TrueCar grades the best manufacturers and brands for 2012

(January 20, 2013) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar.com has released its 2012 Annual Performance Scorecards for automotive manufacturers and brands. The Performance Scorecards grade each manufacturer and brand on eight different measurements including pricing, sales, incentives, customer loyalty, market share and days in inventory data.

Overall, the top manufacturers for the 2012 Annual Performance Scorecard were Subaru, Toyota and Jaguar Land Rover.

Near the bottom of the list were Suzuki, Saab and Mitsubishi. The brands that received the highest grades in 2012 were Audi, Scion, Land Rover, Subaru and BMW and the brands with the lowest grades were Suzuki, Saab and Volvo.

Below are the highest and lowest manufacturer and brand rankings by TrueCar: