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Buick Becomes First Top 10 US Brand in Consumer Reports’ Brand Report Card

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Consumer Reports issued its yearly brand report card for the automotive industry, which was once again dominated by Japanese-native brands like Lexus, Mazda, and Toyota; and German brands like Audi and Porsche.

The most surprising development, perhaps, was the first-ever appearance in the top 10 from an American brand. Which brand might that be? Well, if you guessed any brand not named Buick, you’re wrong.


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That’s right: Buick ranked at seventh on this year’s list, beating brands like Honda and BMW in claiming the first-ever top 10 appearance for a domestic brand. For the second year in a row, Buick is the highest-ranked American brand.

Not only was Buick the first brand to crack the top 10, but it also had the highest percentage of its lineup recommended for purchase with 83%. No other American brand had anything near 50% of its lineup recommended by CR, and brands like Chrysler and Jeep had no single vehicle in its lineup recommended.

On the whole, Consumer Reports was quite kind to General Motors: four of the top five domestic brands on the list were Buick, GMC, Chevrolet, and Cadillac. The full report is available in the April issue of Consumer Reports, but you can read the scores and average recommendations below:

  • Lexus – 78, 78%
  • Mazda – 75, 67%
  • Toyota – 74, 68%
  • Audi – 73, 56%
  • Subaru – 73, 80%
  • Porsche – 70, 60%
  • Buick – 69, 83%
  • Honda – 69, 58%.
  • Kia – 68, 78%
  • BMW – 66, 50%
  • Acura – 65, 40%
  • Volvo – 65, 67%
  • Hyundai – 64, 36%
  • GMC – 61, 17%
  • Volkswagen – 60, 46%
  • Lincoln – 59, 40%
  • Infiniti – 59, 29%
  • Nissan – 59, 25%
  • Chevrolet – 59, 36%
  • Cadillac – 58, 25%
  • Mercedes-Benz – 56, 20%
  • Scion – 54, 25%
  • Chrysler – 54, 0%
  • Ford – 53, 19%
  • Dodge – 52, 33%
  • Mini – 46, 0%
  • Jeep – 39, 0%
  • Fiat – 32, 0%

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Via: USA Today