US automakers improve in magazine's annual brand rankings
Source: AP
By TOM KRISHER
DETROIT (AP) — Buick is the first U.S.-based automotive brand to crack the top 10 in Consumer Reports magazine's annual brand report cards.
U.S. automakers also placed three vehicles on the magazine's list of "top picks" for vehicles, the first time that's happened in 17 years. The rankings were unveiled Tuesday in the magazine's annual auto issue.
Buick, made by General Motors, placed seventh in the brand rankings. But the brand rankings and top picks still were dominated by Japanese and German manufacturers, with Lexus, Mazda, Toyota, Audi and Subaru taking the top five brand spots.
The magazine calculates each brand's overall score with a composite of its vehicles' road-test scores and reliability scores for each model in its annual survey of subscribers. It's the third year for the brand rankings.
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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013 file photo taken with a fisheye lens shows the Buick logo on the grill of a 2013 Buick Regal on display at the Pittsburgh Auto Show in Pittsburgh. Buick is the first U.S.-based automotive brand to crack the top 10 in Consumer Reports magazine’s annual brand report cards, released Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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