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By Modupe Gbadeyanka

As a part of its efforts to deepen mobility, the main auto tech platform, Autochek Africa, has launched a mortgage companies platform to permit customers to get the credit score facility to amass model new automobiles.

An announcement issued by the agency mentioned customers can entry the loans for the acquisition of the brand new vehicles and vans by means of a devoted model new vehicles part on the Autochek web site and cellular app.

It was said that by means of this digital financing bundle, prospects could make repayments in 60 months on the lowest rates of interest available in the market from regional companions equivalent to Ecobank and NCBA with a zero per cent fairness mortgage product and Entry Financial institution and Stanbic KE with distinctive financing options tailor-made specifically for model new automobiles with as much as 90 per cent financing.

On the Autochek auto mortgage companies platform, prospects in East and West Africa can entry quite a lot of financing choices to buy new vehicles and vans from respected producers.

Up to now, the platform has on-boarded a community of financing companions and over 30 automobile manufacturers from OEMs, together with key regional gamers like Inchape (LandRover)  and CMC (Ford and Eicher Vehicles) in East Africa and Dana (Kia), Coscharis (BMW, Landrover), Globe (Mercedes Benz), Elizade (Toyota) in West Africa.

Autochek can be working carefully with indigenous producers equivalent to Innosson Motors and Nord Motors.

As a part of the funding by Mobility54, Autochek has additionally partnered with CFAO (Toyota, Suzuki, Mitsubishi) throughout Africa to facilitate auto financing for all CFAO manufacturers.

“We’re excited to accomplice with financiers and the automotive business to supply this facility. It’s in response to buyer suggestions to democratise the acquisition of brand-new vehicles by means of nice and inexpensive financing choices.

“It’s complemented by Autochek Africa’s residual worth evaluation instrument that may information monetary companions on the situation of the automobile over time,” Autochek Africa’s COO, Timi Tope Ologunoye mentioned.

The Autochek auto mortgage companies platform gives quite a lot of financing choices from over 70 banks, with engaging phrases that embody a 15 per cent rate of interest and is repayable for a interval of between 4 and 5 years. The loans are additionally processed inside 24 hours.

Timi added that financing for brand spanking new vehicles is a part of the corporate’s imaginative and prescient to unlock a brand new frontier of automotive fintech and cement its place as essentially the most progressive auto mortgage platform within the area.

Whereas prospects are assured of an excellent deal for model new vehicles and engaging rates of interest, distributors additionally get pre-approved potential patrons.

In keeping with analysis, the African automotive estimated market measurement is presently valued at $90 billion in 2020, and that is anticipated to develop by 30 per cent largely pushed by a rise in financing penetration at 10 per cent year-on-year.

Because of the affect of COVID final 12 months, there was a decline in total gross sales of latest vehicles as a consequence of restrictions on manufacturing however is quick regaining momentum as financial actions resume.

Autochek’s SVP West Africa, Dr Mayokun Fadeyibi mentioned: “We’re on a mission to speed up motorization throughout Africa by offering financing for model new and used imports for our prospects.”

With shifting shopper calls for, the Autochek platform is constructing on partnerships alternatives with automotive producers and financiers, to innovatively present a extra agile, tech-led method to ship choices.

The corporate plans to increase its brand-new car portfolio by means of a number of provider companions inside the Autochek platform by the tip of the 12 months, with the purpose of launching over 300 new vehicles listed throughout all markets.

The Autochek cellular app is presently out there on Android and is because of be launched quickly on iOS.