It is the sixth consecutive year the Korean firm took top spot in the US study
Kia was the top brand and won several categories, including the Sorento which was voted tops in the upper midsize SUV category. Picture: SUPPLIED
In the overall rankings, brands that performed better than the 166-point industry average included Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Jeep, Lexus and Nissan. The annual report analysed responses from 87,282 respondents with regards to 189 vehicle series across 26 segments. Vehicles were evaluated on driving experience, engine and transmission performance and a broad range of quality issues reported by vehicle owners. The full study is available atKTM’s factory MotoGP team has announced that SA’s Brad Binder will be retained in 2021, alongside Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira.
In winning the Moto3 title in 2016, Binder became just the third motorcycle grand prix world champion from SA, after Jon Ekerold and Kork Ballington. After three seasons in the intermediate Moto2 category with KTM, the Potchefstroom-born moved up to the premier MotoGP class where he will race against superstars like multiple champions Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi.
This year’s coronavirus-delayed MotoGP world championship will get under way with a double-header event at Spain’s Jerez circuit on July 19 and 26.Nissan on Monday blasted suggestions in media reports of a conspiracy within the company to oust former chairman Carlos Ghosn.Ghosn's 2018 arrest in Japan on financial misconduct charges has led to much speculation that the move was orchestrated by Nissan executives who opposed closer ties with partner Renault SA.
Monday's meeting lasted almost two hours — twice as long as planned — as shareholders grilled CEO Makoto Uchida on how he planned to restore trust in the company after the Ghosn scandal, and revive sales in the US and China.
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