Monthly Archives: August 2010

BRAINTREE, MASS (08/17/2010)(readMedia)– Kia Sportage owners can look forward to higher trade-in values for the 2011 model, according to Automotive Lease Guide (ALG), the industry’s leading supplier of residual value analysis. This is the first time that Kia has captured a spot on the residual value award list.

ALG awarded the Sportage the highest residual value in the compact crossover utility vehicle class, projecting the CUV to retain 61% of its original value after 36 months on the road. The base-level Sportage was one of the top three vehicles in all classes, and is projected to hold on to 66% of its value after three years.

“Residual value is hardly a sexy statistic. Most people would rather talk about horsepower and fuel economy,