The study conflicts somewhat with the data from J. D. Power in that the majority of the women said they drove domestic cars.

J. D. Power makes and breaks, and it is pretty much the only game in town.

J. D. Power is expecting the pace to fall to 15.25 million in March.

J. D. Power calculates its rankings by the number of reported problems per 100 vehicles.

J. D. Power bases its rankings on the number of problems for each 100 vehicles.

J. D. Power polled people who owned their cars for 90 days and asked them what the most important part of their purchase was.

Indeed, J. D. Power conducts several others that often come up with quite different results.

J. D. Power lists the brands that scored below average, but it does not disclose their rankings.

During the last year, J. D. Power increased its fees substantially.

Of course, J. D. Power isn't the only game in town when it comes to quality studies.