{"id":4932,"date":"2008-12-19T00:35:45","date_gmt":"2008-12-18T19:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/?p=4932"},"modified":"2008-12-19T17:42:28","modified_gmt":"2008-12-19T12:12:28","slug":"dzire-civic-and-innova-tops-2008-jd-power-apeal-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/dzire-civic-and-innova-tops-2008-jd-power-apeal-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Dzire, Civic and Innova tops 2008 JD power APEAL study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four Maruti Suzuki models\u2014the Swift, Swift DZire, SX4 and Wagon R\u2014each receive awards in their respective segments. In the entry midsize segment, the newly launched Swift DZire ranks highest with a score of 802 points on a 1,000-point scale. The Swift and SX4 each rank highest for a second consecutive year in the premium compact and midsize segments, respectively. In particular, satisfaction with fuel economy has improved considerably for the Swift from 2007, largely due to the launch of the new Swift Diesel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe newest generation of Maruti Suzuki products has clearly helped improve the brand\u2019s overall image,\u201d said Mohit Arora, senior director at J.D. Power and Associates, Singapore. \u201cThese all-new and re-designed models reflect Maruti Suzuki\u2019s efforts to meet customer expectations and excel in delighting owners. This ultimately can result in an increase of favorable word of mouth recommendations, which are a key source of information for new vehicle buyers in India.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two Honda models\u2014the Civic and the CR-V\u2014rank highest in their respective segments. The Civic ranks highest in the premium midsize segment with a score of 821, while the CR-V ranks highest for a second consecutive year in the SUV segment and also posts the highest APEAL score in the industry in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>In the MUV\/MPV segment, the Toyota Innova ranks highest for a second consecutive year with a score of 814 and performs particularly well in all 10 factors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4933\" title=\"jd_power_2008_apeal_study\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/jd_power_2008_apeal_study-224x300.gif\" alt=\"jd_power_2008_apeal_study\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/jd_power_2008_apeal_study-224x300.gif 224w, http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/jd_power_2008_apeal_study.gif 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four Maruti Suzuki models\u2014the Swift, Swift DZire, SX4 and Wagon R\u2014each receive awards in their respective segments. In the entry midsize segment, the newly launched Swift DZire ranks highest with a score of 802 points on a 1,000-point scale. The Swift and SX4 each rank highest for a second consecutive year in the premium compact &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/dzire-civic-and-innova-tops-2008-jd-power-apeal-study\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Dzire, Civic and Innova tops 2008 JD power APEAL study&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[561],"tags":[158,2048,538,304,1189,43,510,341,342,108,602,1817],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4932"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4932"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4935,"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4932\/revisions\/4935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}