TrueCar.com Releases January Grades for Manufacturers and Brands

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Feb 18, 2011, 12:13 ET

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueCar.com, the authority in new car pricing, trends and forecasting, released its Performance Scorecards for automotive manufacturers and brands. The full report is available in TrueCar.com's monthly TrueTrends report. The Performance Scorecards grade each manufacturer and brand on eight different measurements including pricing, sales, incentives, customer loyalty, market share and days in inventory data.

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Overall, the top four manufacturers on the Scorecards in January were Porsche, Subaru, Jaguar Land Rover and Daimler. Near the bottom of the list were Saab, Mazda and Nissan. The brands that received the highest grades are Porsche, Buick and Subaru while Mercury had the only failing grade.

The biggest gainers among manufacturers, from December 2010 to January 2011 were:

Porsche moving from a C+ to an A+
Mitsubishi moving from a D+ to a C+
Volvo moving from a D to a C

The biggest decliners among manufacturers, from December 2010 to January 2011 were:

GM moving from a B+ to a C+
Chrysler moving from a B to a C
Mazda moving from a C to a D

"Most luxury brands outperformed the industry average in January as recovering consumer demand improved their performance scores more dramatically than popular nameplates," said Jesse Toprak, VP of Industry Trends and Insights at TrueCar.com. "Buick's performance was noteworthy due to improved retail sales and market share while maintaining low discounts."

Below are the Top Three Highest and Lowest Manufacturer and Brand Rankings by TrueCar.com:


Highest Grades by Manufacturer			Lowest Grades by Manufacturer
Rank	Manufacturer	Grade	Rank	Manufacturer	Grade
1	Porsche	A+	1	Saab	F
2	Subaru	A	2	Mazda	D
3	Jaguar Land Rover	A	3 (tie)	Nissan	C-
			3 (tie)	Honda	C-
Highest Grades by Brand			Lowest Grades by Brand
Rank	Brand	Grade	Rank	Brand	Grade
1 (tie)	Porsche	A+	1	Mercury	F
1 (tie)	Buick	A+	2	Saab	D-
1 (tie)	Subaru	A+	3	Honda	D-

The TrueTrends Report is available to be viewed in its entirety at TrueCar.com.

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