry suzuki worshipers.................I do like the kq ride btw...


DETROIT -- Nissan and Hummer roared back from dismal performances a year
ago to post double-digit gains on the closely watched Initial Quality
Study from J.D. Power and Associates.
Lexus maintained its spot at the top of the ranking of quality after 90
days of ownership with a score of 81 problems per 100 vehicles, a
6.9-percent gain from last year. BMW and Audi vaulted into the top 10
this year, displacing Honda and Mercury.
The industry average of 118 problems per 100 vehicles was a slight gain
from last year's average of 119 problems per 100 vehicles, according to
the study released Wednesday.
Toyota Motor Corp. continued its dominance of the study, having the
top-rated vehicle in 10 of 18 segments. The Lexus SC 430 was the
highest-rated vehicle in the study at 54 problems per 100 vehicles. Its
plant in Tahara, Japan, which builds the Lexus GS 300/430 and LS 430,
repeated as the top-rated factory for quality.
General Motors' vehicles claimed top honors in five vehicle segments.
"The industry performance this year remains pretty flat, but that kind
of stuff is not uncommon," said Neal Oddes, senior director of research
for J.D. Power and Associates in Westlake Village, Calif. "It's happened
twice before in the (19-year) history of the study. Both times before,
we saw a dramatic improvement the next year."
Hummer climbs the mountain
Hummer, which finished last in the 2004 study with a score of 173
problems per 100 vehicles, vaulted into a tie for 10th place on the 2005
study. Hummer's 2005 score of 110 problems per 100 vehicles equaled that
of Korean automaker Hyundai, which was the surprise performer last year.
Toyota's youth-oriented Scion brand also posted a gain, scoring at 134
>>problems per 100 vehicles this year vs. 158 problems per 100 last year.
>>The study asks owners to rate vehicle quality on 135 attributes. Last
>>year, Hummer officials complained that their vehicles were downgraded on
>>factors such as fuel-economy, which they argued was not a quality
>>measure.
>>Oddes noted that Hummer's scores improved this year on 76 of the 135
>>attributes, but its score on fuel economy was unchanged.
>>"Hummer made big improvements on moldings and wind noise," Oddes said.
>>"The study hasn't changed since 1998. That kind of increase can't be
>>just on fuel consumption."
>>Crisis fixes quality
>>Nissan's crisis mentality in the wake of last year's rating of 154
>>problems per 100 vehicles paid off. The automaker rushed 200 engineers
>>from Japan to its new assembly plant in Canton, Miss., to fix problems
>>with the Quest minivan, Titan pickup and Armada SUV.
>>The result: Nissan rated at 120 problems per 100 vehicles on the new
>>study, just under the industry average of 118 problems per 100 vehicles
>>and tied with Jeep and Mercury. The 2005 Quest improved its rating by
>>104 problems per 100 vehicles, J.D. Power said. The company does not
>>release the scores of any individual model.
>>Oddes said he was impressed that automakers are improving vehicle
>>quality at launches. He noted that two new vehicles, the Hyundai Tucson
>>sport wagon and Ford Mustang coupe, ranked among the top three vehicles
>>in their segments even though they were new models in their first year
>>of production.
>>GM swept J.D. Power and Associates' ranking of plant quality for North
>>and South America, with its Oshawa, Canada, No. 1 and No. 2 plants and
>>the plant in Hamtramck, Mich. The ranking displaced GM's Grand River
>>plant in Lansing, Mich., as the top rated plant, and Ford Motor Co.'s
>>Wixom, Mich., plant as third ranked.



>>
>>Initial Quality by nameplate, 2005 vs. 2004
>>
>>Measured in problems per 100 vehicles
>>
>>2005
>>
>>Lexus 81
>>Jaguar 88
>>BMW 95
>>Buick 100
>>Cadillac 104
>>Mercedes 104
>>Toyota 105
>>Audi 106
>>Infiniti 109
>>Hummer 110
>>Hyundai 110
>>Honda 112
>>GMC 113
>>Lincoln 113
>>Acura 116
>>
>>Ind. Avg. 118
>>
>>Jeep 120
>>Mercury 120
>>Nissan 120
>>Chrysler 121
>>Chevrolet 127
>>Ford 127
>>Mitsubishi 129
>>Pontiac 129
>>Dodge 130
>>Mini 130
>>Scion 134
>>Saab 136
>>Saturn 136
>>Subaru 138
>>Kia 140
>>Volvo 140
>>Porsche 147
>>Volkswagen 147
>>Land Rover 149
>>Mazda 149
>>Suzuki 151

 

Your ratings are for the automotive industry. How does that equate to the KQ assembly line[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

 

Suzuki's car line has been ruined cause some of their models are just rebadged Daewoo's. We all know how successful Daewoo was!

 

Trailguide....Are you on drugs? That study is on cars! Anything to put Zuki down. Why don't you drive away or something.

 

Apples oranges and bannanas? Yes I think so!

 

This is nuthin than a stupid smear effort. To post this means that trialguide has a I.Q. of 50. If you don't stay off of here....I'll saddle my kids lt80 up and come lookin for ya. It is stuff like this that gives this site a interesting flavor....they let anyone on it.

 

...boy the pain must hurt to hear about the little motor car company suzuki , is the SAME company as the m/c company....
come on up with the lt 80..will show you around...but you better have a written permission slip...lol

 

This quote made me laugh today,"Trailguide....Are you on drugs? That study is on cars! Anything to put Zuki down. Why don't you drive away or something. " Keep them coming!

 

Seems to me they're making more profit per unit on a quad. Less than one quarter the vehicle for one half of the price of the automobile....maybe us ATV guys are subsidizing their auto industry......

 

Look at this article and then shut up.





Suzuki Cycle Sales Up 27.9% for Year

Powersports Business
Wednesday May 11, 2005

Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. says group net profit for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, was Y60.51 billion ($572.96 million), up 38% from profit of Y43.84 billion ($415.11 million) for the previous year.

Sales rose 7.6% to Y2.366 trillion ($22.403 billion) from Y2.199 trillion ($20.815 billion) a year earlier. Motorcycle sales volume jumped 27.9% to 2.92 million units; automobile sales increased 9.0% to 1.89 million units.

Operating profit for the year ended March 31 was Y107.54 billion ($1.02 billion), up 13%. The company said higher sales and cost-cutting efforts offset the stronger yen against the dollar and increased investment and R&D costs.

While the recent year-end results signal the second straight year of record net profit, Suzuki says it expects net profit to fall 20.7% to Y48.0 billion ($454.37 million) in the current fiscal year as it raises its investment plans to Y280 billion ($2.651 billion) from Y163.3 billion ($1.546 billion) and lifts R&D costs to Y95 billion ($899.28 million) from Y86.9 billion ($822.61 million). The company said it also expects foreign exchange rates to squeeze profits.

Suzuki, an affiliate of General Motors Corp. - GM owns one-fifth of the Japanese company - also recently unveiled a five-year business plan that will end in March 2010. Under the plan, the Japanese OEM aims to lift group pretax profit to approximately Y150 billion ($1.420 billion) in the fiscal year through March 2010 and raise group sales to approximately Y3.000 trillion ($28.398 billion) that year.