Vehicle subscription service: get to drive Honda car for a monthly fee
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Honda Motor Co Ltd announced on January 28, 2020 that it would launch a new monthly flat-rate mobility service called “Honda Monthly Owner” for used cars, which can be used in the shortest period of one month, using one-pack of tax, maintenance costs, automobile premiums, etc.
Honda Monthly Owner is a mobility service that offers monthly flat-rate access to Honda vehicles in a timed manner to suit users’ preferences, ranging from a minimum of 1 month to a maximum of 11 months.
It says it can make reservations through smartphones and PCs, and can be used by visiting stores for the first time.
Vehicles equipped with a large number of advanced equipment, such as Honda’s safe driving support system “Honda SENSING (Honda Sensing)”, and “wheelchair-specification vehicles” that support the movement of users using wheelchairs are also included in the target vehicle models.
The monthly usage fee is set at 29,800 yen (including consumption tax of 10%), including all taxes, maintenance costs, and automobile insurance premiums. The monthly usage fee can be used only for the fuel cost and the parking fee (not necessary if the user already owns the parking lot).
Since payments are made using credit cards, there are no time-consuming contract fills or reviews for conventional lending or leasing contracts.
In the future, the company plans to gradually expand its services, such as setting the “LiB-AID” E500, a handy-type capacitor, as an option that can be lent in vehicles and in sets.
Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/01/28/honda-2/