Top new car lease and finance deals for July 2012

If you’re shopping for a new car, several attractive manufacturer lease and finance deals as well as a couple great cash-back offers are available in the month of July to help make it easier to get into a new car this summer.

To help move inventory off the lots, manufacturers typically offer promotional deals in the form of cash back (that can help increase your down payment) or low financing rates for a defined term. Meanwhile, particular leasing deals typically offer a combination of low down payment and low monthly payment for a nice short term to keep your out-of-pocket expenses minimal.

These lease and finance deals make July a great month to shop for a new car, so if you’re having a hard time choosing, perhaps these opportunities for savings will help you decide between a lower monthly lease payment or a lower upfront and financing costs to get into your next new car.


Top Lease Deals on New Cars – July 2012

2012 Chevrolet Volt

$299/month for 36 months with $1,399 down (excludes PCV)
Mileage allotment:  36,000 miles
Expires:  9/4/12

Depending on your daily commute, it could be possible to nearly replace your monthly fuel bill with the $299 lease payment on the Chevrolet Volt thanks to its gas-free driving range of 35 miles; after that, you can still travel up to 375 miles on a tank of gas. The Volt sold 1,760 in June outselling the Nissan LEAF (535) and is especially popular in California where it is eligible for HOV lanes. Sweet lease deals like this one should keep Volt sales strong in California and growing in other states.

2012 Nissan Altima

$169/month for 24 months with $2,999 down
Mileage allotment:  24,000 miles
Expires:  7/31/12

Choose between the Nissan Altima coupe or sedan for just $169 a month, then pick between a variety of well-equipped models designed to appeal to a broad range of buyer needs and budgets. Sedan choices include the super efficient 2.5 CVT (continuously variable transmission) and 2.5 S CVT featuring a 175-horsepower 2.5-liter inline four-cylinder and the ore powerful 3.5 SR CVT with a standard 270-horsepower 3.5-liter V-6 engine. Coupe models also offer 2.5 S and 3.5 SR engines mated to a six-speed manual transmission

2013 Mazda CX-5

$239/month for 36 months with $2,999 down
Mileage allotment:  36,000 miles
Expires: 7/31/12

Be the first person on your block to get into the 2013-model-year Mazda CX-5 compact crossover utility vehicle, now powered by the 155-horsepower 2.0-liter SKYACTIV powertrain promising 26 city/35 highway/29 combined mpg (on front-wheel-drive manual-transmission models) or 26 city/32 highway/29 combined mpg (when equipped with the optional SKYACTIV-Drive six-speed automatic transmission). Thanks to Mazda’s efficient SKYACTIV underpinnings and best-in-class fuel economy, the CX-5 proves that fun needn’t be sacrificed for efficiency and that compact doesn’t mean compromise. A 2000-pound towing capacity also means you can take your small craft along for the fun.

2012 Volkswagen Tiguan

$239/month for 36 months with $2,699 down
Mileage allotment:  36,000 miles
Expires: 7/31/12

Extensively redesigned for the 2012 model year, the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan is described as the GTI of compact sport-utility vehicles, and this lease offers plenty of mileage to enjoy its spirited performance. Incorporating Volkswagen’s Think Blue.® strategy, the Tiguan is powered by 200-horsepower/2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that boasts fuel economy from 18 city and 26 highway mpg with manual transmission to an EPA-estimated 22 city and 27 highway mpg for automatic transmission models.