This car dealer with the “Leaf” problem didn’t sell those cars , he leased them... a whole lot of them , 150 to 200 a month for years on end... now he’s starting to get the 2012’s back at lease end...
There is no mention of the tax credit of $7,500 in the article .... at least when it comes to residual value... The person leasing the car didn’t get it because it wasn’t a purchase ... who got it? The dealer? Nissan Motor Credit? Somebody pocketed the cashola...
This isn’t the full story...
The finance company gets the $7,500 and then passes that on to the customer in the form of a cheaper lease. That is why these leases were so popular, because the tax credit was bringing the price down.