strat81 wrote:i'm surprised subaru isn't on there... they hold their resale pretty well
I was thinking the same thing & recently came upon a page for the Automotive Lease Guide. The Forester did get a tie for first in its class in their rankings.
Info came from this page.
The awards are based on 2009 model year vehicles. For the seventh year, ALG has also included awards for the brands that have the highest overall predicted resale values among all industry and all luxury vehicles. The awards are derived after carefully studying segment competition, historical vehicle performance and industry trends
Industry Brand Residual Value Award - American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
Luxury Brand Residual Value Award - Acura, a division of American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
Compact Car - Honda Fit
Mid-Compact Car - Scion XB
Midsize Car - Honda Accord
Fullsize Car - Nissan Maxima
Sporty Car - Mini Cooper
Near Luxury Car - BMW 1 Series
Luxury Car - Lexus LS460
Luxury Sports Car - Nissan GT-R
Compact Utility Vehicle - (TIE) Jeep Wrangler/Subaru Forester
Midsize Utility Vehicle - Nissan Murano
Large Utility Vehicle - Toyota Sequoia
Near Luxury Utility Vehicle - Land Rover LR2
Luxury Utility Vehicle - Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Compact/Midsize Pickup - Toyota Tacoma
Minivan - Toyota Sienna
Hybrid/Alternative Powertrain - Toyota Prius
Fullsize Pickup Light Duty - Ford F-150
Commercial - Specialty - Dodge Sprinter
On the ALG page,
2009 Residual Value Awards Automotive Lease Guide has announced its annual Residual Value Awards, which honor those vehicles in each automotive segment predicted to retain the highest percentage of their original price after a conventional three-year lease term.
The awards are based on 2009 model year vehicles. For the seventh year, ALG has also included awards for the brands that have the highest overall predicted resale values among all industry and all luxury vehicles. Award winners are featured on ALG.com and other automotive publications and websites dedicated to bringing the industry's best-performing models into the public eye.
ALG's 2009 Brand Study
For the sixth consecutive year, Honda has won the Industry Brand Residual Value Award. Honda also received individual segment awards for the Accord in the Midsize Car category, and the Honda Fit in the Compact Car category.
In addition, Acura, Honda’s luxury division, has won the overall Luxury Brand Residual Value Award for the first time. Although Acura does not have any segment winners, all of its vehicles’ residual values are relatively strong, with the new TL and TSX ranking among the highest in their segments.
Industry Brand Residual Value Rankings
1. HONDA
2. SUBARU
3. VOLKSWAGEN
4. TOYOTA
5. NISSAN
6. MAZDA
7. SUZUKI
8. SATURN
9. PONTIAC
Only brands above the industry average were ranked. Below industry average were the following brands (listed in alphabetical order): Buick, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, GMC, Hyundai, Jeep, Kia, Mercury and Mitsubishi.
Luxury Brand Residual Value Rankings
1. ACURA
2. LEXUS
3. AUDI
4. INFINITI
5. LAND ROVER
6. BMW
7. PORSCHE
8. MERCEDES BENZ
Only brands above the luxury average were ranked. Below luxury average were the following brands (listed in alphabetical order): Cadillac, Jaguar, Lincoln, Saab and Volvo.
Note: All brands with vehicles in at least three segments were included. As a result of this requirement, MINI and Scion were excluded from the above rankings.
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-Chris
