| Toyota, Volvo, and GMC Score Top Honors with Vincentric’s Best Value in America Awards |
29 Mar |
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Toyota, Volvo, and GMC Score Top Honors with Vincentric’s Best Value in America Awards
Bingham Farms, MI (PRWEB) March 3, 2011
Vincentric’s 7th annual Best Value in America awards were released today, with Toyota, Volvo, and GMC winning the inaugural brand value awards for Passenger Cars, Luxury Vehicles, and Trucks respectively. A revived Chevrolet also performed strongly, buoyed by its new Chevrolet Cruze and Chevrolet Volt, while Audi performed strongly in the premium segments with three awards. Other brands with multiple winners were Honda, Lincoln, Infiniti, and Ford.
“Vincentric’s 2011 Best Value in America awards use cost-of-ownership to provide an independent benchmark that helps consumers understand which vehicles provide the best value in their segment,” commented David Wurster, President of Vincentric. “This year’s results show strong performance from manufacturers that measure and proactively manage the key factors impacting cost-of-ownership. When residual values, scheduled maintenance intervals, parts costs, and other ownership costs are understood, value can be built into the vehicle upfront, minimizing the need to discount later at the point of sale.”
Vincentric measures cost-of-ownership using eight cost factors: depreciation, fuel, insurance, opportunity cost, financing, maintenance, taxes and state fees, and repairs. Using a statistical model, the company identified its Best Value in America winners by measuring which vehicles had a lower than expected ownership costs given their market segment and price. Each vehicle was evaluated in all 50 states plus DC using a range of annual mileage intervals and insurance profiles.
New for 2011 was the Eco segment, in which Vincentric’s process for measuring electric vehicle ownership costs was incorporated into the value measurement for the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf.
Further information regarding all of the winners of Vincentric’s Best Value in America awards for the 2011 model year and Vincentric’s methodology is available at http://www.vincentric.com .
2011 Winners of Vincentric’s Best Value in America
Brand Awards
Best Passenger Car Value: Toyota
Best Luxury Brand Value: Volvo
Best Truck Brand Value: GMC
Passenger Cars
Subcompact: Nissan cube
Compact, Coupe: Infiniti G37
Compact, Hatchback: Honda Element
Compact, Sedan: Chevrolet Cruze
Compact, Premium: Lexus IS 350
Compact, Hybrid: Toyota Prius
Eco: Chevrolet Volt
Mid-Size, Coupe: Audi A5 & S5
Mid-Size, Sedan: Honda Accord
Mid-Size, Sedan, Hybrid: Toyota Camry Hybrid
Mid-Size, Sedan, Premium: Volvo S60
Mid-Size, Sedan, Premium, Hybrid: Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
Large: Toyota Avalon
Large, Premium: Audi A6 & S6
Prestige: BMW X6
Convertible: Mazda MX-5 Miata
Convertible, Premium: Chevrolet Corvette
Sports Car: Ford Mustang
Wagon: Subaru Outback
Wagon, Premium: Audi A6 Avant
SUVs, Crossovers, and Vans
Crossover, Compact, Entry Level: Hyundai Tucson
Crossover, Compact, Mid Level: Honda CR-V
Crossover, Compact, Premium: Volvo XC60
Crossover, Mid-Size: Toyota Venza
Crossover, Mid-Size, Premium: Volvo XC90
Crossover, Hybrid: Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Crossover, Large: Buick Enclave
Crossover, Large, Premium: Lincoln MKT
SUV, Compact: Toyota FJ Cruiser
SUV, Mid-Size: Toyota 4Runner
SUV, Mid-Size, Premium: Toyota Land Cruiser
SUV, Large: Chevrolet Tahoe
SUV, Large, Premium: Infiniti QX56
Minivan: Honda Odyssey
Pickups
Compact Pickup: Toyota Tacoma
Full Size Pickup, 1/2 Ton: Ford F150
Full Size Pickup, Heavy Duty 3/4 Ton: GMC Sierra 2500HD
Full Size Pickup, Heavy Duty 1 Ton: Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD
ABOUT VINCENTRIC
Vincentric provides data, knowledge, and insight to the automotive industry by identifying and applying the many aspects of automotive value. Vincentric data is used by organizations such as Yahoo!Autos, AOL, Cars.com, Chevrolet, Toyota, Kiplinger.com, AutoTrader, Business Fleet Magazine, Volvo, NADAguides, The AutoChannel.com and Fleet-Central.com as a means of providing automotive insight to their clientele. Vincentric, LLC is a privately held automotive data compilation and analysis firm headquartered in Bingham Farms, Michigan.
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Doctor Discounts Best Sales Month Ever
Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) October 4, 2008
Carlsen Audi in Palo Alto posted an increase in internet sales for the month of September. While other Audi dealers struggled to find sales, Doctor Discount was busy writing savings prescriptions. Taking advantage of the high consumer demand for the all new 2009 Audi A4 with its all new PZEV engine and dynamic European styling combined with Audi’s world leading automotive engineering, Doctor Discount was able to write savings prescriptions for customers as far away as Oregon.
Carlsen Audi New Car Manager, David Stevens credits Audi of America’s aggressive end of year sales incentives and superior product as the foundation for last month’ sales success story. David is hoping to take advantage of the high consumer demand for Audi’s newest product offers to help make October a record month for sales.
When asked if he was concerned about stories in the media taking about consumers having difficulty securing automotive financing, David responded, “I have not seen that with our banks. Audi Financial Services has been great. They are still offering .9% APR financing on 2008 models. Audi Financial Services just announced a great lease on the 2009 Audi A3. We still have interest rates as low as 2.9% APR on select certified pre-owned Audi’s.”
Dave and his sales staff are planning to set sales records for the month of October. Dave admits that the economic situation makes it easier to sell cars. “People are expecting to get great value for their money. Audi offers savvy consumers excellent value when the purchase their Audi, great fuel performance and inexpensive ownership costs. It’s a great time to be selling cars.”
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What car would I say is the best used car on the road? It would have to be the Audi A6. Why, I hear you ask? Well, being an Audi owner, I can vouch for the performance and luxury built into these beautiful cars. I have owned a few cars in the past from various manufacturers and I can honestly say that out of all of them, I have had the least trouble mixed with the best performance from the Audi A6.
Looking at Audis historically, the one that sticks out the most – in my mind anyway – is the Audi Quattro. Those powerful rally cars used to own the track, screaming round corners and kicking up gravel at spectators as they passed! The developments Audi have made over the years are evident in both their rally and road cars – they have made improvements without losing the power and precision behind the wheel. Their road cars are of course a bit more luxurious than the rally Quattro – no sign of a roll-cage in my little beauty! Joking aside, the A6 is sleek, stylish and a real pleasure to drive at any speed. The space inside is awesome too – the whole family fits comfortably and no one ever complains!
One of the best choices I made was to buy an Audi A6 over a BMW or Merc. These three makes of car are equally renowned for their style, sophistication, luxury and performance – but the Audi A6 comes without the hefty price tag! OK, they’re not exactly cheap either, but they definitely don’t hurt your wallet as much as the others. Personally I opted for a used Audi, which knocks about another £10,000 of the price tag.
One of the greatest features of an Audi is that the well-built structure will stand the test of time. I have had my Audi A6 for three years now and I have had zero problems with it. The trick is to buy a used car where any potential problems have been ‘ironed out’ by the previous owner, rather than created by them. So choose your used Audi wisely – not every owner is as careful as me! With an Audi A6, you’re unlikely to encounter ‘potential problems’ anyway because they’re so reliable. They come with a reputation – and not the kind that’s associated with Citroen Saxos or Vauxhall Novas! Audi A6 drivers are respected for their choice of car, and quite rightly so because it really is the best used car on the road.
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Popular makes of hard luggage include Givi, Hepco & Becker and Krauser, all of which manufacture racks/fitting kits specific to bike model. When you are looking to put hard luggage on your bike, the first point to consider is “does anyone make a rack for my bike?” Once you have established this, you will have more of an idea of the options available to you. Owners of popular bikes such as the Honda Blackbird or the Suzuki Bandit will find they have a wide choice, whereas if you have a sports bike such as the GSXR, your options will be much more limited.
Many racks are now quick-release, such as the SW-Motech racks, these are fitted to the bike with 3 or 4 fitting points which are permanent, but unobtrusive. The luggage racks can then be easily put on/taken off within minutes, using quick-release bolts.
Of course many riders do not want to put hard luggage on their bike, as they do not want the look of their pride and joy spoilt by racks. This is where soft luggage comes in, and the choice here is vast from a simple tank bag to a set of throw-over panniers and a large tail pack. One of the problems with soft luggage is that it is rarely completely waterproof. The zips are usually the area of vulnerability but more and more manufacturers are combating this problem with covered zips. There is also now a wide range of waterproof bags, such as the Helen 2 Wheels range which is very versatile and can be fitted to most makes of motorbike.
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