2nd Sep 2010, 20:10
Okay, so the Aveo is inferior to any OTHER Asian car. The Aveo is inferior to the Hyundai Accent, Kia Rio, Honda Fit, Nissan Versa, and Toyota Yaris. My point was that the big three never cared about small cars. The fact that Chevrolet's only sub-compact effort was to re-badge a pathetic Daewoo, shows that they never cared about small cars.
Their second smallest offering was the Cavalier/Sunfire. They were best summed up as consumer reports stated, 'crude, outdated, and unpleasant.'
Chrysler's smallest Neon ate head gaskets for breakfast. And as stated before, Ford's smallest Focus set a record for recalls.
Things may be changing now with the Fiesta, and the soon to be European Focus, but the big three ignored consumers who wanted efficient, reliable, small cars. They were essentially all Truck and SUV companies. This strategy led them to ruin.
23rd Jul 2010, 21:15
Actually, according to J. D. Powers most recent quality survey, Ford is ahead of Honda and WAYYYY ahead of Toyota in build quality. Ford ranks 5th, Toyota 21st (out of 33 car makers). We owned a 2001 Focus. It was a far better built and much more reliable car than our Civic.