<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/marketing-advertising/" rel="tag">Marketing/Advertising</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chevrolet/" rel="tag">Chevrolet</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/jeep/" rel="tag">Jeep</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/" rel="tag">Mercedes-Benz</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/suzuki/" rel="tag">Suzuki</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/volkswagen/" rel="tag">Volkswagen</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/j-d-power-2010-apeal-awards/med/#3175768"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/apealpage.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><small>Click above for gallery of the graphics from J.D. Power and Associates</small></em></strong></div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/porsche/">Porsche</a> once again grabs the top spot (for the sixth time in a row) in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Automotive Performance, Execution, and Layout (APEAL) Study. This year's study asked 76,000 owners 90 days after purchasing their 2010 model-year cars "how gratifying their new vehicle is to own and drive." The answer, for the first time since 1997, was that the domestic brands were more "appealing" as a whole than the imports (the domestics earned a score of 787 on a 1,000-point scale - 13 points greater than the imports).<br />
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When it comes down to specific awards (as shown in the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/j-d-power-2010-apeal-awards/med/#3175769">segment-level graphics</a>), <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> leads with five. The automaker earned one each for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/expedition">Expedition</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/explorer">Explorer Sport Trac</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/flex">Flex</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/fusion">Fusion</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/taurus">Taurus</a>. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/audi/">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chevrolet/">Chevrolet</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/">Mercedes-Benz</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/volkswagen/">Volkswagen</a> each garner two awards. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/taurus">Ford Taurus</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/avalanche">Chevrolet Avalanche</a>, both segment leaders, are the only two models that ranked highest in the 2010 APEAL study and in the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/17/jd-power-2010-initial-quality-study-domestics-lead-imports/">2010 Initial Quality Study</a> (IQS) announced in June. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/suzuki/">Suzuki</a> is credited with the greatest improvement this year, while <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/jeep/">Jeep</a> drops one slot from last year's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/16/hyundai-trumps-bmw-and-jaguar-in-j-d-power-2009-apeal-study/">2009 APEAL Study</a> and falls to the bottom of the list for 2010. Check out the gallery for the graphics, and read the full press release after the break.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/j-d-power-2010-apeal-awards/low/">J.D. Power 2010 APEAL Awards</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/j-d-power-2010-apeal-awards/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/apealmain_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/j-d-power-2010-apeal-awards/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/apealone_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/j-d-power-2010-apeal-awards/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/apealtwo_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.jdpower.com/">JDPower.com</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/domestics-surpass-imports-as-a-whole-in-j-d-power-2010-apeal-st/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Domestics surpass imports as a whole in 2010 J.D. Power APEAL study</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/domestics-surpass-imports-as-a-whole-in-j-d-power-2010-apeal-st/">Domestics surpass imports as a whole in 2010 J.D. Power APEAL study</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/domestics-surpass-imports-as-a-whole-in-j-d-power-2010-apeal-st/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19555001/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/domestics-surpass-imports-as-a-whole-in-j-d-power-2010-apeal-st/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><small>Click above for gallery of the graphics from J.D. Power and Associates</small></em></strong></div>
<br />
<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/porsche/">Porsche</a> once again grabs the top spot (for the sixth time in a row) in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Automotive Performance, Execution, and Layout (APEAL) Study. This year's study asked 76,000 owners 90 days after purchasing their 2010 model-year cars "how gratifying their new vehicle is to own and drive." The answer, for the first time since 1997, was that the domestic brands were more "appealing" as a whole than the imports (the domestics earned a score of 787 on a 1,000-point scale - 13 points greater than the imports).<br />
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When it comes down to specific awards (as shown in the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/j-d-power-2010-apeal-awards/med/#3175769">segment-level graphics</a>), <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> leads with five. The automaker earned one each for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/expedition">Expedition</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/explorer">Explorer Sport Trac</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/flex">Flex</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/fusion">Fusion</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/taurus">Taurus</a>. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/audi/">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chevrolet/">Chevrolet</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/">Mercedes-Benz</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/volkswagen/">Volkswagen</a> each garner two awards. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/taurus">Ford Taurus</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/avalanche">Chevrolet Avalanche</a>, both segment leaders, are the only two models that ranked highest in the 2010 APEAL study and in the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/17/jd-power-2010-initial-quality-study-domestics-lead-imports/">2010 Initial Quality Study</a> (IQS) announced in June. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/suzuki/">Suzuki</a> is credited with the greatest improvement this year, while <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/jeep/">Jeep</a> drops one slot from last year's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/16/hyundai-trumps-bmw-and-jaguar-in-j-d-power-2009-apeal-study/">2009 APEAL Study</a> and falls to the bottom of the list for 2010. Check out the gallery for the graphics, and read the full press release after the break.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/j-d-power-2010-apeal-awards/low/">J.D. Power 2010 APEAL Awards</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/j-d-power-2010-apeal-awards/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/apealmain_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/j-d-power-2010-apeal-awards/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/apealone_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/j-d-power-2010-apeal-awards/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/apealtwo_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.jdpower.com/">JDPower.com</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/domestics-surpass-imports-as-a-whole-in-j-d-power-2010-apeal-st/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Domestics surpass imports as a whole in 2010 J.D. Power APEAL study</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/domestics-surpass-imports-as-a-whole-in-j-d-power-2010-apeal-st/">Domestics surpass imports as a whole in 2010 J.D. Power APEAL study</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/domestics-surpass-imports-as-a-whole-in-j-d-power-2010-apeal-st/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19555001/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/domestics-surpass-imports-as-a-whole-in-j-d-power-2010-apeal-st/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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