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December 10, 2007
 

Autos Insider Newsletter

Your weekly insight into the world of autos

NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY

Toyota Leads in Customer Loyalty



  MORE TOP STORIES
AUTOS
GM Sales Stall in November
Lack of 2007 inventory led to lower sales for General Motors, but Ford remained flat and Toyota once again increased slightly

AUTOS • From American International Automobile Dealers Association
The New Entry-Level Cars
Subcompacts continue to gain traction in the U.S. thanks to their improved styling and superior fuel economy

REVIEWS
Mazda's Speed Demon
The Mazdaspeed3 may be, dollar for dollar, the hottest low-priced compact on the road today

TECHNOLOGY & CARS • From TheCarConnection.com
Toyota's Matrix, Reloaded
The Corolla's more exciting kid brother may have the body of a five-door hatch, but it comes with the soul of a two-door sports car

AUTOS • From American International Automobile Dealers Association
A Little Car with Big Ideas
Mercedes' new smart car is coming to the U.S. in January: Big Deal! or Big Deal?

NEWS & FEATURES • From Sports Car Market
Post-War Bimmer Racer
The 1948 Veritas BMW Rennsport was one of the finest German-made open-wheel formula cars—and it can still race

NEWS & FEATURES • From Gizmag.com
The World's Biggest Arcade Game?
Toyota huge new driving simulator is intended to study driving habits and reactions for the development of active safety technology

NEWS & FEATURES • From Gizmag.com
Nothing Fishy About Citroën's Nemo Concept
Developed by Fiat, PSA Peugeot Citroën and Tofas, this compact van with the "Finding Nemo" markings will debut at the Bologna Motor Show

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  Inside: This Week in Autos
A new report out this week from J.D. Power shows that Toyota is the No. 1 brand for customer loyalty, with 65% of respondents saying they'd trade in an old Toyota for a new one. Its Lexus luxury division came in second, at 63% The American brand with the most loyalty? GM, with 53% (the industry average was 49%). As Detroit senior correspondent David Kiley writes a "solid record of quality and reliability combined with clarity and consistency of advertising keeps customers coming back" to Toyota. If there was any doubt about the efficacy of this approach, one only has to look at the November auto sales numbers reported this week, where Toyota once again bucked the trend, by positing a slight increase while GM fell 11% from November '06, Chrysler dipped 2.1% and Ford was flat. While much of the reason behind these declines is Detroit's decision to move away from unprofitable fleet sales, next year's performance will be crucial because GM and Ford in particular are rolling out new models that have been designed to better compete with imports in terms of both engineering and fuel efficiency. If these fail to significantly catch on, 2008 could be the grimmest yet for U.S. auto makers. Speaking of imports, we reviewed both the Mazdaspeed3 and the Toyota Corolla Matrix, and, yes, both were pretty good. Enjoy.
Charles DuBow
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Finally, Volkswagen AG seems serious about really growing in the U.S. car market. The German media says the company is scouring the U.S. for a big patch of land to build a factory. This will not only be welcome news for whatever state gets the factory (in this economy, new manufacturing jobs are just a wee bit scarce) it's good news for VW dealers. Once the company commits production, then they have to actually design, engineer and price their cars to sell to Americans. VW hasn't done that very well since they launched the first Beetle here. closequote

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