Nissan Ariya Wins Certified Pre-Owned Value Award in USA

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File this beneath “awards I didn’t know existed before today.” Nonetheless, it’s an award, and it seemingly reveals one thing constructive in regards to the Nissan Ariya — which has grow to be one of many prime EV sellers within the US.

“Highlighting its commitment to delivering exceptional value and reliability to pre-owned customers, Nissan has received six honors in the 12th annual Vincentric Best Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Value in America Awards,” Nissan writes, tooting its personal horn. Other than successful within the “SUV Brand” class and the “Passenger Car Brand” class, Nissan additionally gained 4 model-specific awards. That features the Nissan Ariya successful within the “Compact SUV” section.

Notably, this isn’t the Ariya competing towards different electrical automobiles — it’s in competitors with all different compact SUVs. “From the all-electric Nissan Ariya to the iconic Nissan Zeach award-winning model exemplifies Nissan’s innovation and dedication to quality,” the corporate provides. (The Nissan Kicks and Nissan Versa are the opposite two fashions that gained the award for his or her car class.)

“Customers are at the heart of all we do, and CPO value is yet another way our strong product lineup is delivering what they’re looking for,” Judy Wheeler, vp of Nissan Gross sales & Regional Operations at Nissan U.S., says. “Earning recognition across multiple segments underscores Nissan’s commitment to delivering affordability and quality throughout the vehicle lifecycle.”

Whereas the Nissan LEAF didn’t win an award, the corporate notes that it was recognized as having the bottom complete price of possession in its class.

We’ve gotten all the best way down right here with out totally explaining what this competitors contains. Right here’s how Nissan summarizes it: “The Vincentric Best CPO Value in America Awards are determined through a comprehensive analysis of total cost of ownership and current market prices to identify the models offering the best value in each segment. Cost of ownership is determined using eight factors: Depreciation, fees and taxes, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, opportunity cost and repairs. A statistical model then identifies when vehicles have lower-than-expected ownership costs in their segment.”

Some individuals might even see this as simply one other obscure award, however I really assume this can be a enormous one. At a time when persons are nonetheless combating post-COVID inflation and the upper and better prices of automotive possession, that is particularly an space the place many consumers are going to need their vehicles to shine. We did complete price of possession analyses for a very long time, and it’s inherently a tough enterprise filled with assumptions. But it surely’s vital to have a look at should you don’t have 1000’s of {dollars} to throw away with out occupied with it. Getting a third-party evaluation on the matter crunching numbers at an expert stage and hopefully hunting down any bias is an effective way to do the work with out doing the work. Once more, I wasn’t acquainted with this award earlier than immediately, but it surely’s one evaluation and you may all the time nonetheless do your personal comparisons and make your personal assumptions to see what you give you when attempting to match fashions you may purchase. Go forward and see should you come to the identical conclusion!