For one year old car. Jaguar is the worst with 25% value lost after one year.
Notice that they evaluate import only, probably because most Ford/GM/Chrysler lose 50% the moment driven off dealer lot, so no point tracking them.

3 out of 10 are Audi, pretty predictable huh.

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(Check out the top 10 list and the press release after the jump)

Make Model Annual Depreciation
Jaguar XJ8 25%
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 22%
Kia Rio 22%
Audi A8 21%
Lexus LS 21%
Suzuki Verona 21%
Volvo C70 20%
Hyundai Accent 20%
Audi A4 20%
Audi A6 20%

NADA Market Report: Premium Luxury Vehicles Show Highest Annual Depreciation Rate
Replacement Levels and Customer Preference for Latest Models Drive
Depreciation

 

Sad to see the LS up there. Wonder how much less the S-Class and the 7-Class depreciate. BTW here the link:
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/06/n...-depreciation/

And shouldn't this be in Car Chat?

 

I'm also sad to see the LS up there. As for Jag, thats a no brainer. I bought my S-Type wholesale for $27,900 and traded it in not even 2 years later for $13,500

 

I'm not surprised the LS is on there.

As much as I like the LS it's obvious to me they cut costs on it, particularly on the exterior which has so little trim details. Maybe that was a design as well as cost goal, but I think the LS, while a wonderful car, loses quite a bit of its 'impact' unless it's shiny new.

An S-class, to me at least, retains more impact as it ages.

 

im not sure that the domestic depreciation is as bad as you think in the first year. trucks keep their value fairly well, especially here in TX. I think that what really happens is that they have higher depreciation over all the years, not just the first.

still not too suprised that the LS is on there, they are a niche market. Any suprised that there are no Mazda units on the list?

 

That's just for one year, over longer periods, things might be different ? . . .

 

Great but I haven't seem any used non Lev Ls460's for sale at $53000
I am waiting to buy

 

The LS460 hasn't been on sale for a full year so I suppose the said LS depreciation is regarding the LS430 in the last year of its product cycle? That might explain it then.

EDIT: Oops my bad the LS460 has been on sale for well over a year already.

 

LS holds value better over longer period!

 

That I believe too, especially after warranty expires.

 

While the exterior may be minimalist in some ways, it's been reported that the continuous metal window trim is one of the most expensive single-piece items on the LS.

I'd like to see the numbers for the rest of the luxury segment, and over several years. For the LS, I'm wondering whether the increase in price has to do with this change, up to the $61,000-$104,000 range. Similarly perhaps because the CL-Class is higher than the S-Class...?

 

Maybe to them, but in the real world, those prices are holding....odd....