--- title: "Tesla Starts Leasing Used Cars in Attempt To Move Inventory: TDS" date: "2025-08-21" modified: "2025-08-21" authors: - name: "Joel Feder" job_title: "Director of Content and Product" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/joel-feder" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/tesla-starts-leasing-used-cars-in-attempt-to-move-inventory-tds" categories: - "News" - "The Downshift" --- # Tesla Starts Leasing Used Cars in Attempt To Move Inventory: TDS ![Fleet of Teslas]() Good morning and welcome to *The Downshift*, or *TDS* for short. Light, tight, and right, *TDS* is a quick-hit rundown of all the automotive news bubbling from around the world in one place. Grab a cup of coffee and a Pop-Tart. 🚨 A quick heads up, I'll be out tomorrow spending time at the lake with the family and *TDS* will return on Monday. The first cup of coffee is gone here, so let’s get into it. 🚘 What I’m driving: Been carting the kids around town in the 2025 Chevrolet Suburban High Country and both have commented how they love all the space while their friends noted the third row is huge. 🏷️ Tesla announced [it's now leasing pre-owned]() Model 3 and Y EVs for as low as $0 and $225 per month in California and Texas, which is an unusual move as leasing isn't typical in the used-car market. 🫸 Anyone in the market for Bugatti will find themselves waiting to take delivery until 2029 at this point, as the hypercar maker is [sold out for the next four years](). 🔋 Toyota's Sweep Energy Storage System, which uses the high-voltage battery from EVs, has been [implemented at Mazda's Hiroshima plant]() to act as a buffer between the factory's power supply and assembly line. 💻 Hertz is now [selling its pre-owned vehicles]() on Amazon within 75 miles of Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and Seattle with plans to expand to 45 locations in the U.S. market. 🏢 Private Equity firm KKR is [reportedly the lead candidate to buy Nissan's Yokohama headquarters](), in which the deal would see the real estate giant lease the building back to the automaker for 10 years. ⚠️ Mitsubishi [recalled 91,697 Outlander and Outlander plug-in hybrid SUVs]() due to the rear hatch falling unexpectedly. *Have feedback on the formatting of TDS? Send us a note: tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Overseeing what you see, read, touch, hear, and interact with from the vast lakes of Minnesota, Joel Feder shapes how The Drive looks and operates as the head of content and product initiatives. On a daily basis, Joel leads the newsroom and editorial staff playing point on both short-term coverage and long-term strategic plans. His mission is to help ensure The Drive shapes the future of automotive media by helping the team execute original reporting, breaking news, and exclusive opportunities. Regarded as an industry insider and recognized by colleagues, fellow journalists, and manufacturers as a point-person and leader in the industry, Joel owns and runs the largest automotive professionals group on Facebook in an effort to serve and help others. Joel serves as a juror for the World Car Awards. In addition, he is the board chair and chair of the governance and nominating committee for Move Forward MN, a local non-profit that helps at-risk youth with barrier-free mental health and housing services. While you’re reading this he’s either on his computer or iPhone chasing the latest news or drafting a story. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]() [Bluesky]() [Email]()