In Japan, they began to rent out used cars on a long-term basis. This service has been offered by Suzuki Motor since January 26, the program is called Suzuki Flat-rate My Car.
The rental fleet consists of trade-in used cars that have passed the company's technical inspection procedure and have a Suzuki safety certificate.
Long-term rental of a used car is much cheaper than a new one - this is the point of the service.
Among the kei cars you can rent are Alto, Wagon R, Alto Lapin, Spacia, Hustler and Every. Passenger models include Swift, Solio and Xbee.
Prices start at 29,000 yen per month, which is about the price of the Alto. This amount includes insurance and taxes. The Wagon R costs 34,000 yen and the Hustler costs 38,000 yen.
The most affordable passenger car is the Swift, with a monthly rental of 42,000 yen. The most expensive compact crossover Xbee, for which you will need to pay 55,000 yen.
To date, Suzuki has opened two subscription pickup centers in Saitama Prefecture and Osaka City. In the future, the company plans to expand the geography of the service.
Suzuki starts subscribing used cars
