USA loyalty rates by make as of May 2026

1st - Tesla — 64.3%
Ferrari — 61.4%
Subaru — 59.1%
Toyota Motor N.A. — 57.7%
Ford Motor Co. — 56.8%
American Honda — 56.6%
BMW Group — 53.6%
Mercedes-Benz USA — 53.5%
Nissan Group — 52.2%
Hyundai-Kia — 51.6%
General Motors — 50.9%
Lucid — 50.0%
Mazda — 48.3%
Volvo — 46.8%
Volkswagen Group — 42.4%
JLR — 40.5%
Aston Martin — 37.6%
Stellantis — 37.5%
Polestar — 37.4%
Mitsubishi — 32.9%
McLaren — 31.6%
Rivian — 28.4%
INEOS — 24.5%
VinFast — 18.4%
Lotus — 11.7%
Fisker — 0.0%
Last - Karma — 0.0%

u/Hockeyshot39 — 9 days ago

2026 Tesla Model Y vs. 2026 Toyota bZ Comparison Test: Which Bestselling EV Is Better?

2026 TESLA MODEL Y RWD
HIGHS: Affordably priced, industry-leading UX, Teslas Driver Assist (Supervised) is a better driver than distracted humans.

LOWS: Looks like an NPC, takes the minimalist interior too far, noisy ride reveals its penny-pinching nature.

VERDICT: The automotive equivalent of Apple's iPhone, but it's insanely popular for a reason.

2026 TOYOTA BZ XLE PLUS FWD

HIGHS: One of the least expensive new EVs, doesn't feel like a base model, better than Toyota's first try.

LOWS: Awkward driving position, not even kind of fun to drive, wondering what the beep is going on.

VERDICT: An EV SUV that's popular because it's affordable not because it's actually great at anything.

TLDR - Tesla is the winner

caranddriver.com
u/Hockeyshot39 — 2 months ago
▲ 551 r/cars

Tesla finally clarifies fatal Texas crash, confirms driver manually overrode acceleration

Tesla’s Head of AI, Ashok Elluswamy, added context, revealing that the company’s data shows the driver “manually overrode self-driving by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100%.”

He revealed the speed reached by the car was 73 MPH, and the accelerator was still pressed “even after the crash.”

x.com
u/Hockeyshot39 — 2 months ago

Tesla finally clarifies fatal Texas crash, confirms driver manually overrode acceleration

Tesla’s Head of AI, Ashok Elluswamy, added context, revealing that the company’s data shows the driver manually overrode self-driving by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100%.

He revealed the speed reached by the car was 73 MPH, and the accelerator was still pressed “even after the crash.

Looking forward to the news outlets updating their false reporting

teslarati.com
u/Hockeyshot39 — 2 months ago