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The Car Dealer is Not the Leasing Company
A car dealer simply acts as an agent for the leasing company (usually the car maker's finance company) so that you don't deal directly with the leasing company until you start to make monthly payments. The dealer works out the terms of the leasing agreement with you on behalf of the leasing company. For this service, the leasing company usually pays him a commission, which adds to his profit on the deal. Once the contract is approved and signed, your relationship is with the leasing company, not the dealer, unless it's an issue with the vehicle itself.
Leasing companies used by dealers are usually subsidiaries of the car manufacturer (called "captive" leasing companies), such as Ford Credit or Toyota Financial Services. However, dealers can also offer leases from large banks and other lending institutions with whom they've worked out business relationships.
So, automobile dealers are in the business of providing automobiles but leases are provided by finance companies, banks, and some credit unions - through automobile dealers.
A few years ago it was possible for consumers to bypass dealers and independently arrange car leases with banks and leasing companies. Since the financial "crash" of 2008-2009, it has become almost impossible to do so. Nearly all leases are arranged through car dealers.