About the Resale Value Award
High resale value is one of the most important things for people choosing to buy a new car. A vehicle that maintains a high resale value is crucial year in and year out. Over the first five years of a vehicle's ownership, the value depreciates and becomes the owner's biggest expense over time.
Kelley Blue Book has been publishing their Official Residual Value Guide since 1981, so you could say that they are industry-acknowledged experts in the art and science of resale value projections. Financial institutions, governmental agencies and the automotive leasing industry rely on the comprehensive residual values that Kelley Blue Book provides. To help guide consumers on this important but little-understood facet of the automotive purchase process, Kelley Blue Book established its annual Best Resale Value Awards in 2003.
What is Depreciation?
Simply put, depreciation is the amount of value that a vehicle declines in over time. Because of this, it's important that you select a vehicle that will leave you money in the long run when it comes to trade-in time.
KBB.com Top 10 Resale Value Models
If resale value were the one and only consideration when choosing a new car, the Hyundai Tucson would be one of the 10 best cars money could buy. This year's list is heavy on utility vehicles, with a couple pickup trucks and exactly one passenger car making it onto the list of vehicles projected to return the very best resale values.


