Synovate today announced the winners of The Synovate Quality Awards 2006 for Product Quality.
The research is part of Synovate’s Competitive Customer Satisfaction research programme which is the largest survey of its kind in the South African market. More than 55 000 vehicle owners are interviewed each year and the survey has been extensively used by the manufacturers for more than a decade as the benchmark of vehicle quality.
"The awards have achieved high status because they are not based on a brief ‘snapshot’ of the industry but rather on research that is conducted over a long period of time with large samples of vehicle owners," explained Rice.
"The product quality survey typically occurs at 90 days of ownership and the age of the vehicle is carefully controlled to ensure that comparisons between models and brands are fair. Given the extremely robust methodology of the research, one can be sure that the winners in the individual segments and categories have truly managed to deliver class-leading product quality."
*Best Local Plant Manufacturing Passenger Cars*
1) Mercedes-Benz
2) BMW Toyota
*Best Volume Passenger Car Brand Overall*
1) Honda
2) Chevrolet & Toyota
*Best Luxury Passenger Car Brand Overall*
1) Mercedes-Benz
2) Audi & BMW
*Entry Segment*
1) Ford Ka
2) Toyota Tazz & Opel Corsa
*Small Hatch*
1) Toyota Yaris
2) Honda Jazz
*Top Hatch*
1) Mercedes A-Class
2) Audi A3 TDI & Honda Jazz
*Small Sedan*
1) Chevrolet Aveo
2) Toyota 140i & Opel Corsa Classic
*Top Sedan*
1) Toyota Corolla
2) Honda Civic & Nissan Almera
*Medium Segment*
1) Mercedes C-Class (gasoline)
2) Mercedes C-Class (diesel) & Volvo S60
*Top Executive *
1) Audi A6 & Mercedes E-Class
2) BMW 5-Series
*Sports/Coupé*
1) Mercedes C-Class Sport Coupe
2) BMW Z4
3) BMW 3 Series Coupe/Cabriolet
*MPV/Station Wagon*
1) Audi A4 Avant
2) Chrysler Grand Voyager & Toyota Corolla Verso
*Small Recreational Vehicles*
1) BMW X3
2) Honda CRV & Mitsubishi Pajero 3-door
*Large Recreational Vehicles*
1) Toyota Prado
2) Volvo XC 90
3) Mitsubishi Pajero 5-door
*Best One Ton Petrol Light Commercial Vehicle Overall*
1) Nissan & Toyota
2) Isuzu
*Best One Ton Diesel Light Commercial Vehicle Overall*
1) Nissan & Toyota
2) Isuzu
*Best Local Plant Manufacturing Light Commercial Vehicles*
1) Toyota
2) Isuzu, Opel and Nissan
*Half Ton*
1) Fiat Strada, Opel Corsa Utility & Ford Bantam
*Small Petrol Single Cab*
1) Nissan Hardbody
2) Toyota Hilux & Isuzu KB
*Large Petrol Single Cab*
1) Nissan Hardbody & Isuzu KB
2) Toyota Hilux
*Diesel Single Cab*
1) Toyota Landcruiser Pick-up
2) Nissan Hardbody
3) Isuzu KB
*Petrol Double Cabs*
1) Nissan Hardbody & Toyota Hilux
2) Isuzu KB
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