The 2026 EV Lease Wave Is Real. The 2027 Wave Is Twice as Big. Dealers Have One Quarter to Get Ready.

330,000 off-lease EVs are hitting the market this year. Most dealers are not prepared for the volume, the appraisal complexity, or the customer who already knows more about the vehicle than the salesperson does.

Five OEMs. One Quarter. The Same Root Cause.

Five manufacturers issued park outside battery fire advisories in Q1 2026. The problem in almost every case traces to the same place: a manufacturing defect at the battery cell supplier.