Ford says quality levels similar to Honda,Toyota

Ford have just increased warranties on second-hand cars purchased from them in the US,the reason In a recent survey the number of problems found by owners of ford vehicles in their vehicles was on par with those of honda and toyota.

Now does this come as a suprise.Absolutely not.Just take an example from our country look at the transition from the ford escort to the fiesta.In the days of the escort it was really Fix Or Repair Daily[FORD] and it cost you more than an arm and a leg to repair.It was cheaper to buy a new car than repair your mondeo.But now turn to the Fiesta and I would not be suprised if it works out to be cheaper to maintain a Fiesta than a Honda even.The days of horror ownership stories seem to be a thing of the past.

GM may not be on par with the japanese companies in the US but in India they actually lead in a few segments when it comes to least number of problems reported.For the US they have reported decent numbers.

One thing I want to highlight is that problems with the Japanese have increased[May not necessarily have been indicated in the survey].Recalls are becoming much too common[especially toyota]and it just does not feel like they are the same companies who produced bullet proof vehicles.Yes it is not anything alarming yet but they better pull-up their socks or pretty soon it could be their turn to face the music.