October 30, 2018 – The people have spoken. For a second straight year, Chrysler Pacifica wins the minivan segment in J.D. Power’s 2018 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study.

The J.D. Power study recognize year-over-year improvements in quality for all FCA US brands:

• Ram and Dodge ranked third and fourth, respectively, among all mass-market brands.

• Dodge and Jeep_® were the second and third most improved brands, respectively, in this year’s study.

• The Dodge Charger and the Chrysler 300 also performed well in the APEAL study, ranking second and third in the Large Car segment, respectively.

The APEAL Study, now in its 23rd year, measures how gratifying a new vehicle is to own and drive, based on customer evaluations of 77 vehicle attributes of new 2018 model-year vehicles. Customers are surveyed after 90 days of ownership.