| 词条 | Drover (company) |
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| name = Drover | logo = Drover_logo_green.jpg | type = Privately held company | industry = Automotive Industry | founded = 2015 | founder = {{Unbulleted list|Felix Leuschner|Matt Varughese}} | hq_location_city = London | hq_location_country = UK | num_employees = 70 | services = Car Subscriptions | website = www.joindrover.com }}Drover is a London based company providing vehicle subscriptions. Users pay a recurring fee for the right to use a car with insurance, maintenance, tax, MOT and breakdown cover, and can swap vehicles during the subscription or to cancel their subscriptions outright.[1] HistoryDrover was founded in late 2015 by Felix Leuschner, previously CEO of a fashion platform Sylistpick and virtual goods market Gamegoods,[2] and Matt Varughese. They had observed that most of the innovation in the mobility space had been focused on how to get from A to B but that very little had been done around car ownership itself.[3] In March 2018 Drover received funding of £5.5m from investors including BP Ventures, Partech Ventures and Cherry Ventures. This was on top of a £2m pre-seed investment.[4] In April 2018 Drover partnered with BMW Group to provide BMW and Mini vehicles on the platform.[5][6] ServiceDrover does not own any cars, but provides a marketplace for vehicle subscriptions.[7][8] Users pay a monthly fee for a car, including insurance, breakdown cover, maintenance tax and MOT. There are no long term commitments so users can swap, upgrade, downgrade or cancel their subscriptions.[9] Felix Leuschner, CEO, claims that by providing a more seamless, online and all-inclusive experience, Drover will be able to improve the typical car purchasing experience.[10] Some industry predict that the rise of autonomous vehicles will see traditional finance methods superseded by subscription services.[11] References1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/786b544f32454464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html|title=UK Car Renting & Sharing: New movement in mobility|access-date=2018-07-02}} 2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevorclawson/2018/04/12/want-a-new-bmw-a-uk-startup-wants-you-to-subscribe-rather-than-buy/#13f1b8256903|title=Want A New BMW? A UK Startup Says You Should Subscribe Rather Than Buy|last=Clawson|first=Trevor|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en}} 3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.pehub.com/2018/03/uk-car-subscription-company-drover-rides-off-funding/#|title=UK car subscription company Drover rides off with funding - PE Hub|date=2018-03-15|work=PE Hub|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en-US}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/drover-gets-5-5m-for-its-online-car-marketplace-20180315|title=Drover gets £5.5m for its online car marketplace|date=2018-03-15|work=UKTN (UK Tech News)|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en-GB}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/manufacturer-news/2018/04/10/drover-and-bmw-announce-mobility-partnership|title=Drover and BMW announce mobility partnership|website=www.fleetnews.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-06-26}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/bmw-group-offer-cars-subscription-basis-drover/149107|title=BMW Group to offer cars on subscription basis with Drover - Car Dealer Magazine|date=2018-04-11|work=Car Dealer Magazine|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en-US}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://technologyintelligence.podcast.telegraph.co.uk/e/the-future-of-cars/|title=The Future of Cars: Are flying vehicles just a sci-fi fantasy?|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/15/drover/|title=Drover picks up £5.5M funding for its car subscription marketplace ñ TechCrunch|website=techcrunch.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-27}} 9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://fleetworld.co.uk/bmw-and-mini-enter-car-subscription-sector/|title=BMW and Mini enter car subscription sector|date=2018-04-10|work=Fleet World|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en-GB}} 10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.driving.co.uk/news/one-ten-drivers-may-choose-netflix-style-car-subscription-within-decade/|title=One in ten drivers may choose Netflix-style car subscription within decade|date=2018-05-29|work=Sunday Times Driving|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en-GB}} 11. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/bmw-and-mini-launch-pay-you-go-subscription-service|title=BMW and Mini launch pay-as-you-go subscription service {{!}} Autocar|website=www.autocar.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-06-27}} 1 : Car rental companies |
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