L.A. Auto Show: Kelley Blue Book’s Best Resale Value winners
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Kelley Blue Book, the online and tangible guide to new and used vehicle information and pricing, has released its annual list of Best Resale Value Awards for the 2009 model year to coincide with the L.A. Auto Show.
Honda, which had the most vehicles with the best resale value and averages 44.5% of its MSRP at resale, reclaimed its title as best resale brand — an honor it shared with sister company Acura in 2007. (The automaker ranked fourth for the 2008 model year, with Volkswagen leading the pack. VW came in third for 2009).
The Kelley Blue Book list recognizes ‘current and upcoming vehicles for their projected retained value five years from now (the average ownership period).’ Automotive market analysts tabulate the winners based on projections from the Kelley Blue Book Residual Value Guide. Check out this photo gallery of the top 10 resellers with specs and pricing and see these and winners in other categories after the jump.
2009 Best Resale Value: by vehicle category
Compact pickup: Toyota Tacoma
Full-size pickup: Toyota Tundra
Crossover: Honda CR-V
Luxury crossover: BMW X5
Hybrid crossover: Toyota Highlander Hybrid
SUV: Jeep Wranger
Luxury SUV: Audi Q7 Quattro
Hybrid SUV: Chevrolet Tahoe
High-performance car: Nissan GT-R
Hybrid car: Honda Civic Hybrid
Compact car: Mini Cooper
Mid-size car: Lexus IS
Full-size car: Cadillac CTS
Luxury car: Audi A5
Van: Honda Odyssey
2009 Best Resale Value: top 10 brands*
Honda — 44.5%
Toyota — 42.7%
Volkswagen — 40.9%
Subaru — 39.4%
Lexus — 38.7%
BMW — 38%
Infiniti — 37.3%
Acura — 36.8%
Audi — 36.5 %
Nissan — 36.5%
*KBB notes: Criteria for the Best Resale Value Awards required the brand to have a minimum of four nameplates in its portfolio, a factor that eliminated the highest-ranking brand performers Mini and Scion, which both carry five-year residual percentages of more than 50% across their small-vehicle lineups.
Honda Civic/Honda Civic Hybrid
Honda Fit
Mini Cooper
Scion xB
Scion xD
Scion tC
Toyota Corolla
Toyota Prius
Toyota Yaris
Volkswagen Rabbit
—Whitney Friedlander
For photos of production cars from the L.A. Auto Show, click here.