one other important point on earnings...ignore them!!! Look at cash flow! The earnings numbers ALWAYS have huge accounting charges in them. Last I looked, Ford was cash flow positive, thus not a likely candidate for bankruptcy. My money is with Kirk!!!
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the attractiveness of leasing (lower payments) depends on the residual value. having a higher estimated value at the end of the lease life cycle works to the benefit of the consumer only, and plays upon the hopes of the auto manufacturer. Regardless of who sells the lease, if the residuals are declining, the leases will be less attractive thus a decrease in the number of leases. in short, it has less to do with the source of the lease, and more to do with the residual value which the auto makers should have better insight on.
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