Sentence examples for in initial quality from inspiring English sources

What types of cars lead in initial quality, according to the survey?

In 1999, Jaguar ranked first out of 36 automakers in initial quality.

Chris Hosford, a spokesman for Hyundai, said improvements in initial quality inevitably contribute to longer-term improvements.

Over all, Japanese automakers continue to lead in initial quality, with Toyota holding onto the top spot, though that lead has narrowed considerably in recent years.

In the latest J.D. Power & Associates Initial Quality Survey, Mini ranked 37th in initial quality -- out of 37 brands -- with 165 problems per 100 vehicles.

"Throughout the 90's Jaguar had what I would characterize as a very athletic, consistent and dramatic improvement in initial quality," Mr. Ivers said.

"If you start out poorly in the initial quality study you usually do poorly in the vehicle dependability study several years later," Humphrey said.

And while Kia remains the bottom-ranked automaker in the Initial Quality Survey by J. D. Power & Associates, it has shown steady gains.

While recent models from the Detroit "Big Three" have certainly made significant leaps in both initial quality and long-term reliability, those designed and built prior to the economic collapse still apparently fail to hold up as well in the long run as do the best performers from the Asian imports.

The two identified case series resulted in an initial quality of evidence rating of low based simply upon the observational nature of the investigations to date.

In the 2008 Initial Quality Study, imports outperformed the domestics.