Automotive
August 26, 2020
Overall customer satisfaction is down among car owners. Image courtesy of: American Customer Satisfaction Index
By Dianna Dilworth
U.S. consumers are less satisfied with their automobiles this year than they were last year, even among the most respected in luxury automaking.
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