Automotive
August 26, 2019
Lexus tops the ACSI. Image credit: Lexus
By Sarah Jones
According to research from the American Customer Satisfaction Index, customer satisfaction with automakers has fallen 3.7 percent from 2018, pointing to further challenges for the industry in the United States this year.
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