Purchasing

A significant factor in the wisdom of leasing company vehicles, is the leasing company's ability to purchase at extremely competitive prices.

Toward this end, Leasing Associates purchases the majority of its cars and trucks from a select group of professional fleet dealers. This dealer group specializes in servicing nationwide fleets, and is uniquely and distinctly structured to do so. Vehicles are, as nearly possible, delivered through a dealer local to the driver.

The most cost-effective way to acquire a vehicle is through Factory Ordering. Our Fleet Accout Managers will assist you and your company in saving money by asking the right questions. Whenever time permits, we encourage our clients to Factory Order. You get the exact vehicle you want at the best possible cost and the lease structured to fit your unique needs. This Factory Ordering process normally takes 60 days.

Factory Orders

Leasing Associates has made the vehicle ordering procedure as smooth as possible.

All orders are to be approved by you, the client, before an order can be placed. Once we have your authority to proceed, we enter your order into our on-line system for processing by our Purchasing Department. Allowing for the dealer handling, your order will generally take sixty days. During this period you will be provided with regular status reports on your order(s) as often as needed.

Unlike many leasing companies, Leasing Associates encourages drivers to select their own geographical area (should they wish to do so), provided, of course, that the dealer is agreeable to reasonable delivery cost parameters. (Drivers have no involvement, whatsoever, in price negotiations, and are encouraged to avoid any involvement in the sale process.)

Upon arrival of your vehicle(s) at the delivering dealer, your driver will be contacted and a convenient time setup for delivery. Generally, if a used vehicle is being replaced; the used unit can be left at the delivering dealer.

If for some reason you are unable to wait for a factory ordered vehicle, Leasing Associates locates the vehicle, specific to your needs, from a local dealer's inventory. Once a vehicle has been located and approved by you, the purchase will be completed and a convenient delivery time setup with your driver.

As with factory ordered vehicles, the delivering dealer will handle the initial license and registration paper work. In those states that use temporary tags, the vehicle can generally be delivered within a day or so. Some states require metal plates be on the vehicle before delivery until the dealer completes the registration. Usually, this can be completed within three or four days.

On stock located vehicles purchased in one State, for delivery in another State, Leasing Associates will handle the licensing & registration of the vehicle where possible. However, some State requirements may preclude us from handling it for you. In this event we may need to send the documents to your driver for processing. We will always advise you in advance should this occur.