Social leasing: Volkswagen, Skoda and Cupra for their part offer their electric cars

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An electric car for 100 euros per month is also from Volkswagen. The German car group, for its part, is joining a social leasing system open to ordinary and responsible French people. And no less than four types, small Volkswagen e-up! and ID.3 for the large SUV Skoda Enyaq, including the Cupra Born.

Social rent is becoming a popular series of government. Therefore, of course, all car manufacturers want to be in the lead. New episode today Wednesday January 24, no the Volkswagen group that invites itself to the show of the rental system with the option to buy an electric car for 100 euros per month (without insurance and maintenance). Launched by the government at the end of last year and reserved for the common people of France and equestrians, it is a victim of its success. More than 90,000 files were submitted through My electric rental platform, while the initial amount did not exceed 25,000 vehicle submissions. But the social rent can eventually benefit 40,000 customers, as wants the Minister of the Ecological Transition, Christophe Béchu, who calls on the developers to submit more examples.

Volkswagen believes in its electric rental offering

Volkswagen group brands will also offer electric cars at lower prices. The electric rental price therefore includes a small Volkswagen e-up! for 89 euros per month, ID.3 for 109 euros per month, Cupra Born for 109 euros per month and Skoda Enyaq for 149 euros per month. So this latest model is the only family SUV that qualifies. “We also have a role to play and we hope that the government will increase this bonus”, assured the chairman of the management board of Volkswagen Group France, Xavier Chardon, during the press conference held this morning. This robotic car, all produced in Europe, will be available at the end of the month, pending the final signature between the government and the financial hostage of the Volkswagen group.

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Why the late connection to the system, although there is a small number of shipments? The manager suspects that he was not consulted on the river, unlike French producers. For example, Stellantis (Peugeot, Opel, Fiat and Citroën) claims to have rented 20,000 cars, a number that could double due to the popularity of this social rental. Xavier Chardon, however, says he is confident in his offer, stressing that “The original 25,000 files had been calculated from the earnings of other developers, without our being advised at the time.. SO, maybe the people who ordered will change their minds.»Yesterday, during a press conference, the boss of Hyundai Motor France Lionel French Keogh, who also announced his arrival in social leasing, also seemed to say that the French manufacturers had preferred this system. Note that the brand also recorded 500 rentals of its Kona electric SUV in just a few days.

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