PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — The new Consumer Reports automotive reliability rankings are out for 2012.

Some companies that have done well in the past sunk this year and some that have hit bottom are back on top again.

Drivetime caught up with Jim Travers, Associate Automotive Editor of Consumer Reports, about the survey and some of the methodology in determining which cars rank where.

Listen to the full interview below:

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