2024-10-14 15:04:00
The social leasing offer was very successful at the beginning of 2024, a rental with option to buy which lowered the rent for a new electric car to around 100 euros per month for some families.
The head of Stellantis proposed on Monday that the system of «social leasing» be extended to used electric cars. This system could include two levels, around 150 euros per month for a new vehicle and 100 euros for a used vehicle, Carlos Tavares explained during a press conference at the Paris Motor Show, which took place in Paris on Monday.
The social leasing offer, a rental with an option to buy that lowered the rent for a new electric car to around 100 euros a month (the price of a two-wheeler) for some families, was very successful in early 2024 50,000 cars have been ordered through this method, 70% of them from Stellantis, in particular the Peugeot 208. According to Carlos Tavares, this system should also be extended to business and commercial vehicles, a sector in which Stellantis is number 1 in Europe.
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“A price not much different from new”
“One of the big problems with electric vehicles is that when the used vehicle comes back, it can find itself at a price not very different from that of the new electric vehicle, taking into account the price reduction that we are witnessing”explained Carlos Tavares. A car rented during an initial three-year contract could then be rented again by the dealer. The head of Stellantis discussed these proposals on Sunday at the Elysée, during a dinner with Emmanuel Macron and other industry leaders.
Transport Minister François Durovray confirmed on Friday that this system «social leasing» it would be renewed in 2025, although its contours are still debated. In the new budget presented on Thursday by the government for 2025, the allocation intended for bonuses for the purchase of vehicles, including «social leasing»however, it is reduced, going from 1.5 to 1 billion euros.
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