J D Power survey ranks VW Polo as India’s highest-scoring Premium Compact vehicle
The Volkswagen Polo has been named as the highest-scoring Premium Compact car in the 2018 J D Power India Initial Quality Study (IQS). The third consecutive year the small Volkswagen has taken the top category prize, it improved its PP100 (‘problems per 100’ vehicles) score to 64, down from 69 in 2017. The lower the number of issues, the higher the overall score and ranking.
The 2018 J D Power India Initial Quality Study had 7,710 responses from owners who purchased a brand new vehicle between December 2017 and October 2018 and included 75 models from 13 different brands. The study recorded problems experienced by new vehicle owners during their first two to six months of ownership.
Over 200 problems came under scrutiny in a total of eight categories as diverse as the driving experience, engine and transmission, entertainment and navigation, heating, and seats. The Polo’s smaller Indian-only close relative, the Ameo (a shortened fifth-generation Polo saloon) came second in the Entry Midsize category. The Ameo improved its score, from 106 PP100 in 2017 to 85 in 2018.
‘Most sucessful models’
Steffen Knapp, Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars said: ‘Polo has been one of our most successful models in India which has maintained its premium-ness by witnessing more than 80 per cent first-time buyers, and we are glad to be receiving a hat-trick. Along with this, our made-for-India Ameo ranks second in the Entry Midsize segment that truly delivers our continued commitment of offering a value for money proposition to our customers.’
[Source: news18.com]
