U.S. News & World Report Announces the 2024 Best Vehicle Brand and Best CPO Program Awards

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today announced its 2024 Best Vehicle Brand and Best Certified Pre-Owned Program awards.

After evaluating 38 brands, U.S. News' Best Vehicle Brands recognizes industry-wide excellence across four key segments of the automotive market: cars, SUVs, trucks and luxury vehicles. Drawing from distinct criteria, the U.S. News Best CPO Program recognizes the CPO program that offers consumers the most benefits.

For the third year in a row, U.S. News recognized Honda as the Best Car Brand. Honda's overall scores can be attributed to the strong qualities of the Civic and Accord models. High quality earned Mazda its first win as the Best SUV Brand. Ram secured its win as the Best Truck Brand for the fifth consecutive year due to consistently high overall quality across Ram 1500 and Ram 2500 models. The Best Luxury Brand was awarded to Rivian, which applies an innovative approach to its luxury vehicles.

"Our Best Vehicle Brand awards recognize the automakers that produce vehicles that best align with consumer interests," says Jim Sharifi, managing editor of U.S. News Best Cars. "Finding the right brand can be an important step toward buying the right vehicle. Our 2024 award winners deserve to be high on the shopping list for car buyers who are in the market for a new car, SUV, truck or luxury vehicle."

The 2024 Best Vehicle Brand Winners

• Best Car Brand: Honda
• Best SUV Brand: Mazda
• Best Truck Brand: Ram 
• Best Luxury Brand: Rivian

To determine the award winners, U.S. News Best Cars averaged the overall score of all the given brand's products in each award class. The brand with the highest average score was designated the winner in that specific category. The overall scores are derived from the U.S. News Best Cars rankings, which take into account safety ratings, reliability data and the collective opinion of the automotive press.

The 2024 Best Certified Pre-Owned Program Winner

For the seventh consecutive year, Lexus was awarded the Best Certified Pre-Owned Program, based on its extensive warranty coverage and an array of premium program benefits.

"Lexus is a top choice due to the brand's strong reputation for reliability," said Sharifi. "In addition to an exceptional warranty, L/Certified by Lexus wins our Best CPO Program award because of great benefits that include a free loaner car and free maintenance visits."

To determine the award winner, U.S. News evaluated a range of distinct CPO program coverages and benefits including warranty coverage duration, trip interruption reimbursement, roadside assistance perks and more.

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About U.S. News Best Cars
Since 2007, U.S. News Best Cars, the automotive channel of U.S. News & World Report, has published rankings of the majority of new vehicles sold in America. Each year, U.S. News also publishes the Best Cars Awards, including Best Vehicle Brands, Best Cars for the Money and Best Cars for Families. U.S. News Best Cars supports car shoppers throughout the entire car buying journey, offering advice for researching cars and finding cars for sale. U.S. News Best Cars helped more than 61 million visitors over the past year, with over 65% of consumers actively shopping for a car.

About U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is the global leader in quality rankings that empower consumers, business leaders and policy officials to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives and communities. A multifaceted digital media company with Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News, Real Estate and 360 Reviews platforms, U.S. News provides rankings, independent reporting, data journalism, consumer advice and U.S. News Live events. More than 40 million people visit USNews.com each month for research and guidance. Founded in 1933, U.S. News is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

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