Increasing number of companies that use car sharing as sales vehicles September 21 15:32

An increasing number of companies are using “car sharing”, which uses one vehicle jointly, as a sales vehicle. In addition to reducing car maintenance costs, it is also linked to an efficient way of working.

According to Times24, the largest car-sharing company with approximately 1.2 million members, the number of corporate members is increasing year by year, which is approximately 470,000 as of April, accounting for 40% of all members.

In addition, even with approximately 240,000 members of ORIX Auto, the number of corporate members has increased nearly twice that of five years ago, accounting for nearly half of the total.

Canon Marketing Japan in Tokyo, which has been using car-sharing services as a commercial vehicle for six years, has reduced the number of commercial vehicles, which was about 700, to about one-third.

Not only can the maintenance cost of the car be reduced, but after the business is over, the car can be returned to the parking lot at the nearest station without returning to the office, which leads to an efficient way of working.

Canon Marketing Japan's Makoto Tsuchiya says, “We can avoid driving for a long time and the number of accidents and traffic violations has been reduced. We want to promote work style reform by combining various means of transportation.”

Carsharing companies are planning to increase the number of cars not only in the city center, but also in major cities in the region, in order to further acquire corporate members. I want to set up a system. "

Work styles that change with car sharing

Since last year, Kazunori Urata, who is in charge of camera sales at Canon Marketing Japan, has been using car sharing instead of company cars.

It means that you make a reservation with your smartphone, take a train to the nearest station, and then go to the car sharing car.

In the past, once the business was over, the car was returned to the company in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Says.

On the day of the interview, Mr. Urata returned the car at 5:30 pm and headed home. Mr. Urata said, “Thank you for coming back from the office and picking up your son's judo class.”