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A

Initial Quality Study – J.D. Power and Associates (3 months in service)

Ford Motor Company U.S.
Problems per hundred vehicles
2007
125
125
2006
131
124
2005
129
118
2004
127
119
2003
136
133
2002
143
133
KEY
Problems - Ford Motor Company Problems - Ford Motor Company
Problems - Industry average Problems - Industry average

B

GQRS Things Gone Wrong (TGW) (3 months in service)

Total things gone wrong per 1,000 vehicles
2007
1,405
2006
1,586
2005
1,846
2004
1,956
2003
1,936
2002
1,997

C

GQRS Customer Satisfaction (3 months in service)

Percent satisfied
2007
76
2006
74
2005
73
2004
74
2003
73
2002
72

D

Vehicle Dependability Index – J.D. Power and Associates (4-5 years of ownership)

Ford Motor Company U.S.
Problems per hundred vehicles
2007
221
216
2006
225
227
2005
231
237
2004
275
269
2003
287
273
2002
354
355
KEY
Problems - Ford Motor Company Problems - Ford Motor Company
Problems - Industry average Problems - Industry average

E

Sales Satisfaction with Dealer/Retailer

Percent completely satisfied
2007
82.0
79.7
2006
81.0
80.7
2005
80.0
80.1
2004
78.0
79.1
2003
77.0
76.7
2002
75.0
74.4
KEY
Ford Brand U.S. Ford Brand U.S.
Ford Brand Europe (UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain) Ford Brand Europe (UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain)

F

Service Satisfaction with Dealer/Retailer

Percent completely satisfied
2007
72.0
67.7
2006
70.0
66.9
2005
66.0
66.4
2004
67.0
65.2
2003
65.0
63.6
2002
61.0
60.8
KEY
Ford Brand U.S. Ford Brand U.S.
Ford Brand Europe (UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain) Ford Brand Europe (UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain)

NOTES TO THE DATA

Chart B and Chart C

GQRS (Global Quality Research System) is a Ford-sponsored competitive research survey. GQRS is an early indicator of J.D. Power quality results. First-quarter 2008 GQRS customer satisfaction and TGW are 77 and 1,284 respectively. See the Economy section for a discussion of our efforts to improve quality.

Chart D

Data for 2002 are from the survey's predecessor the "Vehicle Dependability Index" which measured 4 to 5 years of ownership.