WHO BUILDS CARS BEST? WHO ELSE

Mercedes Benz was voted as the builder of the best trouble-free car by American car builders. If the 'company men' bias is removed from the survey, M-B is followed by Toyota, and Honda. Problems related to quality of product of American cars were identified as employee absenteeism and training. Upper management was also blasted as a source of quality problems.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Chilton Company, Incorporated

  One Chilton Way
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19089
• Authors:
  • EALEY, L
  • Brooke, L
• Publication Date: 1986-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 30-32
• Serial:
  • Automotive Industries
  • Volume: 186
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Randall Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 1099-4130
  • Serial URL: http://www.ai-online.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Absenteeism; Automobile industry; Data collection; Highway safety; Management; Manufacturing; Quality control; Surveys; Training
• Identifier Terms: Daimler Benz AG; Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha; Mercedes automobile; Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quality
• Old TRIS Terms: Mercedes benz
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495756
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 649
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM