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| World Car Nominees: Fiesta, Golf and iQ. The winner of the 2009 World Car Award will be named at The New York International Auto Show in April. From a list of 51 nominees voted on by a slate of 59 journalists, the finalists are the 2009 Ford Fiesta (launched in Europe, but also coming to the U.S. in 2010), the Volkswagen Golf (sold as the Rabbit in the U.S.) and the Toyota iQ, which is not sold in the U.S.Volkswagen, Ford and Toyota...The new Big Three?To be eligible for the overall World Car award, the contender had to be in production, and sold, on at least two continents during 2008.I’ll predict that the Fiesta (pictured above) gets the nod. rss.businessweek.com |
Hornish wins Showdown, earns spot in All-Star Race Sam Hornish Jr. won the Sprint Showdown to earn a transfer spot into NASCAR's All-Star race. Jamie McMurray finished second to ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Ford Tops Quality Survey Ford Motor Co.'s has topped a quality survey, beating rivals Toyota and Honda for the first time.The survey is not from J.D. Power and Associates, which has the definitive survey on things-gone-wrong in new vehicles measured in the first few months of ownership [J.D. Power, like BusinessWeek, is owned by McGraw-Hill Co.]. But the results of the survey, by Bloomfield Hills, MI-based RDA Group, shows Ford with the fewest problems among any manufacturer, including Toyota Motor Corp. "We've been tied with Toyota before, but it sure feels better to be on the top!" wrote Bennie Fowler, Ford's global head of quality, in a memo to employees Friday, a copy of which was obtained by BusinessWeek. "We can all be pleased with the progress we have made in quality, even as we face external and internal challenges in a tumultuous climate. Our progress has come as the result of our union partnerships in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, along with the work of dedicated teams in manufacturing, product development, purchasing, marketing, sales, service, legal, IT and others who follow disciplined, standardized processes." In Power's recently released Inititial Quality Study, Ford placed eighth, but in a statistical dead heat with Toyota. Ford scored 102 things-gone-wrong per 100 cars in the first three months of ownership, versus 101 for Toyota. Honda scored 99 TGW, and Hyundai scored the highest among non-luxe brands with 95. rss.businessweek.com |
NASCAR asks for physicians' evaluations of suspended Mayfield NASCAR asked a federal judge Monday to order a mental and physical examination on suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield to determine ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Peterhansel takes Dakar lead French veteran Stephane Peterhansel won stage three of the Dakar Rally and claimed it was a step towards overall victory in the testing event. foxsports.com.au |