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Country No. of most admired cos.
U.S. 90
Japan 22
Britain 16
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DuPont Chemicals
Nestlé Consumer Food Products
Tesco Food and Drug Stores
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MOST ADMIRED
Volkswagen
Address: Brieffach 1848-2
Wolfsburg, Germany 38436
Phone: 49-5361-90
Website: www.volkswagen.com
Overall score: 6.75
Top 50 rank: N.A.
Rank in Motor Vehicles: 5
Innovation 4
People management 5
Use of corporate assets 6
Social responsibility 4
Quality of management 5
Financial soundness 5
Long-term investment 5
Quality of products/services 5
Global competitiveness 4
Most Admired
1 BMW 7.88
2 Toyota Motor 7.86
3 Daimler 7.57
4 Honda Motor 6.80
5 Volkswagen 6.75
6 Volvo 6.24
7 Nissan Motor 6.12
8 General Motors 5.86
Contenders
9 Suzuki Motor 5.85
10 Renault 5.84
11 PSA Peugeot Citroën 5.81
12 Mazda Motor 5.66
13 Fiat 5.62
14 Hyundai Motor 5.56
15 Ford Motor 5.25
From the March 17, 2008 issue
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