Honda & BMW Most Requested Vehicles to Lease: Study

BMW M3

CINCINNATI--Automobile Consumer Services, Inc. (ACS), the leader in online direct-to-consumer auto leasing, released a list of the top 10 most requested vehicles from its popular auto leasing website www.LeaseCompare.com. Information was collected during the second half of 2006 from more than one million lease quote requests.

The Top 10 Most Requested Models

New Car Rankings

2nd Half  1st Half
2006      2006      Make & Model
--------- --------- --------------------------------------------------
1         2         Chevrolet Corvette
2         6         Toyota Camry
3         nl(a)     Audi A4
4         nl(a)     Honda Accord
5         5         Honda Civic
6         7         Infiniti G35
7         1         BMW 325
8         10        Honda Odyssey
9         nl(a)     Honda Pilot
10        8         Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Used Car Rankings

2nd Half  1st Half
2006      2006       Make & Model
--------- ---------- -------------------------------------------------
1         3          Porsche 911
2         nl(a)      BMW M3
3         2          Chevrolet Corvette
4         5          BMW 325
5         10         Audi A4
6         7          BMW 745
7         nl(a)      Mercedes SL500
8         8          Infiniti G35
9         1          BMW 330
10       6          Mercedes E55

nl(a) = not previously listed 

A complete list of how every vehicle ranks can be found at http://www.LeaseCompare.com.

Japanese models continue to dominate the new cars listings and German models head up the used car rankings. "Volume brands, like Honda and Toyota, are becoming more popular for leasing," says Tarry Shebesta, President of ACS and a certified lease consultant. "While high-end used European models, like BMW and Mercedes, make excellent used car leases because of their slower depreciation and perceived long term reliability."

LeaseCompare.com is the alternative to dealer leasing and, as the name suggests, provides an interactive tool to instantly evaluate leasing options from a number of sources. Customers can lock in the lease quote they like and apply for credit online. ACS facilitates leases that customers choose from LeaseCompare.com.