New e-cars are becoming more and more expensive, long delivery times and a possible reduction in subsidies are putting additional pressure on customers. But is leasing also worthwhile for private customers? The most important questions and answers.
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Joachim Becker and Peter Ilg
The internal combustion engine has been counted, and the EU Parliament has just approved a ban on the corresponding new cars from 2035 onwards. What is changing is not only the drive technology, but also the purchasing behavior. Investing in your beloved sheet metal used to be considered a solid form of investment, but today the rising acquisition costs are increasingly perceived as a financial burden. 79 percent of Germans still have their own car indispensable – its importance has even increased in the past (crisis) years – but the trend is clearly towards using instead of owning.