David Champion Quotations

Just one in ten of the vehicles we tested achieved fuel economies as good as or better than EPA estimates.

Current EPA figures are definitely misleading and ultimately expensive for consumers.

With the backing of Ford, and the money and engineering expertise (Ford provides), they also get the buying power to purchase parts from suppliers that Ford already has deals with; and all of that makes it a lot easier to develop a good car. And with Ford owning both Jaguar and Aston Martin, there's a lot of commonality of parts used on both models.

The automobile has probably got the worst environment for electronics. They're very dry, very dusty; or very hot and humid; or very cold and wet.

I think they've lost their competitive edge in terms of reliability. In the past we would put them maybe not quite as good as Toyota and Honda, but pretty close.

I think they've lost their competitive edge in terms of reliability.

It's an unrealistic sales and marketing tool that they are actually using. They are saying you're going to get 35 miles per gallon and you're really only going to get 21.

I don't think people get the full perspective of how in-depth we go into cars from the small amount of press that we get. We try to allay some of the fears that people have. Our No. 1 customer is the consumer. We try to get them the best information we can get so they can make the best decision on what they're buying.

I don't think parents really realize the potential danger of power windows.

The progress that some of the manufacturers have been making seems to have stalled.