<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/toyota/" rel="tag">Toyota</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/volkswagen/" rel="tag">Volkswagen</a></p><strong><big>Toyota bumped, VW and Ford lead </big></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.strategicvision.com/press_release.php?pr=36"><img hspace="0" vspace="4" align="right" border="0" alt="" class="right border" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/tva_medal.gif" /></a>The 2009 Total Value Awards have been announced, and what do you know, it's more <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/17/ford-fusion-car-of-the-year-motor-trend/">good news</a> for Ford. First, a primer: the "the Total Value Index[TM]" (TVI) took into account more than 48,000 buyers of 2009 models from September, 2008 to March, 2009. Assumptions made by owners of the car - expected reliability, fuel economy, price, etc - are then weighed against "the variables that make up the ownership experience," and voila, you have the TVI. <br />
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In <a href="http://www.lotpro.com/blog/2008/11/10/strategic-vision-announces-the-2008-total-value-awards/">last year's awards</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota/">Toyota</a> took the top spot in seven of 23 categories, and three more if you count <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/lexus/">Lexus</a>. The next best efforts were <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/honda/">Honda</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chevrolet/">Chevrolet</a>, each with three. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> had none. <br />
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This year, Toyota and Lexus didn't win a single category. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/yaris">Yaris</a> hatch was bumped by the Ford <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/focus">Focus</a> Coupe, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/prius">Prius</a> was bumped by the Volkswagen <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/jetta">Jetta</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/passat">Passat</a> sedans. The Toyota <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/camry+solara">Solara</a> convertible was ousted by the Ford <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Mustang</a> convertible, and the Toyota <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/sequoia">Sequoia</a> was beat by the Ford <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/expedition">Expedition</a>. <br />
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In all, Ford put four of its lineup in the winner's circle, with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/f-series+super+duty">F-250 and -350</a> bumping the GMC Sierra. VW had five in the top slots, making both Ford and VW the two best makers in the survey, with Honda again pulling up third with three. It's another bit of welcome press for Ford and VW. Now if Ford could just get those pesky <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/02/new-contract-between-ford-and-uaw-voted-down-over-weekend/">labor contracts</a> settled...<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.strategicvision.com/press_release.php?pr=36">Strategic Vision</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/23/strategic-vision-announces-2009-total-value-awards/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Strategic Vision announces 2009 Total Value Awards</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/23/strategic-vision-announces-2009-total-value-awards/">Strategic Vision announces 2009 Total Value Awards</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.strategicvision.com/press_release.php?pr=36>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/23/strategic-vision-announces-2009-total-value-awards/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19251029/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/23/strategic-vision-announces-2009-total-value-awards/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<a href="http://www.strategicvision.com/press_release.php?pr=36"><img hspace="0" vspace="4" align="right" border="0" alt="" class="right border" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/tva_medal.gif" /></a>The 2009 Total Value Awards have been announced, and what do you know, it's more <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/17/ford-fusion-car-of-the-year-motor-trend/">good news</a> for Ford. First, a primer: the "the Total Value Index[TM]" (TVI) took into account more than 48,000 buyers of 2009 models from September, 2008 to March, 2009. Assumptions made by owners of the car - expected reliability, fuel economy, price, etc - are then weighed against "the variables that make up the ownership experience," and voila, you have the TVI. <br />
<br />
In <a href="http://www.lotpro.com/blog/2008/11/10/strategic-vision-announces-the-2008-total-value-awards/">last year's awards</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota/">Toyota</a> took the top spot in seven of 23 categories, and three more if you count <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/lexus/">Lexus</a>. The next best efforts were <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/honda/">Honda</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chevrolet/">Chevrolet</a>, each with three. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> had none. <br />
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This year, Toyota and Lexus didn't win a single category. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/yaris">Yaris</a> hatch was bumped by the Ford <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/focus">Focus</a> Coupe, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/prius">Prius</a> was bumped by the Volkswagen <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/jetta">Jetta</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/passat">Passat</a> sedans. The Toyota <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/camry+solara">Solara</a> convertible was ousted by the Ford <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Mustang</a> convertible, and the Toyota <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/sequoia">Sequoia</a> was beat by the Ford <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/expedition">Expedition</a>. <br />
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In all, Ford put four of its lineup in the winner's circle, with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/f-series+super+duty">F-250 and -350</a> bumping the GMC Sierra. VW had five in the top slots, making both Ford and VW the two best makers in the survey, with Honda again pulling up third with three. It's another bit of welcome press for Ford and VW. Now if Ford could just get those pesky <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/02/new-contract-between-ford-and-uaw-voted-down-over-weekend/">labor contracts</a> settled...<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.strategicvision.com/press_release.php?pr=36">Strategic Vision</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/23/strategic-vision-announces-2009-total-value-awards/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Strategic Vision announces 2009 Total Value Awards</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/23/strategic-vision-announces-2009-total-value-awards/">Strategic Vision announces 2009 Total Value Awards</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.strategicvision.com/press_release.php?pr=36>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/23/strategic-vision-announces-2009-total-value-awards/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19251029/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/23/strategic-vision-announces-2009-total-value-awards/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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