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Genesis, Kia, and Hyundai top 2019 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study
Digital Trends ^ | June 21, 2019 | Stephen Edelstein

Posted on 06/22/2019 8:06:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

For many buyers whose top priority is a car that won’t break down, the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study is gospel. J.D. Power just released the results of its 2019 Initial Quality Study, and the Korean trio of Genesis, Kia, and Hyundai took the top three spots.

Luxury brand Genesis ranked highest, followed by sibling brands Kia and Hyundai. It’s a big win for Genesis which, as a relative newcomer to the luxury segment, needs to build credibility with buyers. The high scores achieved by Kia and Hyundai show that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to get a quality car. This is the second year in a row that the three Korean brands have swept the top three spots, and it’s Kia’s fifth consecutive year as the top-ranked mass-market brand. Ford, Lincoln, Chevrolet, Nissan, Dodge, Lexus, and Toyota rounded out the top 10. Fiat and Tesla were not included due to inadequate sample size, according to J.D. Power.

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KEYWORDS: audi; chevrolet; digitaltrends; dodge; fiat; ford; genesis; hyundai; initialqualitystudy; iqs; jaguar; jdpower; kia; landrover; lexus; lincoln; nissan; porsche; porsche911; stephenedelstein; tesla; toyota; volkswagen
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To: SunkenCiv

It’s my family’s intention to get a Kia Telluride in the near future. It’s exactly what we’re looking for.


21 posted on 06/22/2019 10:22:32 PM PDT by hoagy62 (America Supreme!)
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To: hoagy62
I wandered around the new and used at a local dealership today, on foot, lots of attractive models (gasoline powered), and very good fuel economy, but the vehicles tend toward a sort of mini-SUV look, even many of the cars do. Naturally the dealer sexes up the lot by putting any convertibles and Vettes and stuff right along the front. :^)

22 posted on 06/22/2019 10:57:57 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
G'night all!

23 posted on 06/22/2019 11:00:40 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Celtic Conservative

Riva had its values too. If you could tolerate a falling apart cheap interior and keep the rust away it was among few cars capable to run over 150k miles on two sets of plugs and three oil changes. Then you could rebuild the engine under $200 in parts and maybe 6 hours of labor and make another 150k miles.
When they were still common and everytime there was some major flood in Germany nine in ten cars you have seen on road a day after were Rivas and everything else was towed to scrap yards in the background.


24 posted on 06/22/2019 11:07:24 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: Seruzawa

Some folks don’t realize you can hire JD Powers to generate fake poll data for anything you want to sell.


25 posted on 06/22/2019 11:09:07 PM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: Kirkwood

Just like any other source like that. It doesn’t mean the product has no values. Try Kia Stinger. You’d take it over Camry.


26 posted on 06/22/2019 11:19:47 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: SunkenCiv
2017 Kia Forte 5 here. 1.5 years and no problems. Not anything to write home about in the handling department, but comfortable and reliable. And cheap!


27 posted on 06/23/2019 12:05:33 AM PDT by avenir
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To: SunkenCiv

Anyone who thinks there is a British car called a “Jag-wire” cannot be considered a car expert.


28 posted on 06/23/2019 12:30:58 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The Electoral College is the firewall protecting us from massive blue state vote fraud.)
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To: SunkenCiv

That electric won’t do well in the Michigan winters

You’ll be disappointed. Hope you don’t have far to commute


29 posted on 06/23/2019 12:47:22 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: SunkenCiv

The Initial Quality Survey doesn’t mean much. Detroit kept winning during the time that customers were migrating to Toyota and Honda in droves. If you want to keep your car forever, Consumer Reports is an excellent resource because it incorporates reliability surveys for cars up to 10 years old. The real bottom line isn’t that Honda and Toyota have some magic formula. The problem with Detroit is that they pay their UAW employees way too much. Which means they have to chintz out on parts quality. Any UAW supplier they use compounds their problem. UAW suppliers pay their employees too much as well, even without all the featherbedding. And that comes out of parts quality, whether it’s materials or processing.


30 posted on 06/23/2019 1:13:33 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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English translation of “Hyundai”
Honda-WannaBe


31 posted on 06/23/2019 1:25:19 AM PDT by mcmuffin (Jan. 20, 2017, Thank God!)
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To: Lurker

Yep. We have a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0 Turbo. Best car we’ve ever owned. Reliable, economical and plenty of power when you need it.


32 posted on 06/23/2019 1:31:53 AM PDT by TADSLOS (You know why you can enjoy a day at the Zoo? Because walls work.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Only 4k miles so far on my Turbo Elantra GT Sport, but Rock solid so far. And a bonus, I’m getting a steady 36 mpg on the freeway, and 37 if not running the A/C. Not great numbers but since it’s rated at only 32 I’ll take it. The 201 ponies and 7 speed DCT is fun in Sport mode running the paddle shifters.


33 posted on 06/23/2019 1:58:24 AM PDT by DAC21
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To: SunkenCiv

Suprised Toyota wasn’t higher I hadn’t heard any bad news from them - maybe due to the higher price?


34 posted on 06/23/2019 3:38:33 AM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
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To: SunkenCiv

I bought a 2019 Kia Sorento based on JDP and similar services. Very impressed with car’s quality and performance.


35 posted on 06/23/2019 4:22:32 AM PDT by Don@VB (Power Corrupts)
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To: SunkenCiv

PS....My Sorento was built in Georgia.


36 posted on 06/23/2019 4:24:01 AM PDT by Don@VB (Power Corrupts)
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To: SunkenCiv

We bought a KIA Sedona in 2015. Good on gas, lots of room for the grandkids and very easy to drive. We are very happy with it.


37 posted on 06/23/2019 6:10:11 AM PDT by sneakers (It's not the democraTIC party! It's the demoCRAT party!)
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To: catnipman

Buzzfeed might be better.


38 posted on 06/23/2019 6:15:49 AM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: hoagy62

I had a Telluride for a week. Bigger than I like but a great vehicle. I’d buy it before a RX 350l or MDX, as well as its direct competitors.


39 posted on 06/23/2019 7:36:37 AM PDT by gymbeau (I refuse to be anonymous. IÂ’m THEnonymous.)
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To: SunkenCiv
So I wonder about his comment about Range Rover and Jaguar.

Wouldn't these more expensive cars have more features and so have more things that go wrong during the first 90 days? A car without a sun-roof is unlikely to be marked down because the sun-roof leaks.

ML/NJ

40 posted on 06/23/2019 7:46:50 AM PDT by ml/nj
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