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Article: U.S. Cars More Reliable than European, Consumer Reports Says.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- March 9, 2004
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By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Mar. 9--For the first time in 25 years, European cars aren't as reliable as those made by U.S. automakers, Consumer Reports magazine says in its annual auto issue that hits newsstands today.
Asian automakers continue to lead the industry, the magazine says, but domestics topping the Europeans is a sea change.
Especially considering the high quality of cars the European have been known for, "this year they seem to have dropped considerably," said David Champion, senior director of Consumer Reports' auto test department and head of its 327-acre testing ...