November 2008 Car News - GBCarLoans.com
10th November 2008
BMW 3 Series voted most reliable car in the UK
One of the world's largest ownership surveys names BMW as most reliable marque. The survey conpleted by 900,000 drivers place three BMW Group cars in the top ten. BMW wins three more awards for EfficientDynamics.
BMW's 3 Series, it's biggest selling range has been voted the most reliable car in a survey of Britain’s vehicle leasing companies. The poll, which covered the reliability history of nearly 900,000 vehicles in 2008, also revealed that BMW was the most reliable manufacturer overall.
BMW topped the charts in this year’s annual FN50 reliability survey, beating even the japanese manufacturers. The BMW 3 Series was the most rated model for reliability, the MINI hatch and BMW 1 Series also made it into the top ten, sitting fifth and seventh most reliable respectively.
Fleet News who compiled the survey looked at multi-marque leasing companies. Cars were assessed according to the number of breakdowns per 100 of each type of model on each leasing company’s fleet. Points were then awarded according to the number of times that brands or particular models appeared in the tables supplied by the leasing firms and also for the position in which they were placed.
BMW was honoured for EfficientDynamics
News of BMW’s success in the FN50 reliability survey comes swiftly after the marque won a trio of important environmental awards in recognition of its EfficientDynamics technologies.
The staged 2008 Fleet Hero Awards idenitify companies that have gone to impressive lengths to cut down on fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. BMW was announced the winner in the ‘Industry supplier’ category for the introduction of EfficientDynamics. BMW also picked up two awards in the GreenFleet Awards 2008. The marque was presented with ‘Car Manufacturer of the Year’ in honour of its innovative engineering solutions to modern day motoring issues and ‘Green Marketing Campaign of the Year’ for its accurate and effective promotion.
The FN50 Survey results shows the top three manufacturers and models to be::
1 = BMW - BMW 3 series
2 = Honda - Toyota Avensis
3 = Honda - Honda Accord
With Volkswagon, mini, Mercedes, Vauxhall, Mazda and ford following on up to the top ten posisitions.
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