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Toyota tops Kelley Blue Book best resale value awards

According to the experts-of-such-things at Kelley Blue Book, the average vehicle will only retain about 35 percent of its original value after the initial five-year ownership period, often making depreciation the greatest expense incurred by drivers over that time period. That's a hefty chunk of change to be sure, so a vehicle's anticipated resale value should be of prime concern when shopping for your next car or truck. Since 2003, KBB has published its Best Resale Value Awards, which seek to inform consumers of projected resale value for ... Read more →

Imports dominate KBB "Most Searched" list. Again. Jeremy Korzeniewski

Kelley Blue Book has released its year-end statistics of the most-researched new vehicles on its website, and import models have dominated the rankings yet again. Honda and Toyota are the big ...

Kelley Blue Book names Best New Road Trip Vehicles for 2008 Jeremy Korzeniewski

click to view more high-res images of the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT Next Monday is Memorial Day, which many think of as the official start of the summer driving season. That means it's time to ...

Kelley Blue Book hands out 2008 Brand Image Awards Jeremy Korzeniewski

Automakers work very hard at the branding process, which takes years and years of effort to achieve. For instance, when a consumer hears Porsche, he or she likely sthink of sports cars and iconic ...

Honda Civic tops KBB list of Most Researched Vehicles in 2006 Frank Filipponio

This being January, we are getting a lot of end of year lists. Kelley Blue Book (www.kbb.com) has just released its list of the Top 20 Most Researched Vehicles of 2006. They had more than 140 million ...

KBB announces 2007 Best Resale Value Awards 3 years ago on Autoblog

It's the oldest criticism of buying new versus used – drive that fresh-from-the-factory 2007 model off the dealer lot and instantly chuck 5 - 10% of your investment right out the window. The minute its front wheels touch Main Street USA your brand new car becomes used. This is why resale value ...

Kelley Blue Book values CARS star at $1.5 million 3 years ago on Autoblog

In a bit of creative (if liberally stretched) cross-brand marketing, Kelley Blue Book, the folks responsible for helping consumers evaluate the value of all things four-wheeled, have teamed up with Walt Disney and Pixar to offer assessments of how much the animated stars in CARS are worth. The ...

Top Ten "coolest" new cars under $18,000 3 years ago on Autoblog

Kelley Blue Book has assembled a new top ten list for budget-minded car buyers - the coolest vehicles under $18,000. (Drumroll...) And this year's coolest new vehicles under $18,000 are: 2007 Toyota Yaris (pictured) 2006 Scion xB 2007 Dodge Caliber 2006 Kia Sportage 2006 Chevrolet HHR ...

Yo Quiero Research Integrity: Kelley Blue Book partners with Taco Bell to talk residuals 3 years ago on Autoblog

Here's an odd one of dubious merit: Kelley Blue Book's marketing research division has partnered with Taco Bell under the guise of studying the effects of in-car eating on vehicle residuals. Yes, that probably bears re-reading. The car valuation guide experts have teamed up with fast ...






Autoblog Podcast #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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