Founded in Jersey City, 2017

Six people, one office, 7,412 leases

Apex exists because the worst part of getting a car was never the car. We took the finance desk out of the showroom and brought it to your kitchen table.

Cheerful woman in red coat exploring a new car at a dealership. Excited car shopping experience.
Our delivery bay388 Marin Boulevard
  • NJ licensed dealerLicense #D-0000 (demo)
  • 4.9 from 1,284 driversVerified review average
  • Fourteen lender panelBanks and captive finance
  • Soft check firstNo hard pull until you agree
  • Delivery in 48 hoursHudson, Essex and Bergen
  • Nine years in HudsonFounded 2017 on Marin Blvd

The short version

How Apex started

Tomas Iyer spent eleven years on the finance desk of a large Bergen County dealer group. He watched the same thing happen every Saturday: a customer would arrive having already decided which car they wanted, and then spend four hours in a chair while the desk worked out what they would tolerate.

In 2017 he rented a small office on Marin Boulevard with the idea that the paperwork did not need a showroom at all. The first year was eleven leases, mostly friends of friends in Downtown Jersey City. The second was ninety. We are now six people and have delivered 7,412 leases across Hudson, Essex and Bergen counties.

What has not changed is the structure. We are not tied to one manufacturer, so we have no reason to push a particular car. We work a panel of fourteen lenders, print the whole number, and deliver to your door with the plates already fitted. If the answer is that you should buy rather than lease, we say so and lose the sale.

Inside the Apex preparation workshop
Prep bayEvery car checked before delivery
A customer collecting keys at Apex
Hand-overTen minute walkthrough

Four rules we actually follow

Not a mission statement. These are the things we will apologise for getting wrong.

  • Say the unhelpful thing first

    If leasing is wrong for you, or the car is too long for your block, you hear it on the first call rather than the fourth.

  • Print the whole number

    Monthly, term, mileage, due at signing and the fee schedule on one page. Asterisks are a tell, not a technique.

  • Do the boring parts

    Registration, title, plates, insurance certificates and the DMV queue are our problem. That is most of what you are paying us for.

  • Call before you have to

    Six months before your lease ends, and again at three. Nobody should discover their options a week before hand-back.

Apex Auto Leasing by the numbers

Nine years of leasing in Hudson County, in four numbers.

7,412
Leases delivered since 2017
4.9
Average review score
41 hrs
Median approval to delivery
96%
Drivers who lease with us again

Figures are sample content for this demo site.

The whole company

Who you will actually speak to

Six people. You will deal with two or three of them, and the same ones again when your lease ends.

  • Tomas Iyer, Founder and lease directorTomas IyerFounder and lease director

    Spent eleven years on the finance desk of a large Bergen County dealer group before deciding the paperwork could be done in someone's kitchen instead. Handles every business fleet account personally.

    Founded Apex in 2017

  • Renata Duarte, Head of lease structuringRenata DuarteHead of lease structuring

    Builds the numbers behind every offer on this site. If you have asked us why a 39-month term beats a 36 on a particular truck, the answer came from Renata's spreadsheet.

    Joined 2018

  • Andre Whitfield, Delivery and handover leadAndre WhitfieldDelivery and handover lead

    Drives the cars to your door, fits the plates and runs the ten-minute walkthrough. Has measured more Weehawken garage ramps than he would like to admit.

    Joined 2020

  • Ilana Rozenberg, Credit and approvalsIlana RozenbergCredit and approvals

    Works the fourteen-lender panel and knows which bank is realistic for which credit profile. Runs the soft check and tells you plainly what is achievable before anything is submitted.

    Joined 2021

  • Marisol Peña, Customer care and lease endMarisol PeñaCustomer care and lease end

    Books the 90-day wear inspections, chases the DMV when plates are slow and handles lease-end hand-backs. Walkthroughs available in Spanish.

    Joined 2022

  • Devin Cho, EV and charging specialistDevin ChoEV and charging specialist

    Coordinates home charger site checks with our licensed electrician partner and keeps track of which buildings in Hudson County have working Level 2 chargers.

    Joined 2024

We built Apex because the worst part of getting a car was never the car. It was the four hours in a chair while somebody worked out what you would tolerate.

Tomas IyerFounder, Apex Auto Leasing
Priya Raghunathan, Apex Auto Leasing customer
Priya RaghunathanDowntown Jersey City

What our drivers say

I asked three places for a payment and only Apex gave me the due-at-signing number without being chased. The car arrived on a Thursday morning with the plates already on it.

Priya RaghunathanMeridian S40 Select · August 2026
  • 4.9 average rating
  • 1,284 verified drivers
  • 91% five star
Read all reviews

Licensing and compliance

Apex is a licensed New Jersey motor vehicle dealer. We are not a lender; we arrange leases with a panel of banks and captive finance companies and are paid by them.

  • Dealer licenseNJ Motor Vehicle Dealer License #D-0000 (demo placeholder)
  • Credit practiceSoft check first, hard inquiry only with your explicit consent
  • DisclosureEvery quote shows the money factor, the residual and the full fee schedule
  • Demo noticeThis is a demonstration website. The business, staff, vehicles and figures are sample content

Come and say hello

Ten minutes from the Grove Street PATH. Coffee is decent, the chairs are comfortable and nobody will keep you for four hours.

Soft credit check first. Offers are samples, subject to credit approval.

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