1.   Among those recent buyers was Jeremy Anwyl, the president of Edmunds.com, a Web site that provides information for those seeking to buy or lease vehicles.

2.   Because auto makers hope customers will lease their vehicles again, their captive finance arms are more likely to ignore signs of routine use.

3.   Check out leasing the vehicle.

4.   GM began leasing those vehicles in December, and they continue to market the electric cars in several states, including California.

5.   Leasing a vehicle does offer an attractive monthly payment with no down payment usually required.

6.   Leasing vehicles is not necessarily a bad thing.

7.   Ms. McGrath McKechnie said the commission would not allow fleet owners to pass their increased costs on to drivers by charging them more to lease their vehicles.

8.   The rate of growth in auto loans slowed even in the face of strong demand for cars in August, suggesting that more consumers may be leasing their vehicles.

9.   The vehicle is being leased through Saturn dealerships in Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix and Tucson.

10.   Today the entire process of buying or leasing a vehicle is changing.