[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

This explains why there are so many low mileage cars on the market, but it doesn't answer why they are at auction.

Pretty much all lease cars go to auction, period. The lease is through the national finance arm of the OEM and not the dealership, auction is how they sell the cars. Most big dealerships also only keep inventory for a certain number of days and then take it to auction as a matter of policy.