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60 years of innovation, experience and reliability: sixty years ago, the founding of Volkswagen Leasing with its offer of vehicle leasing laid the foundation for quite the success story. Their novel approach to vehicle use has evolved over six decades into a comprehensive offering of modern mobility solutions based on trust, partnership and the unerring goal of making mobility more straightforward, more efficient, and easier to plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Innovation as the driving force<\/h2>\n

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The history of Volkswagen Leasing is characterised by constantly seeking to reinvent mobility. What began in 1966 with Volkswagen Leasing GmbH as Germany\u2019s first proprietary automotive leasing company has had a lasting impact on corporate mobility in the country. The company\u2019s business model has continued to evolve over the decades to meet changing customer requirements: vehicle leasing for commercial customers gave rise to full-service offerings, fleet services, insurance services and integrated mobility solutions. Since the 1970s, maintenance, repair and tyre services have been added to the portfolio. Today, Volkswagen Leasing works with companies of all sizes to meet the demands of modern mobility \u2013 from traditional fleet solutions to digital services and the shift towards electric mobility.<\/p>\n

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\u201dVolkswagen Leasing was always more than just a financial services provider. Individual products gave rise to solutions, and contracts morphed into long-term partnerships. Millions of customers, as well as retail partners across Germany have trusted us for over sixty years, showing that mobility needs one thing above all else: reliability.\u201c<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Head of Fleet Sales Germany, Volkswagen Leasing GmbH<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

A reliable partner for over sixty years<\/h2>\n

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Change is afoot once again in modern fleet management. Electrification, digitalisation and new mobility requirements are shifting the parameters for companies and fleets at breakneck speed, necessitating a leasing partner that not only offers the right solutions, but that understands and meets the challenges faced by companies and fleet managers. Volkswagen Leasing has always fitted the bill in this regard, helping fleet decision-makers future-proof their company fleets together with the brands and retail partners of the Volkswagen Group.<\/p>\n

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\u201dWe have been a responsible mobility partner for over 60 years, a fact borne out by the sheer number of leasing and financing contracts we have: currently this stands at over 2.9 million. We can be very proud of that!\u201c<\/h2>\n

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Shared success<\/h2>\n

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This 60th anniversary marks both a milestone and the start of our next chapter, which will continue to be based on innovative strength, experience and trust. One thing that has not changed since 1966 is our zeal to provide tomorrow\u2019s mobility solutions for people and companies today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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