A recent analysis of prices on today’s most popular car leases from Swapalease.com reveals that the Ford Fusion and Escape have the second- and third-highest jump in prices, respectively, over the last twelve months. Monthly lease prices on the Escape have risen 13.0% since November 2012, and prices on the Fusion have gone up 17.1% during the same period. Only the Infiniti G37 has risen more at 20.2% over the last twelve months. The twist to this data is that a recent Swapalease.com survey on brand popularity shows Ford in a first-place tie among the number of drivers leasing a vehicle. According to the survey, Ford and Mercedes-Benz are leased by 15.6% of respondents each, with BMW and Toyota next at 11.3% each.

This data and insight begs several questions:

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