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Could car subscription services disrupt the auto industry?

Patrick McGee Reporting, San Franscico Correspondent, FT

Car subscription services, an alternative to owning or leasing a car, are gathering speed. As the FT’s Patrick McGee explains, it could hugely disrupt the traditional car ownership model. But not only that, the combination of subscription models, 3D-printed cars made from recyclable materials, and the growth of electric vehicles could form the building blocks of a genuine circular economy for the car industry.


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As the world changes at lightning speed, the FT Rethink series explores how to navigate transformative shifts shaping the future, from geopolitics and climate to industry, energy and health. The channel alternates between independent reporting from FT journalists and business perspectives from Lombard Odier.