Park Place Brands Featured As Luxury and Quality At Great Value on MSN

At Park Place Dealerships – we  represent the finest the automotive industry has to offer. Our brands could all be considered ‘luxury’, but vary greatly from the super-safe and practical Volvo line, the the uber-luxurious vehicles in the Park Place Premier Collection – such as Bentley, Rolls-Royce and Maserati – to performance super cars from Porsche and more recently, McLaren.

MSN recently did a feature article on Exotic and luxury vehicles  and compared them to a more realistic, but still luxury, alternative.  With a format of “dream” versus “consider”, Park Place brands showed up on both sides of the curve.  It was of the McLaren MP4-12c and the Mercedes-Benz SLS that were referred do as ‘dream’ cars.

Of our brands – it was Jaguar, Lotus and Mercedes-Benz who shone brightest of our brands as a great value, but top quality in performance and luxury in this article. Among them the 2012 Jaguar XK, the 2011 Lotus Exige the 2011 Lotus Evora and the Mercedes-Benz SLK-class.

Click here for the full article on MSN Autos

Tags: Automotive Quality, Automotive Value, Jaguar, Lotus, Luxury Automobiles, Mercedes-Benz, Park Place

Lexus Receives Long List Of Accolades

Two years ago, Toyota Motor Corporation recommitted the company to ensuring that Lexus products met the highest standards for quality, safety, reliability and retained value. The results of this effort have become increasingly evident based on the long list of accolades Lexus and its vehicles have recently received.

LEXUS QUALITY

Lexus was the highest-ranking nameplate in the industry in the 2011 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study and earned more segment awards than any other premium brand. In addition, according to ALG’s Fall 2011 Perceived Quality Study, Lexus once again was ranked #1 among luxury brands. And the Lexus IS won the entry premium car segment in the 2011 J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study.

LEXUS SAFETY

Our highly acclaimed Lexus CT 200h hybrid and legendary RX SUV were both named 2011 “Top Safety Picks” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

LEXUS RELIABILITY AND VALUE

Lexus took home several top awards in J.D. Power’s 2011 Vehicle Dependability Survey. And Kelley Blue Book named Lexus as the Best Resale Value Luxury Brand in the 2012 Best Resale Value Awards. ALG also named Lexus the Best Luxury Brand in its 2011 Residual Value Awards.

Tags: Automotive Quality, Automotive Reliability, Automotive Safety, Automotive Value, Best Resale Value, CT 200h, Lexus, Lexus IS, Luxury Automotive Brand, Park Place Lexus, Residual Value