2019 Edmunds Best Retained Value® Awards
Whether you buy or lease, understanding how much a car will depreciate is the key to getting the most for your money before you drive off the lot. Smart shoppers know that vehicles with strong residual values help maximize your money at trade-in and tend to have lower monthly lease payments.
With this in mind, the 2019 Edmunds Best Retained Value Awards recognize the brands and models that have the highest projected private-party residual value five years after their launch, expressed as a percentage of their average True Market Value® (TMV®). These awards are part of our ongoing effort to highlight overall vehicle value for shoppers.
Toyota and Lexus rank highest among standard and luxury brands, respectively, for highest projected resale values, and each claim three model-level awards as well.
Keep reading to see all the winners of the 2019 Edmunds Best Retained Value Awards.
Before NAFA I&E: 2 Events Focused on Skills in High Demand in Fleet
At this year’s NAFA I&E there are two pre-conference events that focus on skills in high demand in fleet. The first is a fleet Policy Workshop that will walk attendees through the process of creating a robust policy framework that will include a Fleet Management Manual, a Driver Handbook, and Service Level Agreements.
The second pre-conference session is a “Fleet 401” workshop that is geared toward veteran fleet managers who want to take a deep dive in to specific fleet situations and do actual hands-on problem-solving.
Autonomous Driving Has Serious Problems That Could Lead To Very Long Delays
A test of Tesla's Autopilot shows that the current methodology of rushing out software patches after a failure is simply not good enough for autonomous vehicles.
Researchers at the Tencent Security Lab managed to get the Tesla Autopilot to veer into oncoming traffic by putting tiny barely perceptible stickers onto the road. These stickers were perceived by the autopilot as lane markings with a high level of confidence resulting in the vehicle swerving into what would have been oncoming traffic.
The problem with vehicles is that, in many cases, patching the error after the problem has occurred is not good enough as human lives are at stake.
Read the article at Forbes.
We’re On Our Way to Louisville!
The FMW team is excited about the 2019 NAFA Institute & Expo, which begins next week in Louisville, Kentucky. Hats off to the talented and tireless NAFA staff and volunteers who have been hard at work organizing this largest gathering of fleet professionals in the world. There is so much new this year!
Ted Roberts, Mark Boada and I will be attending the conference, so please stop by our press room, M115, and say hello; we enjoy meeting our readers and learning what’s important to you as our industry faces unprecedented change.
Please visit the NAFA Foundation booth #1070 on the Expo Floor to find out about the important work the Foundation is doing to advance the fleet/mobility management profession. Our profession. Like any charitable organization, it must be funded...which leads me to the NAFA Foundation Raffle! Stop by the booth, chat with us, check out the great prizes, and show your support for our industry!
See you in Louisville!
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
ARI’s Extensive 2019 NAFA Institute & Expo Lineup Highlighted by Jeff Foxworthy Event and Several Highly-Anticipated Knowledge Sessions
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ (April 3, 2019) – ARI will once again have an extensive presence at the annual NAFA Institute & Expo held April 15-17 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Headlined by the ARI and Holman Business Services party featuring legendary comedian Jeff Foxworthy, ARI will also lead three educational sessions and sponsor the keynote address by renowned emerging trend expert Chris Riddell.
Welcoming attendees to this year’s NAFA Institute & Expo will be an ARI sponsored keynote luncheon with award-winning global futurist Chris Riddell. During the keynote, scheduled for Monday, April 15 at 12:15 pm in Ballroom C, Riddell will offer his unique perspective on the digital disruptions that continue to influence our hyperconnected world.
