Due to the higher addition for electric cars as of 1 January 2022 and the chip shortage, there is a risk that a shortage of electric cars will arise at the end of this year. The Association of Dutch Car Leasing Companies (VNA) warns about this. According to the VNA, this may have the consequence that more lease drivers opt for a car with a combustion engine.
It is an almost yearly phenomenon: business drivers who want to score an electric lease car with a lower addition percentage at the end of the year, just before the higher addition comes into effect. Currently you pay 12 percent addition on the first €40,000 of the catalog value, next year that will go to 16 percent and €35,000. Reason enough to win that advantageous lease contract for the coming years. However, according to the prediction of the VNA, that will be difficult. The trade association has noticed that the demand from business drivers for electric cars is increasing, but that there are few electric cars available, partly due to the chip shortage.
Renate Hemerik, chairman of the VNA, argues in favor of postponing the increase in the addition because of this shortage on the market. “It is a challenge for the lease industry to meet the increasing demand for sustainable mobility and emission-free cars in particular,” says Hemerik. She argues that postponing the increase in the addition can ensure that sufficient EVs remain available and that lease drivers do not opt ​​for a car with a combustion engine that is available. “It is important for the sustainability of the Dutch vehicle fleet to keep the influx of new emission-free cars high.”
Lease market on the rise
The lease industry itself is doing well this year. In the first three quarters, the business lease market grew by 0.8 percent compared to the same period last year. Commercial vehicles showed a stronger increase at 5.6 percent. The strongest growth can be seen in private lease with 6.1 percent.
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