Your title is misleading, Buster. A more reflective title would say something along the lines of, "Some Ford Models Best Toyota Counterparts in Residual Value".
I wish the article would give more specifics. It would be nice to see where the numbers are coming from.
Got a link for that JDP quality statement, too?
This link seems to debunk that statement, but if you've got another one, I'd love to see it.
The thing that people don't understand, is that it takes time to engineer a new car (and on the order of $1billion per new model, per year of design - $$$$$$). Ford recognized that they needed to change their ways and took the appropriate measures several years ago. After years of design, testing, more design, and more testing, the fruits of their diligence is finally hitting the showroom floors (it has been for a few years now, actually). Changes are not made overnight, and Ford has come a long way. The internal changes at GM and Chrysler have been underway for a long time, and they too are putting great products in the dealers' lots. Check out some of Cadillac's (GM) offerings. They're turning themselves into an American BMW, with superior reliability.
Toyota and Honda has been damaged by their own success. Their market share has increased significantly over the past 15 years, and they've tried to keep up with growing demand for their products. They, like all car companies have done, tried to fill product gaps too quickly. They tried to pump out too many cars from their factories. Those two factors led to design flaws and subpar quality in specific areas (many times stemming from suppliers struggling to keep up). Look at individual areas within those companies where growth has been more steady, and you'll see superior quality to this day (Lexus, vehicles imported from Japan - like mrredskin's 4R, etc).
Ford has earned the credit being heaped on them. Bashing other companies in the name of Ford's success, is not warranted, IMO, though.