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Tesla Falls in Consumer Reports Ranking After Design Changes
- Reviewer faults revamps to steering wheel, turn signal
- Subaru takes top spot as U.S. automakers fare poorly
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Tesla Inc. sank toward the bottom of Consumer Reports’ newest annual auto brand rankings, weighed down by poorly received design changes and reliability problems.
The electric-car maker placed No. 23 out of 32 brands on the 2021 list, down seven spots from the year before, Consumer Reports said Thursday. Tesla’s Model 3 was also beaten out as the “top pick” for 2022 in the electric-vehicle category by Ford Motor Co.’s Mustang Mach-E.