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Ford Ranger tops 2009 J.D. Power
Dependability Study.
The world’s leading authority on vehicle
Dependability J.D. Power & Associates has
named Ford Ranger the Highest Ranked
Midsize Pick-Up in its 2009 Vehicle
Dependability Study. The study is based on
responses from more than 46,000 original
owners of 2006 model-year vehicles. In
fact, 5 Ford models have garnered top
accolades in the dependability study.
Also, Ford associate companies Lincoln &
Mercury garnered 5th & 8th positions
respectively with 3 winner models for each
nameplate. ‘This clearly reflects Ford’s
superiority in Quality & reliability as
compared to its competitors’, said a top
Ford official.
The study, which measures problems
experienced by original owners of
three-year-old (2006 model year) vehicles,
has been redesigned to include 202 d ifferent
problem symptoms across all areas of the
vehicle. Overall dependability is
determined by the level of problems
experienced per 100 vehicles (PP100), with
a lower score reflecting higher quality.
The study is used extensively by vehicle
manufacturers worldwide to help design and
build better vehicles—which typically
retain higher resale values—and by
consumers to help them make more-informed
choices for both new and used vehicles.
Ford Ranger offers the widest range in
1-ton pick-ups, making it best suited for
a wide variety of applications. It is
available in 2.2 L and 2.6 L petrol and
2.5 L turbo diesel engine models, in
addition to 4x4 and 4x2 options. A choice
of Single Cab or Double Cab is also
available to suit varied commercial needs.
The reason for this success is not hard to
find. “The Ford Ranger carries with it the
company’s reputation of over 80 years in
building durable and reliable trucks,” he
said. It is a capable workhorse, with
payload and capacity for large trucks,
“said the spokesman. Its rugged,
workman-like body structure, amazing load
bearing capacity and low maintenance costs
have come in for exceptional praise from
both individual buyers and fleet
customers.
”The Ford Ranger has been designed to
excel in the testing Middle East
conditions, and this phenomenal success is
a clear proof of its unparalleled
toughness and reliability," says a
spokesman for Ford in Oman. "It’s rugged,
powerful, spacious, easy to maintain, and
is exceptionally well appointed and
car-like, to provide a pleasant and
comfortable driving environment,” says one
of the delighted customers.
Headquartered in Westlake Village,
California., J.D. Power and Associates is
an ISO 9001-registered global marketing
information services firm operating in key
business sectors including market
research, forecasting, consulting,
training and customer satisfaction. The
firm’s quality and satisfaction
measurements are based on responses from
millions of consumers annually. J.D. Power
and Associates is a business unit of The
McGraw-Hill Companies.
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive
industry leader based in Dearborn,
Michigan, manufactures or distributes
automobiles across six continents. With
about 213,000 employees and about 90
plants worldwide, the company's wholly
owned brands include Ford, Lincoln,
Mercury & Volvo.
In Oman, Ford is brought to you by Arabian
Car Marketing Co. LLC, a part of the
renowned Saud Bahwan group, and it comes
with 6 years unlimited mileage protection,
reliable nationwide network of service
centres, over 98% parts availability –
together with Ford Privilege Card which
offers a wide array of unique benefits.
For more information on Ford vehicles,
please logon to
www.fordoman.com.
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