J.D. Power Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout Study

FINAL ASSEMBLY

The small stand tall in auto satisfaction study

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 30, 2012
Downsizing used to mean downgrading for new-vehicle buyers. But according to J.D. Power and Associates' 2012 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study, car buyers are choosing smaller vehicles and liking them as much as or more than the bigger models they used to drive.... Read More »

 

Three Chevys capture top ratings in J.D. Power study

10:00 am U.S. ET | July 25, 2012
Three Chevrolet models captured top rankings in their segment, the most of any brand in the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study released today. The study named three Chevys best in segment in Power's 21 categories: the Sonic for subcompact cars, Volt for compact cars and Avalanche for large pickup.... Read More »

 

JESSE SNYDER

Diving deep into Power’s soft data

3:36 pm U.S. ET | July 25, 2012
J.D. Power and Associates’ annual Initial Quality Study always gets more attention than the APEAL Study, even though the data are drawn from the same massive pool of respondents. But I like ’em both, especially when the unexpected pops up.... Read More »