Some vehicles have a lasting appeal.
Dodge and Porsche have topped the Mass Market and Premium brand categories of the JD Power Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) 2021 studio, marking their second consecutive victories since the categories split last year. The two tied with 882 scores, while Dodge’s sister brand, Stellantis, also repeated in second place on the Mass Market list with 881.
Unlike the JD Power Initial Quality Study (IQS), which tracks the number of problems owners experience with their vehicles during the first 90 days of ownership, the APEAL study classifies vehicles based on “design, performance, safety, usability, comfort, perceived quality and more factors “.
The Porsche Taycan is the brand’s first electric car.
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Porsche was also the overall winner in 2019, while Ram was the top-ranked mass market brand on this combined list ahead of Dodge.
Tesla is the wildcard of the study, however, as it again received the highest score (893), but did not officially participate in the study, meaning that the data used were collected from only 35 states. .
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Stellantis also topped the list of mass markets with Chrysler, however, while Infiniti got the lowest score from premium brands.
Among the individual vehicle segments, General Motors led the way with six winners, including the Chevrolet Corvette pickup and GMC Sierra HD, ahead of BMW’s four.
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