Kelley Blue Book Names 10 Most Awarded Cars, Brands of 2019
IRVINE, Calif., July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than 350 automotive models available in the marketplace and new nameplates being introduced each year, the process of choosing a new car can be overwhelming. To provide shoppers with helpful, bite-sized lists they can use to start their new-car research with confidence, the editors at Kelley Blue Book have named the 10 Most Awarded Cars of 2019 and the 10 Most Awarded Brands of 2019.
Kelley Blue Book's experts recently sorted through the winners from all of the company's 2019 awards programs, compiling lists of the vehicles and brands that were recognized most often this year. Kelley Blue Book's major annual awards programs include the Best Buy Awards, Best Auto Tech Awards, Best Resale Value Awards, 5-Year Cost to Own Awards and Brand Image Awards. In addition, the various car accolade lists created by Kelley Blue Book's editorial staff this year - including the 10 Coolest Cars Under $20,000, Best Family Cars, 10 Best SUVs Under $30,000, and many more - also were factored into the final count.
"Kelley Blue Book's expert editors drive and review nearly every new car on the road each year, so we have an abundance of knowledge that fuels our editorial awards and accolades, while our analysts evaluate tremendous amounts of data to help determine which vehicles make the cut for Kelley Blue Book's awards," said Matt DeLorenzo, senior managing editor for Kelley Blue Book. "Kelley Blue Book's Most Awarded Car for 2019 is the Jeep Wrangler, a recently redesigned icon and perennial favorite that excels in many categories, while Honda leads as the Most Awarded Brand for 2019."
Kelley Blue Book's 10 Most Awarded Cars of 2019
Rank Year Make
Model Sample Editorial Comments
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1 2019
Jeep
Wrangler The top vehicle on this list is
the 2019 Jeep Wrangler, an
American classic that was all-
new last year. Jeep did an
admirable job of making the
Wrangler more capable, more
refined, and more fuel-
efficient without losing any of
what makes this vehicle an
icon. The Wrangler was a no-
brainer for KBB.com's list of
10 Best SUVs Under $30,000, and
it also boasts Best Resale
Value Awards and 5-Year Cost
to Own Awards.
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2 2019
Honda
Civic The 2019 Honda Civic offers mass
appeal, with sedan, hatchback
and coupe body styles. It has
been named Kelley Blue Book's
Small Car Best Buy every year
since the award's inception,
and also was named one of the
Best Sedans Under $30,000, and
one of the 10 Coolest Cars
Under $20,000.
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3 2019
Honda
CR-V The CR-V is Honda's best-
selling model, and a perennial
award-winner for 2019. It was
named Kelley Blue Book's
Compact SUV Best Buy, as well
as one of KBB.com's Best Family
Cars, 10 Best SUVs Under
$30,000, and 10 Best All-
Wheel-Drive Vehicles Under
$30,000.
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4 2019
Honda
Odyssey The Honda Odyssey is such an
impressive vehicle Kelley Blue
Book called it not only the
best minivan on the road, but
the best family car ever. High
praise for the Odyssey
continued throughout the year,
as it was Kelley Blue Book's
Minivan Best Buy, a Best Resale
Value Award winner, a 5-Year
Cost to Own Award winner, and a
Best Family Car of 2019.
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5 2019
Honda
Accord Following a complete redesign
last year, the Honda Accord
continues its award-winning
ways as Kelley Blue Book's
Midsize Car Best Buy for 2019.
The Accord also is one of
KBB.com's 10 Best Sedans Under
$30,000, a Best Resale Value
Award winner, and a 5-Year
Cost to Own Award winner.
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6 2019
Subaru
Crosstrek The Subaru Crosstrek is a small
but mighty crossover that
offers the all-season
practicality of ground
clearance and all-wheel drive,
plus the city-friendly size
that makes it easy to maneuver
around town. The Crosstrek
offers another level of
practicality, too, earning a
Kelley Blue Book Best Resale
Value Award and 5-Year Cost to
Own Award.
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7 2019
Volvo
XC40 Volvo's subcompact luxury SUV
has the unique styling, tech-
forward amenities, and
commitment to safety for which
Volvo is known, in a vehicle
that slots in below the XC90
and XC60. Kelley Blue Book
awarded XC40 the Subcompact
Luxury SUV Best Buy, and also
named it the Best Buy Best New
Model.
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8 2019
Hyundai
Veloster The new-for-2019 Hyundai
Veloster isn't just a fuel-
efficient small car with
distinctive styling. In N form,
it's also a high-performance
car available for less than
$30,000. Kelley Blue Book named
the Veloster N its Sports Car
Best Buy and one of the 10
Coolest Cars Under $30,000, and
the Veloster was named one of
the 10 Coolest Cars Under
$20,000.
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9 2019
Hyundai
Santa Fe Hyundai's Santa Fe is all-new
for 2019, and is more spacious,
more stylish and more family-
friendly than ever before.
Santa Fe offers a lot of value,
which is one of the reasons
Kelley Blue Book named it one
of the Best Family Cars of
2019, as well as one of the 10
Best SUVs Under $30,000. The
Santa Fe also boasts a 5-Year
Cost to Own Award.
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10 2019
Toyota
Tacoma With a long history of accolades
that reflect its legendary
reliability, the Toyota Tacoma
continues to be a truck that
you can depend on in the long
run. For 2019, the Tacoma won
Kelley Blue Book awards for
Best Resale Value and 5-Year
Cost to Own. Tacoma also
celebrates its five-year run
as the vehicle with the overall
Best Resale Value.
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"With its decades-long established reputation for strong resale value and reliability, Honda came out on top as Kelley Blue Book's Most Awarded Brand this year," said DeLorenzo. "The Accord, Fit, Civic, HR-V, Odyssey, Pilot, Clarity, CR-V, and Ridgeline all earned accolades this year - including six Best Buy Awards - for an incredible total of 31 Kelley Blue Book awards in 2019."
Kelley Blue Book's 10 Most Awarded Brands of 2019
Rank Year
Make
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1 2019
Honda
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2 2019
Toyota
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3 2019
Subaru
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4 2019
Hyundai
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5 2019
Lexus
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6 2019
Chevrolet
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7 2019
Ford
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8 2019
Porsche
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9 2019
Kia
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10 2019
Volkswagen
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To see KBB.com's complete coverage of the 10 Most Awarded Cars of 2019, visit https://www.kbb.com/car-reviews-and-news/top-10/most-awarded-cars-2019/2100007609. For full coverage of the 10 Most Awarded Brands of 2019, including editors' comments about each automaker, visit https://www.kbb.com/car-news/most-awarded-brands-2019/2100007608.
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Founded in 1926, Kelley Blue Book, The Trusted Resource®, is the vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and the automotive industry. Each week the company provides market-reflective values on its top-rated website KBB.com, including its famous Blue Book® Trade-In Values and Kelley Blue Book® Price Advisor tool, which provides a range for what consumers can reasonably expect to pay for a vehicle in their area. Car owners looking to sell immediately can also get a redeemable, transaction-ready offer with Kelley Blue Book(SM) Instant Cash Offer. The company also provides vehicle pricing and values through various products and services available to car dealers, auto manufacturers, finance and insurance companies, and governmental agencies. Kelley Blue Book is a Cox Automotive brand.
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