Toyota Named Most-Admired Car Brand, Again

Toyota Motor Corp. has been named the world’s most-admired automotive brand by Fortune magazine for the third consecutive year.

Toyota ranks 34th overall on this year’s list of all-stars, which is headed by Apple, then Amazon and Starbucks. Rankings are determined by votes cast by executives in 680 top companies worldwide. They ranked contenders according to investment value, quality of management and products, social responsibility and ability to attract talent.

In this year’s motor vehicles category, Toyota is followed by BMW, Honda, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Renault and Nissan.