Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Toyota, One Year Later Report from Kelley Blue Book

One year later from what you didn't ask did you? Well maybe, but essentially this is a report discussing Toyota's woes over the past year with respect to the mass recalls it endured. You can view the in depth report here (it is a downloadable file on the site).

Despite Toyota's recall woes of 2010, the brand's used-car values held strong throughout the year so they probably don't really need to look for a sie operation selling the best weight loss supplements or anything. Among the best-performing used Toyotas were 2007-2009 model-years Camry, RAV4, Highlander, Sienna and Yaris, primarily due to their offering of solid fuel economy in an affordable package. Meanwhile, used vehicles from Toyota's luxury sister brand Lexus underperformed the market throughout 2010 along with all luxury brands, primarily due to the economic concerns of used-car shoppers. more

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