How to Find out the Manufacturer's Lease Rates

There's no source that publishes all of the current figures so the consumer is left to figure it out on their own.

Each month, manufacturer's send dealers an updated list of residual values and money factors for each model and trim level.

It looks something like this:

With this information, you can easily calculate what your monthly lease payment will be.

To get this information, all you need to do is call a car dealership and ask to speak to someone in the finance department. Let them know you're interested in leasing a certain model and that you'd like to know what the best residual and money factor is on a 36 month lease (or whatever you prefer).

Some dealers will want to know what your credit score is so they can give you the correct money factor.

You should have no problem getting the leasing rate information - if you do, just call another dealer. In fact, you'll want to call 2 or 3 dealerships anyway, just to make sure you get accurate figures.

That's really all there is to it.