Are you curious to know which brand secured top place in 2014 brand rankings than this article is for you. In this article we are going to discuss,2014 best overall value popular brand of the year rated by IntelliChoice. The IntelliChoice Best Overall Value of the Year awards is ranked by analyzing the vehicles with the lowest total cost to purchase and maintenance of model over a period of first five years of ownership. IntelliChoice’s Best Overall Value Popular Brand of the Year awards represent the oldest and most reliable vehicles data analysis focused on identifying vehicles that will cost significantly less to own than other vehicles in their respective segments.
In this this article, we are going to study about the Toyota brand which secure top place in this list.
Toyota
Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese automaker’s head quartered in Toyota, Aichi,Japan. As of January 2014 is the 14th largest company in the world by revenue. The Toyota automaker topped global sales for the first half of 2014, selling 5.1 million vehicles in the six months ending of june 30 2014, an increase of 3.8 % compare to the previous year. Volkswagen which secured second place with total sales of 5.07 million vehicles.
Toyota achieved an all-time sales record of its hybrid cars last year and has reached the 6 million unit milestone worldwide. The Toyota Camry was the brand’s top selling car in the United States for the 12th consecutive year.
Toyota grabs three class wins with their trio of hatchbacks; the smaller Prius c and the largest Prius v, part of the newer extended Prius family of vehicles and the two-door Yaris. Amongst compact cars, the Prius c resembles the the original Prius, which includes the lowest fuel, maintenance and operating costs of any non-electric vehicle in the segment, and the larger v hatchback, that provides more utility without compromising value. On the sportier side, the diminutive Yaris claims the lowest operating costs of all non-EVs in the segment, as well as the highest retained value.
Some of the new releases of the 2014 Toyota brand are
- Toyota Avalon
- Toyota Avalon Hybrid: Hybrid car
- Toyota Camry
- Toyota Camry Hybrid: Hybrid car
- Toyota Corolla
- Toyota Yaris: Sporty/Coupe
- Toyota Prius
- Toyota Prius c: Compact Passenger Car
- Toyota Prius v: Compact Passenger Car
- Toyota Prius Plug-in: Hybrid car