Tesla gives leasing companies terugkoopgarantie

Posted on 06-10-2014 at 11:14 by maru – 1 Comment”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk guaranteed in april 2013 that the Model S is reasonable preserve the value on the second hand market. To ensure that this actually happened, put Tesla sales for used Model S’s.

Since last year with the purchase of a Model S a contract is concluded, in which Tesla 43 to 50 percent of the purchase price in return for a Model’s 3-year old. In 2016 will the first cars under this contract will be repurchased. The upgrade offer from may be early with the introduction of the Model X, to give customers the chance to give it to another Tesla to try.

With a used car program taps into Tesla a new market. Because the second-hand sale in the hands of the manufacturer may again and again be earned on the same car. So it is very possible that there is more profit to be made on a used one than a new one; a profit that can reach up to $ 10,000. Such a big margin is unprecedented in the industry.

Also leasend the Netherlands has now a terugkoopgarantie. To ensure that here also the terugkoopwaarde among the highest in the segment belongs, buy Tesla after 36 or 38 months the Model S back from leasing companies at a predetermined price. For the leasing companies is very positive, because the restwaarderisico at Tesla, rather than in their own. ALD Automotive is the first for the program has logged.