The Growing Scope of Vehicle Leasing

The business of short-term leasing of cars in the UK is expected to progress in the coming years, but the lack of confidence prevents three-to-four-year contracts, as per industry experts. 

The current phase of Brexit transition has created long-term ambivalence in many business fields, and the scope of certain services such as cars-on-contract is increasing, although, employees are seeking short-term contracts to reduce the risks of losing, in case of a change in legal terms of such agreements, during the Brexit transition.

Companies hiring cars on contract

Several companies find it convenient to hire quality cars for a certain period of time up to 12-months or longer, where the leasing companies are ready to give car on lease for 48-months or more, but businesses are avoiding lengthy contracts to reduce the risk of losing contract or termination of the agreement. 

Some firms are offering subscriptions, where cancellation on demand is also provided without any penalty. These trends are picking up and car ownership is diminishing significantly.

Fleet management grow

The short and medium-term solutions, where the daily rentals provide ways to scale up and down fast, and control unnecessary expenditure on such everyday travel needs, are accepted even in unpredictable geopolitical conditions.  

The demand for Cars-On-Demand continues to grow where a UK-based short-term supplier of such vehicles Cars-on-Demand said the company had a growth of 30 percent in 2018 to £2.45million. 

The industry of fleet management is picking up and transforming to meet the new digital age demand where the modification in mobility habits, government policy, macroeconomic conditions, and technological innovations is promoting safer cleaner, and efficient service, where the customer seeks ethical car services with flexible options of mixed modes of mobility and regular journeys.

With the decline in car ownership globally, buyers seek green options

The key factors responsible for the decline in car ownership include the increasing traffic congestion, poor parking facilities, and introduction of Clean Air Zones. 

Car sale has been hit globally where US auto sales were down a few percents in the month to March as compared to a year ago and leading car companies Ford Motor Co. and General Motors continue to report a low passenger vehicle sale.  

The demand continues to fall in the UK and worldwide, where the production in the EU declined 14.9 percent and exports to China declined 55 percent. 

The ninth-month decline in car production has been challenged further by the delay in Brexit, international trade hostilities, a decline in demand in the Asian markets, and technological disruptions.

The UK witnessed a decline in car sales in the last five months, where a slight improvement was registered in February. The strongest growth was reported in the alternative fuel vehicles by 34 percent where new cutting edge models attracted the buyers.  

The registration for zero-emission electric cars continues to increase and is now more than double to 731 units in the country, although, it accounts for just 0.9 percent of the market.