Toyota resale value, reputation fall from heights
02-08-2010, 07:14 PM
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Toyota resale value, reputation fall from heights
By DAVE CARPENTER, AP Personal Finance Writer Dave Carpenter, Ap Personal Finance Writer – Mon Feb 8, 3:48 pm ET
CHICAGO – The Toyota in your garage is losing value by the week.
Kelley Blue Book dropped the resale values of recalled Toyotas for the second time in four days Monday, leaving them as much as 4 percent or $300 to $750 lower than a week ago, depending on the model.
Recalls and a slow response to safety questions have put a dent in the market value of cars long seen as money in the bank for their owners.
As values drop and safety issues keep surfacing, the world's No. 1 carmaker faces increasing risks that even long-steadfast customers will defect.
After all, a key factor in Toyota's rise to the top was its reputation for quality vehicles with high resale values. If its used cars no longer live up to their formerly lofty reputation, then getting buyers in the showroom may be harder and its long-time market strength could be in jeopardy.
"Toyota has fantastic loyalty, but this is definitely going to have a real erosion in that," says Juan Flores, director of vehicle valuation for Kelley, which just two months ago named Toyota the best brand for resale value.
The auto research Web site Edmunds.com estimates resale or trade-in values could fall up to 10 percent in the short term. How far they drop over the longer haul will depend how long the confusion lingers.
Already, some dealers are refusing to accept Toyotas for trade while others are paying considerably less than they did just two weeks ago.
The latest reduction by Kelley reflects both Toyota's apparent lack of confidence in its vehicles and a dramatic drop in customer interest in Toyotas, according to Flores. It does not take into account a possible recall involving its prized Prius gas-electric hybrid over a brake problem, which news reports in Japan said was expected to be announced on Tuesday.
See the full article at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/...used_car_value
CHICAGO – The Toyota in your garage is losing value by the week.
Kelley Blue Book dropped the resale values of recalled Toyotas for the second time in four days Monday, leaving them as much as 4 percent or $300 to $750 lower than a week ago, depending on the model.
Recalls and a slow response to safety questions have put a dent in the market value of cars long seen as money in the bank for their owners.
As values drop and safety issues keep surfacing, the world's No. 1 carmaker faces increasing risks that even long-steadfast customers will defect.
After all, a key factor in Toyota's rise to the top was its reputation for quality vehicles with high resale values. If its used cars no longer live up to their formerly lofty reputation, then getting buyers in the showroom may be harder and its long-time market strength could be in jeopardy.
"Toyota has fantastic loyalty, but this is definitely going to have a real erosion in that," says Juan Flores, director of vehicle valuation for Kelley, which just two months ago named Toyota the best brand for resale value.
The auto research Web site Edmunds.com estimates resale or trade-in values could fall up to 10 percent in the short term. How far they drop over the longer haul will depend how long the confusion lingers.
Already, some dealers are refusing to accept Toyotas for trade while others are paying considerably less than they did just two weeks ago.
The latest reduction by Kelley reflects both Toyota's apparent lack of confidence in its vehicles and a dramatic drop in customer interest in Toyotas, according to Flores. It does not take into account a possible recall involving its prized Prius gas-electric hybrid over a brake problem, which news reports in Japan said was expected to be announced on Tuesday.
See the full article at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/...used_car_value
02-09-2010, 06:33 AM
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They interviewed several local people on the news in Atlanta yesterday about the recalls. First they did a dealership manager, he stated since they had 8 models they couldn't sell, the Pirus sales went up. SO those people, even in the event of a recall, did not cross shop. They interviewed one of the new Pirus drivers and he said even with the recalls, he would still only own a Toyota....
It will take years for the brain washing to end....
It will take years for the brain washing to end....
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