ANAHEIM, CA – Kelley Blue Book's www.kbb.com has announced the 2006-model year winners of its annual Best Resale Value Awards at the California International Auto Show at the Anaheim Convention Center. These awards, presented as a new model year begins, recognize automakers' outstanding achievements in designing, engineering and producing vehicles that best retain their value. Since depreciation (or loss of value) is typically consumers' biggest expense during the first five years of car ownership, these awards, like all of kbb.com's information services, are designed to help consumers make better car-buying decisions.
Based on projections by Kelley Blue Book's staff of market analysts that are encapsulated in the Kelley Blue Book Residual Value Guide, the awards honor vehicles that are expected to have the best resale value after five years of ownership. The awards are presented to the vehicle with the highest projected resale value in each of Kelley Blue Book's nine vehicle categories. In addition, awards are presented to the Overall Top 10 leaders in projected resale value regardless of segment, and Kelley Blue Book also honors the brand with the best projected resale value across its line of vehicles. Low-volume vehicles and vehicles with a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of more than $60,000 are excluded from awards consideration.
