... including high gas prices and falling home values, have led to the bottom dropping out of the SUV and truck ... terms that would leave buyers on the hook for a drop in residual values rather than the leasing companies. "If you're offered an unconventional ... leasing deals may be available on smaller cars that are more likely to hold residual values, says Scott MacMillan, a commercial representative for ...

... value, which lowered the monthly lease payment, thereby selling (leasing) more cars.Lease Residual Values are Inflated in your Favor But the value of the vehicle at the end of the lease was almost always less than the contracted residual and each of the off-lease cars then had to be sold in the wholesale market at a loss of several thousand dollars. ...

... ...we promise to reply in a timely manner. Yes...we understand that at times we are all looking for answer to some silly question...just ask. Its encouraging to see Business Week cover leasing and the effects of residual values...Click Here. We covered residual values several months ago in Valuations. Yes we do have answers, ...

... and owners trying to sell gas-guzzling trucks have been taking a bath on re-sale values of those vehicles. With so many trucks and SUVs suddenly showing up on auction lots and used ... Over the course of 2008, as gas prices have spiked and dealers have sold off every Civic, Prius and Focus they could lay their hands on, the residual values have jumped. The Prius has gone form 58.9 to 62.2 percent of ...

... leasing on any of the brands' models save the Pontiac G6 (go figure, fleet fans). With more brands to follow (suffer the little Cadillacs). Folks, it's all about the residuals– and I don't mean the customer's residual values. I'm talking about the multi-billion dollar hammering GM's taking on lease returns. And so is GM spokesman ...

... all times. In addition to a vehicle's styling, its manufacturer's reputation for quality has a big impact on how much value it retains, Blair says. Manufacturers affect their vehicle's residual values by carefully managing the supply side of the supply demand equation. The same goes for the Honda Civic Hybrid, which is produced in far fewer numbers than the ...