AUTOMOTIVE INSIGHT: Door Panels Convey Quality
June 24th, 2008 at 8:00pm
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When people get into a car, you know what conveys quality and craftsmanship more than anything else? Well, you’re not going to believe it.
Over at Visteon they did some heavy-duty research to learn what people perceive that reflects quality. They wanted to know what part of the interior conveys craftsmanship more than any other part.
And what they found is that people focus in on the door trim panel more than anything else — more than the steering wheel, or dashboard or console or seats. It’s all part of what Visteon calls brand halo quantification. That is, how you quantify what parts of the car can put a halo on the brand.
And what they learned out of this is that they can recommend to automakers the kind of materials and technology to put on their door panels to make customers believe it’s a really top-quality car.
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Comments (4)
June 27th, 2008 at 11:21 am
I’m surprised it’s number one, but door panels are very important to me. I prefer touching leather and a solid structure.
For example, one of the things I disliked about the Prius was the cheapness of the door panels — especially the back doors.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Hello! Personally I fully agree with recent comments.
January 9th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Who hasn’t gotten that creepy uncomfortable feeling after running their hand over the door handles/grips, re: poor tactile quality of unfinished vinyl castings?
And can’t the door panel vendors talk to the ip vendors, so we don’t have to stare at a color mismatch, all the worse on sunny days?
March 19th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
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