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Article: Consumer Reports Annual Cars Survey Ranks Lexus First in Predicted Reliability for 2006 Models; Mercury, Mazda Break Into Top-10 Rank; Infiniti, Chevrolet Plunge in Standings.
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- March 1, 2006
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Byline: Consumers Union
YONKERS, N.Y., March 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer Reports' largest Annual Car Reliability Survey ranks Lexus in first place for predicted reliability of its 2006 models among 36 nameplates from domestic, European, and Asian automakers. Lexus was in second place last year behind Scion in CR's survey.
Honda moved into second place, from fifth, and Toyota remained unchanged in third place. Mitsubishi ranked fourth, up from seventh overall, and Subaru ranked in fifth place, down one in the standings from last year.
Predicted reliability for both Mercury and Mazda models moved sharply higher. Mercury is now ranked in ...