BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan - February 5, 2008 - General Motors was thebig winner with todays announcement of Vincentrics Best Valuein America awards, an honor that measures value using the overallcost to own and operate a vehicle. At the corporate level, GM rode thestrength of its full-size pickups to bring home 10 awards, while Toyotabrands also had a strong showing with 8 winning vehicles, including theScion xB. Honda and Acura continued the consistent delivery of consumervalue by winning 6 awards, while the free maintenance provided by BMWhelped deliver 5 Best Value in America awards in various premium segments.

New for 2008 was Vincentrics Best Hybrid Value in Americaawards, with the Honda Civic Hybrid and the Ford Escape Hybrid each winningin their respective segments. Another winner of note was the newlyre-designed Chevrolet Malibu, which used a combination of aggressivepricing and low depreciation to make its mark in its mid-size segment.

Vincentric measures cost-of-ownership using eight different costfactors: depreciation, fuel, insurance, opportunity cost, financing,maintenance, taxes and state fees, and repairs. Using a statistical model,the company identified the Best Value in America by measuring whichvehicles have a lower than expected ownership cost given their marketsegment and price. Each vehicle was evaluated in all 50 states plus DCusing a range of annual mileage intervals (10,000, 15,000 and 20,000 peryear).In addition, Vincentric reviewed different insurance profiles (newdrivers, less experienced drivers and experienced drivers) and their impacton value for each vehicle.

 

We saw a large number of different makes winningVincentrics Best Value in America award, stated DavidWurster, President of Vincentric. This shows the incredibly strongcompetition in todays market. The strong results from newlyreleased vehicles make it clear that a focus on newly designed vehicleswill be a requirement for manufacturers to provide a strong valueproposition to consumers, he added.

The categories and the winners of Vincentrics Best Value inAmerica for the 2008 model year are listed below. In addition, asynopsis showing detailed ownership costs for each winner is available atwww.vincentric.com. Winners of Vincentrics Best Value in America

Passenger Cars- Subcompact, Entry Level: Honda Fit- Subcompact, Mid Level: Scion xB- Compact, Entry Level: Toyota Corolla- Compact, Mid Level: Acura TSX- Compact, Premium: BMW 6-Series- Mid-Size, Entry Level: Chevrolet Malibu- Mid-Size, Mid Level: Toyota Camry- Mid-Size, Premium: Acura RL- Large, Mid Level: Toyota Avalon- Large, Premium: BMW 750i- Wagon, Entry Level: Pontiac Vibe- Wagon, Mid Level: Subaru Outback- Wagon, Premium: Audi A6 Avant- Convertible, Entry Level: Mazda MX-5 Miata- Convertible, Mid Level: BMW Z4- Convertible, Premium: Chevrolet Corvette- Hybrid, Car: Honda Civic Hybrid- Sport: Chevrolet Corvette- Prestige: BMW 760i SUVs, Crossovers, and Vans- Crossover, Entry Level: Honda Element- Crossover, Mid Level: Honda CR-V- Crossover, Premium: BMW X3- SUV, Entry Level: Jeep Patriot- SUV, Mid Level: Nissan Pathfinder- SUV, Premium: Toyota Land Cruiser- Hybrid, SUV/Crossover: Ford Escape Hybrid- Mini Van: Toyota SiennaPickups- Compact Pickup, 2WD: Toyota Tacoma- Compact Pickup, 4WD: Toyota Tacoma- Full Size Pickup, 2WD: GMC Sierra 1500- Full Size Pickup, 4WD: GMC Sierra 1500- Heavy Duty 3/4 Ton Pickup, 2WD: Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Heavy Duty 3/4 Ton Pickup, 4WD: Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Heavy Duty 1 Ton Pickup, 2WD: GMC Sierra 3500- Heavy Duty 1 Ton Pickup, 4WD: GMC Sierra 3500

ABOUT VINCENTRIC

Vincentric provides data, knowledge, and insight to the automotiveindustry by identifying and applying the many aspects of automotive value.Using VinbaseTM, its comprehensive, proprietary cost-of-ownership database,the company measures and analyzes the overall cost of owning and operatingvehicles and its impact on the value provided to buyers. Vincentric data isused by organizations such as Yahoo! Autos, Cars.com, Chevrolet,Kiplingers Personal Finance, Volkswagen, Ford Motor Co., BusinessFleet Magazine, Audi of America and Fleet-Central.com as a means ofproviding automotive insight to their clientele. Vincentric, LLC, is aprivately held automotive data compilation and analysis firm headquarteredin Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.