Asian Makes Beating U.S. Auto Rivals

DETROIT (AP) -- Asian makes continue to beat U.S. rivals in the latest annual survey of vehicle reliability from Consumer Reports.<br/><br/>At the same time, Toyota's scores are falling, while Ford

Tuesday, October 16th 2007, 2:43 pm

By: News On 6

DETROIT (AP) -- Asian makes continue to beat U.S. rivals in the latest annual survey of vehicle reliability from Consumer Reports.

At the same time, Toyota's scores are falling, while Ford is said to be making its most reliable vehicles in years.

Honda and its luxury nameplate Acura topped this year's list. It predicts the reliability of 2008 model year vehicles based on past performance. Hummer and Land Rover were said least reliable.

The top-rated domestic brand was Buick, coming in tenth.

The issue is scheduled to hit newsstands November 6th.