Every year, Sweden’s largest car magazine conducts We Car Owners the consumer survey Autoindex, and this year’s edition shows that fewer and fewer people are interested in private leasing.
After private leasing has greatly increased in popularity over the past decade, the trend in recent years has started to point downwards.
So many people can imagine private leasing
Of those who responded to the survey, an average of 12 percent stated that they could imagine choosing private leasing. However, the attitudes differ significantly between the attitudes of car owners from different brands.
The car owners who are most likely to choose private leasing for their next car are those who own a Seat, Ford or Peugeot. 21 percent of the owners of these cars can imagine private leasing.
At the other end of the spectrum we find the Suzuki owners, where only 2 percent can imagine private leasing, followed by Hyundai and Mitsubishi with 4 and 5 percent respectively.
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Private leasing has become popular over the past decade – Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TTThat’s why Swedes choose private leasing
The car owners who consider choosing private leasing for their next car are mainly attracted by not having to worry about the resale value, which can be an uncertainty if you own the car yourself.
They are also attracted by the simplicity of having a fixed monthly cost for the car. We car owners note, however, that many have previously received a shock on that point, as the interest rate on private leasing is often variable.
The car owners also like that no cash deposit is required.
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Therefore, the Swedes avoid private leasing
Among the reasons for avoiding private leasing, car owners answer that they prefer to own their car themselves.
They are also afraid that the arrangement with private leasing will be too expensive in the long run.
The car owners are also afraid of incurring extra costs when the car has to be returned.
For example, you may incur extra costs if you have driven the car longer than stated in the leasing contract, or are in a worse condition than expected when returning it.
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So many people can imagine private leasing – brand by brand
Seats: 21 Percent
Ford: 21 Percent
Peugeot: 21 Percent
Citroën: 20 percent
Nissan: 19 Percent
Opel: 18 Percent
Fiat: 15 Percent
Renault: 15 Percent
Volkswagen: 14 Percent
Kia: 13 Percent
Audi: 12 Percent
The average car: 12 Percent
Mercedes: 10 Percent
Mazda: 10 Percent
Honda: 9 Percent
BMW: 8 Percent
Volvo: 8 Percent
Dacia: 8 Percent
Subaru: 8 Percent
Toyota: 6 Percent
Skoda: 6 Percent
Tesla: 6 Percent
Mitsubishi: 5 Percent
Hyundai: 4 Percent
Suzuki: 2 Percent
Source: We Car Owners