Car subscriptions

Why manufacturers have pulled back on subscriptions

OEMs have curbed enthusiasm for rolling flexible contracts, though some specialists are making them work

9 November 2023
Why manufacturers have pulled back on subscriptions
Onto website on laptop in DS3
Onto could not shoulder the burden of falling EV values
Car subscriptions

Electric car subscription firm Onto enters administration

Falling fleet values and tough market conditions have prevented start-up from raising sufficient funding

12 September 2023
Electric car subscription firm Onto enters administration
Change Makers
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Electric vehicles

Change Makers Podcast: The true cost of running an electric vehicle (ep.6)

Fleet and leasing expert Toby Poston reveals the hidden costs of EV maintenance

6 September 2023
Change Makers Podcast: The true cost of running an electric vehicle (ep.6)
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Autocar Business

Change Makers Podcast: London's big problem with car sharing (ep.5)

Sustainable Ventures commercial director Joseph Seal-Driver discusses London’s struggles with shared mobility

23 August 2023
Change Makers Podcast: London's big problem with car sharing (ep.5)
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Podcasts

Change Makers Podcast: Is keyless car sharing secure? (ep.4)

Head of sales for INVERS Ramu Nair discusses the future (and security) of car sharing

9 August 2023
Change Makers Podcast: Is keyless car sharing secure? (ep.4)
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Podcasts

Change Makers Podcast: How Hyundai is rethinking online car subscriptions with Mocean (ep.3)

Oxana Grishina, head of future retail and transformation at Hyundai UK says subscriptions will shape the brand's future

26 July 2023
Change Makers Podcast: How Hyundai is rethinking online car subscriptions with Mocean (ep.3)
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Podcasts

Change Makers Podcast: Is car leasing the future of retail? (ep.2)

SOGO boss Karl Howkins tells all about the future of car subscriptions

13 July 2023
Change Makers Podcast: Is car leasing the future of retail? (ep.2)
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Podcasts

Change Makers Podcast: Will car sharing replace ownership? (ep.1)

Turo UK boss Xavier Collins says car-sharing could be life-changing for the modern motorist - and car retailers

30 June 2023
Change Makers Podcast: Will car sharing replace ownership? (ep.1)
Tesla Model 3 front quarter tracking 2023
Tesla delivered 422,875 vehicles in the first quarter of 2023, up 36% on the same period last year
Car subscriptions

Tesla chases volume over profit in autonomy gamble

Elon Musk attributes recent price cuts to the forecasted profitability of in-car subscription services

24 April 2023
Tesla chases volume over profit in autonomy gamble
MyCarDirect front with BMW iX3 front
Almost 40% of My Car Direct's fleet is comprised of EVs, including the BMW iX3
Car subscriptions

Has the moment finally arrived for new-car subscription services?

Subscription firms My Car Direct and Onto are finding a footing, despite past high-profile failures such as Cazoo

28 September 2022
Has the moment finally arrived for new-car subscription services?