Aiming to expand car sharing among individuals Support money for car lenders August 25, 6:09

A company jointly established by an IT giant and a non-life insurance company has established a policy of paying subsidies to new car lenders, aiming to expand car sharing among individuals who rent and rent cars between users. It was. Given the increasing demand for car sharing for commuting due to the spread of the new coronavirus, we have the aim of expanding our business.

A company founded by IT giant DNA and SOMPO Holdings, a major non-life insurance company, leases a car to an individual under a lease and allows the user to share the car with another user. Is being deployed.

According to the people involved, the company has decided to pay a maximum of 40,000 yen monthly as a subsidy when the person who leases becomes a lender of a new car for sharing.

Car sharing among individuals is expected as a new way of using cars in urban areas where maintenance costs are high.

As the demand for car sharing for commuting is increasing due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the company aims to increase the number of cars to be shared by paying support money to car lenders, leading to business expansion.

The company plans to recruit users in some parts of Tokyo in the future, and wants to accelerate the spread of car sharing.