ContractHireAndLeasing.com announced its most popular car searches on Friday, April18.

Audi cars had a run-away success, occupying five out of the ten, top searches for cars on ContractHireAndLeasing.com in the previous 30 days. The Audi A5 was the most popular new car search and the most popular large coupe search, taking the number two overall. A3, Q7, A4 Saloon and A3 Sportback all occupied positions within the top ten searches.

Other winners included, Jaguar; who had two cars in top fifty. The newly launched Jaguar XF has gone straight in at number 20, with the Jaguar X-Type at number 21.

Land Rover also made a strong impression, taking four out of the fifty, top searches. The Range Rover Sport was the most popular 4×4 search and steals in at number five. Range Rover, Discovery and Freelander also took positions within the top fifty searches. The Range Rover Sport has proven to be a long-term favourite on ContractHireAndLeasing.com.

Volkswagen cars take four out of the fifty, top searches for cars.  Best of all for Volkswagen, the Golf is THE NUMBER ONE, most popular search.

Mercedes-Benz cars achieved six out of the fifty, top searches for cars. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class Saloon was the most popular family saloon and fourth biggest search overall. C-Class Sports Coupe, SLK-Class, M-Class, E-Class and CLS-Class also reside in positions within the top fifty searches. 

And the good news continues for the manufacturers, success on ContractHireAndLeasing.com is reflective and indicative of success within the leasing sector and proof of consumer confidence in the brand. For up to the minute results, see the following the links below:
For top searches in the last seven days:
http://www.contracthireandleasing.com/most-popular-car-searches-weekly.asp

For top searches in the last thirty days:
http://www.contracthireandleasing.com/most-popular-car-searches.asp

 Faye Sunderland

Contract Hire And Leasing Broker Multi Marques have just unveiled probably the best deal so far on the new Audi A4 Saloon. The deal for Business users is a 12 month contract for just £299 per month for the 2.0 Tdi Se model! Check out the deal on www.ContractHireAndLeasing.com today!

The Honda Civic Type R is a common sight on UK roads and the numbers confirm that it is the biggest selling 3-door hot hatch in the UK.
From its launch in March 07 to the end of February, a total of 5192 customers got hold of the keys to a Type R, making it Britain’s most popular performance hatchback.
While over the same period, Ford sold 4778 of the 3dr Focus ST (all variants), while the 3dr Golf GTI (incl. Edition 30) recorded a total of 1984 sales.
Getting your hands on a Honda Civic Type R couldn’t be easier – you could lease one for £222 per month. Check out the best offers on out www.contracthireandleasing.com
Honda has also been listening to its customers as it introduced the GT grade – and a huge 90 per cent of customers now opt for this more comfortable, better-equipped Civic
The Civic scores big on the design stakes, it has a smooth but imposing stature.
While under the bonnet, the 2.0-litre VTEC engine produces 198bhp and it has a top speed of 146mph and will launch you from zero to 60mph in 6.6 seconds.
Simon McBride

Central Vehicle Leasing have managed to secure 10 Lexus IS220D model vehicles for regstration before the end of March and they are leasing them out on a 3+23 10k per annum profile at just £229 per month! This has got to be one of the deals of the year so far and can be found on the Lexus IS Search page of ContractHireAndLeasing.com.

The Audi A3 moved up from 8th to become the 3rd most searched for vehicle on ContractHireAndLeasing.com. This was the only significant movement in the list as the German manufacturers still hold strong.

1. Volkswagen Golf
2. Land Rover Range Rover Sport
3. Audi A3
4. Mercedes-Benz C-Class Saloon
5. Audi Q7
6. BMW 5-Series Saloon
7. BMW 3-Series Coupe
8. Ford Focus
9. Audi A3 Sportback
10. Honda Civic

Park Vehicle Contracts, the Contract Hire portal of Ventura Park Volkswagen has launched it’s new contract hire rates for the much lauded Polo Blue motion. The BlueMotion which delivers up to 80mpg and is road tax exempt is now available from just £179 per month on Contract Hire with it’s ultra low emmissions making it a serious contender for those looking for a small company car and MPG tempting the user chooser market, Park Contracts are expecting a good response to their new offer.

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Lex have revealed that amongst its fleet of over 250,000 vehicles, Ford, Vauxhall and Volkswagen feature 7 times within the top ten. The Vauxhall Astra was the most popular car, followed closely by the Ford Focus and the Vauxhall Vectra.

The Audi A3, one of the most popular searches on ContractHireAndLeasing.com, recorded the biggest volume increase with the Ford Mondeo also performing strongly.

Diesel models once again dominated, accounting for 80% of all cars purchased.

The Volkswagen Golf moved from 3rd place to become the most searched for model during January 2008. 9 out of the 10 models have remained in the top 10 with the only change being the BMW X5 dropping to 11th place (this could well be due to the imminent release of the new BMW X6). The Audi A3 Sportback has moved up to take its place.

1. Volkswagen Golf
2. Land Rover Range Rover Sport
3. BMW 3-Series Coupe
4. Mercedes-Benz C-Class Saloon
5. Audi Q7
6. BMW 5-Series Saloon
7. Honda Civic
8. Audi A3
9. Audi A3 Sportback
10. Ford Focus

Ford, Vauxhall and VW dominate the list of the 10 most popular company cars supplied by Lex during 2007.

According to the Lex for 2007, Vauxhall, Ford, and VW took seven out of the top 10 places.

The Vauxhall Astra was the most popular car on the Lex fleet of 273,503 vehicles, closely followed by the Ford Focus, while overall Ford was the most popular fleet brand securing three out of the top 10 spaces.

The cars that rose in popularity by volume were the Audi A3 (4th place) and Ford Mondeo (5th), both of which weren’t in the top 10 in 2005 when Lex last carried out the survey, while the VW Golf fell the furthest from 1st in 2005 to 9th in 2007.

Diesel models continued to dominate the fuel mix in 2007, accounting for 80% of all cars purchased, compared with 64% in 2005. With company car drivers benefiting from lower Benefit in Kind tax costs and lower personal fuel bills from choosing a diesel, these figures could rise still further in 2008.

“The last few times we have carried out this analysis a Focus/Golf/Astra sized car has proven the most popular fleet car,” explained Steve Jones, Lex Pricing Manager.

“The Government’s move to a CO2 based Benefit in Kind tax system has certainly helped encourage company motorists to downsize their choice of car. And with more different versions of the same car being launched by manufacturers, company motorists have got a wider choice than they have ever had before,” he added.

The fleet sector continues to help boost overall new car sales in the UK. According to SMMT statistics, in 2007 1,194,811 cars were bought by fleets, a rise of 3.3% over 2006.

http://www.lex.co.uk/lex_announces_most_popular_company_cars_2007

The British weather is a constant source of amusement to people from outside the UK and a constant source of frustration to those of us who live here. This is why the British love-affair with convertibles may seem slightly peculiar but the stats state that Brits register more open top cars than any other European country.

It is not just within the 2 week long summer that these cars appear on our roads, as soon as Spring has sprung the convertibles come out of hibernation and hardy souls can been seen driving with the roof down wearing clothing that would make an Eskimo sweat. The outside perception of eccentricity is only strengthened when they see us driving convertibles in March with the temperature not too far above zero.

Convertibles have always been a popular car leasing choice with the Audi A4 Cabriolet being the most popular but not far behind are the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class, the Saab 9-3 Convertible and the BMW 3-Series Convertible.

The 5 most popular convertibles being leased at the moment are

1. Audi A4 Cabriolet
2. Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class
3. Saab 9-3 Convertible
4. BMW 3-Series Convertible
5. Renault Megane Coupe Cabriolet
6. Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Cabriolet