#IMPORTS DOMINATE SCORECARD OF BEST CARS TO OWN

Latest News Imports Dominate TrueCar.com Scorecard Subaru, Toyota and BMW topped the list in TrueCar.coms Performance Scorecards for March. TrueCar.com, which provides new car pricing information, trends and forecasting, recently released its March Performance Scorecards for automobile manufacturers and brands. The Performance Scorecards grade each manufacturer and brand on eight different measurements related to pricing, sales, incentives, customer loyalty, market share and days in inventory data. Overall, the top manufacturers on the March Performance Scorecard were Subaru, Toyota and BMW. Near the bottom of the list were Volvo, Mitsubishi and General Motors. The brands that received the highest grades for the period were Scion, MINI, Subaru, Lexus and Audi; while the brands with the lowest grades were GMC, Buick and Dodge. The manufacturers with the largest gains, from February to March included: Toyota, which moved from a B- to an A and Porsche which moved from a C+ to a B+. The manufacturers with the steepest declines, from February to March were: Mitsubishi, which moved from a B+ to a D+; Mazda moved from an A to a B-; and Ford moved from an A to a B.

LUXURY VEHICLES SEE PRICE DECLINE

Despite the fact we keep hearing that the economic recovery is ontrack but just a little slower than expected and that the economic stimulus money is just now kicking in even the rich are watching their money. Used Car News just reported that The Kelley Blue Book which is the New and Used Car Dealer's Bible of car prices states that last month their was a steep decline in the price of luxury vehicles. In August, values of used luxury vehicles declined by 1.7 to 2.5 per cent slightly more than the industry average. Compared to this time last year prices are 7-10% lower on average. Consumers considering a 2009 model year luxury car can find vehicles selling 57 per cent of orginal MSRP, which is far below the industry average. Taking in consideration that gas prices often times effect luxury car prices but the big item is the unstable economy. Keep that Honda and Toyota it will probably be worth more than the cadillac, lexus, or bmw.