Archived Copies of Warranty Week

January 1, 2022 to today

European Automaker Warranty Expenses: Following the merger of FCA and PSA, we're down to just five major automakers in the euro zone: Stellantis, VW, BMW, Mercedes, and Renault. And now that all five have filed their annual reports for 2021, it's time to take a look at their warranty expense reports for the last five years.
April 7, 2022
Top 100 Warranty Providers of 2021: With all the different industries that issue warranties and the products they cover, it wouldn't be proper to compare one company directly to another. However, we can compare companies to themselves over time, and then rank the biggest changes up or down, which is exactly what we're doing in this week's newsletter, in a series of six top ten charts.
March 31, 2022
Nineteenth Annual Product Warranty Report: While the erratic nature of accruals continued in 2021, claims totals remained stable. But warranty reserves hit a new record high late in the year, and expense rates briefly set a new low record early in the year. Manufacturer's warranty expenses are sorted into 18 industries and three major sectors: vehicles, electronics, and building trades.
March 24, 2022
Annual Truck, RV & Car Warranty Trends: Throughout the automotive industry, sales revenue was generally up from a terrible 2020, but warranty expenses were either down or did not rise as fast as sales. The result was a drop in claims as a percentage of sales for 10 of the 12 companies we're tracking in this week's newsletter.
March 17, 2022