Honda lease buyout in CA

Currently have a couple months left on a civic lease and the value of it exceeds the payoff. Looking to sell it and take the equity towards a one pay on an ev6.

Does anyone know if I can sell it directly to a Honda dealership, Autonation, Rodo, etc. without having to buy it from Honda financial or do I need to buy it first, then sell to any third party?

Yes, you can

Correct me if I’m wrong, but OP could also sell to a non-Honda dealership, as long as the main dealership group has a Honda store?

Yes he listed Autonation / Rodo which allow that.