Lexus claims that it has unlocked the doors to motorists’ dream garage with the launch of a new vehicle subscription mobility service delivering access to a CT200 hybrid hatchback from £619 per month.
In March 2019 the Tesla Model 3 – the mid-sized all-electric saloon, with over 250 miles of range, and available from under £400 per month – outsold all alternatives across Europe.
European car retailers are already experimenting with Mobility as a Service (MaaS) solutions and UK retailers should be staking their own claim, according to Automotive Retail Congress speaker Giuseppe Marotta.
Buying and running a car is not the set of discrete transactions it once was: drivers no longer buy a car from one place, have their vehicle serviced by another and then sell it on elsewhere.
As innovations go, it’s hard to match the impact of Henry Ford’s development of the assembly line in 1913.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning to buy taxi firm Addison Lee in a potential £300m deal, according to reports.
Peer-to-peer car sharing company hiyacar has announced the appointment of Sepi Arani, former future mobility operations manager for Audi, as its new head of growth.
PSA Group has launched the car sharing element of its Free2Move connected car initiative in the brand’s Paris heartland – providing access to a fleet of 550 electric Peugeot i0n and Citroën C-Zéro EVs.
Car sharing marketplace Turo claims to have launched the “Airbnb of cars” in the UK and claims it will help UK car owners earn more than £6,000 a year from their idle vehicles.
PSA Group expects to launch a connected aftersales platform across its Peugeot, Citroen and DS Automobiles brands that could boost car retailers’ retention levels “by next year”.
PSA Group has entered into a partnership with smartphone and communications specialist Huawei to deliver a new connected vehicle platform amid plans to grow its car sharing operations.
Brexit uncertainty and increasing petrol prices have been cited as reasons for a spike in the take-up of short-term car insurance cover as service provider Cuvva reported a 177% rise in demand.
A study commissioned by ALD Automotive revealed 50% of Europeans consider car ownership as not essential.
Ford has appointed its first director for Smart Mobility in Europe as it looks to “tackle urban transportation challenges and opportunities”.
Zipcar UK’s general manager has said highly autonomous vehicles should not be privately owned in the future.
More than a third of consumers now feel that ride hailing or car-sharing are viable alternatives to vehicle ownership according to the results of a survey of 8,000 people carried out by Capgemini.
The automotive industry has undergone huge transformation over recent decades.
A PSA Group car sharing scheme has triggered the first phase of its ten-year “Push to Pass” plan to begin the sale of cars in the US.
Audi dealers in major cities will be a central component of a new premium car-sharing mobility scheme being rolled out by the German manufacturer this year.
Auto Trader has said that the findings of its latest Market Report are “good news for dealers” as 81% of car owners expressed a desire to own a car throughout the course of their lifetime.
