Reuters

Wednesday November 26, 11:44 PM
German drivers happiest driving Japanese cars -study

FRANKFURT, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Car drivers in Germany, long held to be home to some of the best engineered vehicles in the world, are happier driving Japanese cars than German ones, a consumer satisfaction survey showed on Wednesday.
The survey, complied by German drivers association ADAC and the Centre for Automotive Research (CAR) group, asked over 38,000 German car owners how satisifed they were both with the product and the service they received from manufacturers.

German industry stalwarts Mercedes , Volkswagen and Opel came in near the bottom of the pile, while Japanese names clinched the top seven places.

Porsche , the world's most profitable car maker, famed for its growling sports cars, was the only German company to make it into the top ten. Japan's Toyota , maker of the world's best selling car, the Corolla, and the envy of the auto industry due partly to the efficiency of its plants, topped the list. Subaru , Honda , Mazda and Nissan completed the top five.