2016 SUBARU WRX WINS A 2016 BEST RETAINED VALUE® VEHICLE AWARD
Usage Requirements for Pre-Approved Accolades and Badges
The pre-approved model-level award badge and accolades below may be used by Subaru and its advertising agencies and dealers to advertise, market and promote the 2016 Subaru WRX (see Award Note below) in all mediums, including television, radio, print and online, subject to the following conditions:
- No additions, deletions or other changes may be made to the badge, any elements or text in the badge or the text of the accolades, including both 2016 references.
- Similar sized text should be used for all words in each accolade.
- Except for resizing the entire badge, none of the elements or text in the badge may be resized.
There is no need to get further permission from Edmunds.com for any use that complies with the above conditions.
Award Note: These awards are given out on an annual basis and are specific to the model year of the vehicle that receives the award. Therefore, the calendar year of the award is included in the award name and the model year of the winning vehicle is included in the winner’s name in each badge and accolade.
Pre-Approved Accolades
2016 Subaru WRX is an Edmunds.com 2016 Best Retained Value® Vehicle
2016 Subaru WRX is the Edmunds.com 2016 Best Retained Value® Compact Car
Pre-Approved Badges
Award Methodology
Edmunds.com's Best Retained Value® Awards recognize the brands and models that have the highest projected private party residual value five years after their launch based on their average "cash" True Market Value® (TMV®) price up to their first five months in the market for vehicles introduced prior to Jan 1, 2016, expressed as a percentage of their average True Market Value® (TMV®) when purchased new, and assuming 15,000 miles driven per year. These awards are based on each carmaker's 2016 models that launched prior to the end of 2015.
Winners are chosen based on:
- Highest Projected Residual Value after five years, expressed as a percentage of "cash" True Market Value® (i.e., True Market Value less applicable generally available customer cash incentives).
- Model-level awards are based on a computation, for each qualifying model, of: (i) the average cash TMV® price over the first five months (if available; minimum of three months) for such model, and (ii) the average projected five-year depreciation computed for each of the first twelve months after the launch of such model.
- Brand-level awards are based on a computation, for each qualifying brand, of the sales-weighted averages of: (i) the cash TMV® prices for the first five months (if available, minimum of three months) for all qualifying models of such brand, and (ii) the projected five-year depreciation for all qualifying models of such brand.
Model level qualifications:
- Only model year 2016 vehicles qualify
- Model must have been launched by 12/31/2015
- Model must have sales in February 2016 that are not less than 25% of the average sales in that month of all models that fall in its Vehicle Type Category.
- Edmunds.com must have TMV® data for the model for a minimum of three months
Brand level qualifications:
- Each Brand must have 100,000 unit sales in calendar year 2015
- Each Brand must have qualifying vehicles competing in at least four Vehicle Type Categories
Vehicle Type Category
- Edmunds determined each model's category for the 2016 awards based on (i) its body type segment; (ii) for certain categories, the size of the model within its body type segment; and (iii) for certain categories, the model's price and/or its competitive segment.
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