I am sorry to say the consumer is not stupid enough to think GM has passed Toyota in anything.GM advertises a lot more perhaps but making a good product is not made up by telling people its good. The proof is in the numbers and until GM quits thinking spending money on advertisment will convince the auto buying public they are better than Toyota they will never pass anyone.Nissan has done a wonderful job of giving the customer what they want in their transformation.The SE-R is 750lbs lighter than the G-6 GT compare the two and you will find for the price and reliability Nissan makes a better product. My son is a GM fan but his 4.3 S-10 had tons of trouble. On the other hand his Cavalier served him very well. Toyota has a good transmission so it will be hard for JD Powers or anyone else to convince the public their trannys are sub par.I had a 99 Acura loved the car sold it because of the Transmission.Even the TL was bad that year so check around before you buy because the AT can cost you a bundle.