NEW YORK - Toyota Motor Corp.'s Scion brand topped the list of most reliable cars in Consumer Reports' annual vehicle reliability study, as Asian automakers continued to crowd the top of the magazine's rankings.

Meanwhile, Chrysler LLC vehicles saw their scores fall sharply from 2007, while Ford Motor Co. gained ground over Detroit rivals.

"Scion has a portfolio of three fairly small, fairly well-equipped vehicles," said David Champion, director of Consumer Reports' auto test center. "It's a basic form of transport, but put together well."

The study compiled responses from Consumer Reports readers for more than 1.4 million vehicles during the spring of this year, using the results to... // Boston Globe

NEW YORK (AP) -- Toyota Motor Corp.'s Scion brand topped the list of most reliable cars in Consumer Reports' annual vehicle reliability rankings released Thursday, as Asian automakers continued to crowd the top of the magazine's rankings.

Meanwhile, Chrysler LLC vehicles saw their scores fall sharply from 2007, while Ford Motor Co.'s nameplates gained ground over their Detroit rivals.

"Scion has a portfolio of three fairly small, fairly well equipped vehicles," said David Champion, director of Consumer Reports' auto test center. "It's a basic form of transport, but put together well."

The study compiled responses from Consumer Reports readers for more than 1.4 million vehicles this spring, using the results to predict reliability of 2009 models. The results are closely watched... // Mainichi Daily News