For the second year in a row, Toyota and Lexus are the top non-luxury and luxury brands, respectively, in the annual Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Awards, which assess how well 2013 models are expected to retain their original list price after five years of ownership. According to KBB, “Toyota’s entire lineup of 2013 model-year vehicles is expected to retain the greatest amount of its original value after the initial five years of ownership.”
Six Toyota models won in their categories: Avalon, FJ Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra. The FJ Cruiser was the vehicle with the highest resale value among all 2013 models. Tacoma was second overall; 4Runner was fifth and Land Cruiser was sixth.
Four Lexus models won in their categories: IS, GS 350, RX 450h and LX 570. LX ranked eighth on the overall Top 10.
Scion tC won its category and was 10th on the overall Top 10.
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To read the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands’ news releases, please visit www.toyotanewsroom.com
To read a New York Times article about the awards, please click here.
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