Toyota Number One With Car Shoppers
Despite a year filled with recalls and bad press, Toyota‘s reputation appears to be mostly untarnished, as is evidenced by Kelly Blue Book announcing the Japanese automaker’s cars are the most considered by new car shoppers.
Toyota has just re-established itself atop the most recent Kelly Blue Book (KBB) Market Intelligence Brand Watch study for the third quarter of 2010, after placing second for the past three quarters. Previous to those results, Toyota placed first in every quarter since KBB began the study in 2007.
If nothing else, this survey proves what a long standing reputation for well-built cars can do, even when most of the products in the Toyota lineup are well-past their prime in the marketplace.
Official release after the jump:
PRESS RELEASE
Toyota Earns Number One Spot as Most Considered Brand by Kelley Blue Book
TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 13, 2010 – – Toyota returned to the top spot in the latest Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com Q3 2010 Market Intelligence Brand Watch™ study as the most considered auto brand overall among new-car shoppers. Toyota sat atop the Market Intelligence Brand Watch Study from its inception in 2007 through the third-quarter of 2009. After placing second for the past three quarters Toyota has regained its number one perch for the third-quarter of 2010.
Toyota also took top honors as the most considered brand in the non-luxury sedan/coupe/hatchback and non luxury SUV/CUV segments.
“Regaining the number one position by Kelley Blue Book as the most considered auto brand among shoppers is a strong indication that consumers recognize our commitment to earn their confidence in the safety, quality and value of our vehicles,” said Bob Carter, group vice president and general manager, Toyota Division. “Toyota has worked extremely hard to deliver the finest cars and trucks consumers have come to expect for more than 50 years and will continue to do so.”
Kelley Blue Book noted that new-car shoppers, regardless of segment, ranked durability/reliability, fuel efficiency, driving comfort, driving performance and safety as the top five importance factors while shopping for their next new vehicle.
With AutoGuide from its launch, Colum previously acted as Editor-in-Chief of Modified Luxury & Exotics magazine where he became a certifiable car snob driving supercars like the Koenigsegg CCX and racing down the autobahn in anything over 500 hp. He has won numerous automotive journalism awards including the Best Video Journalism Award in 2014 and 2015 from the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). Colum founded Geared Content Studios, VerticalScope's in-house branded content division and works to find ways to integrate brands organically into content.
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