Honda's Retained Value Highest in Industry.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - Three-year old Hondas were worth about 68 percent of their original transaction price in August, making this automaker the highest retained value holder in the industry, according to PIN Insights. In second and third place were Toyota and Subaru, respectively. "Honda's results were two points above the runner-up, Toyota, and more than 10 points higher than the industry average," PIN executives reported in their monthly newsletter. "The 15 nameplates with the highest retained value in August included eight Asian (among them, the top three nameplates), five European and two domestic."