but we re seeing a lot of good models in their first year. juliet: but typically the cars that are really out in front are the asian auto makers in terms of reliability, honda and toyota, still out in front? that s right. we re seeing the asian manufacturers continue to dominate the rankings. the stories are mixed throughout, but again, we re seeing honda with its acura division, lexus, they re all near the top. do american car makers are they starting to pay more attention to the way the japanese build cars? is that why we re seeing companies like general motors starting to do a little better with this? the domestic manufacturers and really all auto makers have followed closely what japan has done the last 20, 30 years. we re seeing an increase emphasis on reliability. it s a great concern to consumers. we re seeing not only general motors do well, but ford has done very well with 90% of the ford and lincoln models being above average. the other side of the story is we re not