SA's best cars named

22/10/2007 16:15



Bryanston - Synovate on Monday announced the winners of its Quality Awards for 2007.
The survey shows that vehicle quality improved with 23.5% in 2007 with an average of 117 problems per 100 vehicles. Last year, the average problem count on passenger vehicles was 153 per 100 vehicles.
According to Synovate this is also the best score yet attained by the industry since the inception of the study in 1992.
The research is part of Synovate's Competitive Customer Satisfaction (CCSI) research. Part of this survey includes a Product Quality measurement, which is commonly known as PP100 or "Problems per 100 Vehicles".
Quite literally this survey measures the number of problems new car owners experience with their vehicles in the first few months of ownership. This means that in this survey, a lower score means a better result.
More than 55 000 vehicle owners are interviewed.
There are quite a few shifts in the rankings this year, which is a natural result of new models entering the segments as well as some major improvements amongst others.
Passenger Car Category Awards
Best Local Plant Manufacturing Passenger Cars
1. Mercedes-Benz
2. BMW
3. Opel

Best Luxury Car Brand Overall
1. Jaguar / BMW
2. Mercedes-Benz Best Volume Passenger Car Brand Overall
1. Honda
2. Chevrolet
3. Opel Light commercial vehicle category awards
Best One Ton Petrol Light Commercial Vehicle Overall
1. Toyota / Isuzu
2. Nissan Best One Ton Diesel Light Commercial Vehicle
1. Isuzu
2. Nissan / Toyota Best Local Plant Manufacturing Light Commercial Vehicles
1. Toyota
2. Ford / Mazda Best Overall Light Commercial Vehicle Brand
1. Isuzu
2. Toyota
3. Opel Passenger Car Segment Awards
Entry Segment
1. Ford Ka
2. Chev Spark / Toyota Yaris T1 Small Hatch
1. Chev Aveo 5-door
2. Honda Jazz / Opel Corsa Small Sedan
1. Toyota Yaris sedan
2. Chevrolet Aveo 4-door
3. Toyota Corolla Top Hatch
1. Honda Civic hatch
2. BMW 1 Series
3. Dodge Caliber Top Sedan
1. Honda Civic sedan
2. Volkswagen Jetta
3. Mazda3 Medium segment
1. Mercedes-Benz C-Class Petrol / Mercedes-Benz C-Class Diesel / Toyota Avensis Top Executive
1. Mercedes-Benz S-Class
2. BMW 5 series / Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sports Coupé
1. BMW 3 Series Coupe / Cabriolet
2. Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupé
3. BMW 6 Series MPV / Station Wagon
1. Toyota Avanza / Mercedes-Benz B-Class
2. Toyota Corolla Verso tying in second position. Small Recreational Vehicle
1. Honda CRV
2. BMW X3
3. Nissan X-Trail Large Recreational Vehicle
1. Toyota Prado
2. Volvo CX90
3. BMW X5 Light Commercial Vehicle Segment Awards
Half Ton
1. Opel Corsa Utility
2. Ford Bantam
3. Fiat Strada Small Petrol Single Cab
1. Toyota Hilux
2. Isuzu KB / Ford Ranger Large Petrol Single Cab
1. Nissan Hardbody / Isuzu KB / Toyota Hilux Diesel Single Cab
1. Isuzu KB / Toyota Landcruiser Pickup
2. Nissan Hardbody Petrol Double Cab
1. Toyota Hilux
2. Isuzu KB
3. Nissan Hardbody Diesel Double Cab
1. Nissan Navara / Isuzu KB
2. Toyota Hilux

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