Audi Improves 16 Postions in Initial Quality

go audi!!

whatthe, great point, they shouldn't be proud at all. Great logic. There are only like 11 car companies as well, right?

Audi is taking all of the steps necessary to become a force on par with BMW and Mercedes in the European luxury arena. They have exquisite styling, interior ambiance, and are shedding their image of making cars with alot of problems. If they can develop "magic feel" they will truly be a force to be reckoned with, and may be anyway.

Not so fast, aarononymous. J.D. Powers evaluates each MAKE of automobile, not the corporate parent. For instance, Powers evaluates Ford, Mercury and Lincoln separately, even though they are all Ford products. There are 43 different automobile marques on sale in the U.S. And I can think of at least 13 car makes NOT sold in the U.S. - FIAT, Alfa-Romeo, Lancia, Renault, Peugeot, Citroen, SEAT, Skoda, Opel, Vauxhall, Ford Europe, Holden and Tata. So coming in 10th overall is quite an accomplishment. The ratings of the A8 (#1) and A6 (#3) in their respective segments are also impressive.

Way to go, Audi!

Audiphile, sarcasm. Nobody is going from last to first overnight (not that Audi was last or anything). Of course they should be proud.

whatthe - initial quality is hard in a lux brand like Audi because if you met the typical Audi driver they are picky as hell.

Usually companies like Lincon or Lexus are on the top because their avarage customer is 102 years old and don't remember if they haveproblems with their cars

Congratulations Audi!
Hope they can continue to improve.

so many nice options from audi nowdays- just think before there were only the a4 a6 and a8 tt , now we have a5 , q7 q5, soon to be a1 , AND R8!!!. just keeps getting better ,

Ok, they improve 16 places in thre initial surveys, what happens after 3 or more years, will it drop back down again ?

Does this means Mercedes will drop to? Because they took on a big improvement also along with some American Automakers...

in your dreams...

Ah, I believe the leader would be Porsche.

yeah but they only need to make 1 car.

Easy when you sell 10k cars a year.

lol did anyone notice that bmw is 21st on the list and below the industry average yikes and vw is 24th. shall I post the list....http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/car_shopping/latest_news_reviews/porsche_honda_chevrolet_among_big_winners_in_2008_j_d_power_initial_quality_study_car_news/porsche_honda_chevrolet_among_big_winners_in_2008_j_d_power_initial_quality_study_car_news

paging amazingbimmer

how can Audi possibly have (way) better quality than BMW?

So the BMW owners who had less problems were confused and thought they brought their cars in for service more often??? Is that what happened?

wow amazing had another break at Burger King to get on his blackburry and type "audi is a erbaged vw" again

Star you must have multiple accounts because what you are saying is utter nonsense. Why hasn't my 99 323i fell apart? what about my 86 325es with just over 400,000 miles on it? what about my 85 745i turbo? I don't think BMW is the most reliable car comany out there, but they have some of the most durable longest lasting engines especially the long lived 3.2/3.4l big 6 and the old 2.7l eta engine is practically bulletproof, has great torque and great fuel economy.

85bmw745i,
With one glaring exception...the 2000 323i automatic had catastrophic transmission failures starting at 40,000 miles. It was a GM French transmission and BMW did nothing for the customer about these trans. I sadly sold mine before it self-destructed.
I know, I never should have bought an automatic over the manual - that's what I've been told a thousand times.
I wish I still had the car, bought a Lexus IS250, not as sporty as the BMW but a pretty good car, nevertheless.