2009 residual value analysis revealed

2009 residual value analysis revealed

Blue Book names vehicles most likely to retain value

Kelley Blue Book -- www.kbb.com, a provider of new- and used- vehicle information, recently announced the 2009 model-year vehicles projected to retain the greatest amount of their original retail prices after five years of ownership.

Kelley Blue Book's residual values are a reflection of current vehicle data, market conditions for each vehicle, competition in each segment, expectations of the future economy and the combined experience of Kelley Blue Book's market and pricing analysts.

Using information gained from Kelley Blue Book's analysis of new- and used-vehicle values, the company determined one vehicle brand as having the best projected overall resale value among its 2009 fleet, named resale value leaders in 15 major vehicle segments and honours the top 10 for 2009 model-year vehicles with the best projected resale value.

2009 BEST RESALE VALUE: BRAND:

Honda

2009 BEST RESALE VALUE: BY VEHICLE CATEGORY

COMPACT PICKUP: Toyota Tacoma

HIGH-PERFORMANCE CAR: Nissan GT-R

FULL-SIZE PICKUP: Toyota Tundra

HYBRID CAR: Honda Civic Hybrid

CROSSOVER: Honda CR-V

COMPACT CAR: MINI Cooper

LUXURY CROSSOVER: BMW X5

MID-SIZE CAR: Lexus IS

HYBRID CROSSOVER: Toyota Highlander Hybrid

FULL-SIZE CAR: Cadillac CTS

SUV: Jeep Wrangler

LUXURY CAR: Audi A5

LUXURY SUV: Audi Q7 Quattro

VAN: Honda Odyssey

HYBRID SUV: Chevrolet Tahoe

2009 BEST RESALE VALUE: TOP 10 MODELS (listed alphabetically)

Honda Civic/Civic Hybrid

Scion tC

Honda Fit

Toyota Corolla

MINI Cooper

Toyota Prius

Scion xB

Toyota Yaris

Scion xD

Volkswagen Rabbit.

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