VW leads 2010 Total Value Awards, Ford beats Honda and Hyundai Sonata sets record
Strategic Vision has released its annual Total Value Index for 2010, and it looks like a few serious changes have begun to take hold. While still retains its position on the top of the heap, has moved up into the second position by bumping down the podium. That move is particularly commendable considering that the Blue Oval was ranked dead last in the study just eight years ago.
Ford wasn’t the only stand out star, though. The , while technically a 2011 model, managed to take the highest Total Value Index score of any vehicle ever tested by Strategic Vision, even amongst luxury badges. The new sedan managed to pull in a total of 860 points, prompting the creation of a new Special Value Award category. Interestingly enough, the vehicle with the next closest number of points is the with 852, while the rounds out the top three with 821 points.
Strategic Vision combines information from a whopping 442 data points in order to rank individual vehicles, and a company’s score is created by averaging the verdicts for all of its respective products. The True Value Index is generated by surveying owners who actually purchased new vehicles during the calendar year. for the press release.
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