How are Car Lease Residual Values Determined? This may possibly be more than you need to know about lease residuals, but if you’re curious you might find this of interest. About Residuals If there is a “black art” in car leasing, it’s in the process of creating residual values. Attempting to predict future values of automobiles in the face of changes in manufacturers’ product lines, model upgrades, price increases, vehicle reliability histories, recall events, supply-and-demand dynamics, and … Read More