Leasing Companies Trade Associations

Association Belge de Leasing (ABL)

Belgium’s national trade body for leasing companies; represents members’ interests, runs working groups (legal, real estate leasing, accounting, sustainability, wheels), and is a co‑founder of Leaseurope. Members include 27 full and 6 associate companies.

https://www.blv-abl.be/ Membership: 33

Association of Consumer Vehicle Lessors (ACVL)

U.S. association for major consumer vehicle lessors (captive finance arms, banks, independents). Members originate about 80% of U.S. consumer vehicle leases; the current roster lists 15 member companies.

https://acvlonline.com/ Membership: 15

Association of Leasing Companies in Serbia (ALCS)

Serbia’s industry body for leasing; all leasing companies in the market are members. The association advocates on legal/tax issues and lists 10 member leasing companies plus 12 associate members.

https://alcs.org.rs/en/ Membership: 22

Associação Portuguesa de Leasing, Factoring e Renting (ALF)

Portugal’s national association for leasing, factoring and renting; represents roughly 90% of the market and reports 26 member institutions.

https://alf.pt/ Membership: 26

Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA)

North American association that equips corporate fleet and mobility professionals (including fleet lessors) with education, networking and advocacy; about 600 individual members.

https://www.afla.org/ Membership: 600

Australian Finance Industry Association (AFIA)

Australia’s peak finance industry body covering vehicle and equipment finance, fleet and car rental providers among others; represents 135+ members.

https://www.afia.asn.au/ Membership: 135

British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA)

UK trade body for vehicle rental, leasing and fleet management firms; 1,040 member organisations and an industry standards/code framework, policy and data hub.

https://www.bvrla.co.uk/ Membership: 1,040

Bundesverband Deutscher Leasing-Unternehmen (BDL)

Germany’s national voice of the leasing industry; provides advocacy, research and training via the BDL Academy. Currently 230 member companies (around 140 leasing companies), covering over 90% of market volume.

https://bdl.leasingverband.de/ Membership: 230

Canadian Finance & Leasing Association (CFLA/ACFL)

Canada’s national trade association for asset‑backed financing, vehicle and equipment leasing; provides data, advocacy and events for 200+ corporate members.

https://cfla-acfl.ca/ Membership: 200

Czech Leasing & Finance Association (ČLFA)

Czech Republic’s industry association for specialized non‑bank financing (leasing, consumer credit, factoring); reports 35 member companies and extensive market representation.

https://www.clfa.cz/ Membership: 35

Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA)

Leading U.S. trade association for the equipment leasing and finance sector; advocacy at federal/state levels, industry research and education; represents more than 575 member companies.

https://www.elfaonline.org/ Membership: 575

Estonian Leasing Association

Estonia’s national leasing association; unites the majority of the market and currently has 8 members covering over 98% of leasing volume.

https://liisingliit.ee/ Membership: 8

Finance & Leasing Association (FLA)

UK’s cross‑sector body for asset finance, motor finance and consumer credit; provides codes, policy advocacy, data and training. Public sources indicate roughly 246–260 member firms; Trade Association Forum lists 260.

https://www.fla.org.uk/ Membership: 260

Finansieringsselskapenes Forening (Association of Norwegian Finance Houses)

Norway’s branch organization for leasing, factoring, vehicle finance, cards and consumer finance; end‑2023 membership stood at 40 members plus one associate.

https://www.finfo.no/ Membership: 41

Japan Leasing Association (JLA)

Japan’s national leasing body (public interest incorporated association) promoting a sound leasing sector through research, policy input and education; 228 members as of July 1, 2025.

https://www.leasing.or.jp/english/ Membership: 228

Leaseurope

European federation of national leasing and automotive rental associations; represents 46 member associations across 32 countries, coordinating advocacy, statistics and best practices.

https://www.leaseurope.org/ Membership: 46

National Auto Auction Association (NAAA)

U.S. trade body for wholesale auto auctions; 355+ auction members and 142 associate members (including remarketing partners such as leasing companies). Provides standards, advocacy and education.

https://www.naaa.com/ Membership: 497

Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA)

North American trade association for truck renting and leasing, vehicle finance leasing and consumer truck rental; policy advocacy and industry networking. Represents 500+ regular member companies and many associates.

https://www.trala.org/ Membership: 500

Vereniging van Nederlandse Autoleasemaatschappijen (VNA)

Netherlands’ association of car leasing companies; policy advocacy, data and member services. Public member counts indicate around 65 member firms collectively managing a large national fleet.

https://www.vna-lease.nl/ Membership: 65

Związek Polskiego Leasingu (Polish Leasing Association, ZPL)

Poland’s national leasing association; represents 36 leasing firms and the Polish Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association, covering over 90% of market volume; advocacy, data and industry promotion.

https://www.leasing.org.pl/ Membership: 36