SIXT Purchases 250,000 Cars from Stellantis
This page is translated from the original post "SIXT achète 250 000 voitures à Stellantis" in French.
- 17/01/2024 10:43
The car rental company announced a massive order to the European group Stellantis for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
While Hertz admitted to parting ways with its fleet of electric Teslas with loss and chaos, its rival SIXT is accelerating its decarbonization efforts. To do so, it has just ordered around 250,000 electric and plug-in hybrid cars from the group Stellantis led by Carlos Tavares.
Similar to the aviation industry, such an announcement is a strong signal sent to competitors. Without revealing the exact amount, the deal is estimated at nearly 5 billion euros.
SIXT has declared it will equip itself with all the brands of the European group: Fiat, Peugeot, Citroën, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, DS, Jeep, Opel, Ram… and even Maserati! The goal is to receive these 250,000 cars within the next three years, with SIXT aiming to electrify 90% of its European fleet by 2030.
SIXT didn’t stop at this announcement: it was accompanied by startling revelations. Thus, a decision was also made to part ways with a large portion of the Tesla fleet because their maintenance costs are considered too high, including compared to thermal models.
The North American market is now the new target of the European rental company, which has already opened 100 branches in the United States, including 30 at airports.
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