Toyota Takes KBB’s Title for 2012 Best Resale Value Brand
Every year Kelly Blue Book announces the “Best Resale Value Awards” for the best overall brand, luxury brand and vehicles by category.
Kelley Blue Book, a provider of new and used vehicle information, announced this month the all-new 2012 model-year vehicle winners of its annual “Best Resale Value Awards,” recognizing current and forthcoming vehicles for their projected retained value throughout the initial five-year ownership period.
The awards are based on projections from the November/December 2011 Kelley Blue Book Official Residual Value Guide, determined by a staff of automotive analysts. These awards honor vehicles expected to maintain the greatest proportion of their original MSRP after five years of ownership.
Low-volume vehicles and vehicles with a MSRP of more than $60,000 are excluded from award consideration, except in the luxury and high-performance categories.
2012 Best Resale Value: Brand
Toyota
2012 Best Resale Value: Luxury Brand
Lexus
2012 Best Resale Value: By Vehicle Category
Subcompact Car: Honda Fit
Compact Car: Honda Civic
Mid-Size Car: Toyota Camry
Full-Size Car: Nissan Maxima
Near-Luxury Car: Lexus Is
Luxury Car: Audi A5
Sports Car: Chevrolet Camaro V-6
High-Performance Car: Chevrolet Camaro Ss
Hybrid Car: Honda Civic Hybrid
Electric Car: Chevrolet Volt
Compact Suv: Jeep Wrangler
Mid-Size SUV: Toyota Fj Cruiser
Full-Size SUV: Chevrolet Traverse
Luxury SUV: Audi Q7
Hybrid SUV: Lexus Rx 450h
Mid-Size Pickup: Toyota Tacoma
Full-Size Pickup: Ford F-Series Super Duty
Van: Honda Odyssey
Wagon: Subaru Outback
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