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Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by marcosdumay on Friday December 01, 2017 @12:48PM (#15825668)
Because selling has better cash-flow properties than renting, and by selling GM can push some financing requirements into smaller and more dispersed entities.

Besides, a bigger market does not mean it's more lucrative. Competition on ride-sharing will probably be much more intense than on car manufacturing, and GM may be completely unable to succeed on that new market.

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Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by maxerickson on Friday December 01, 2017 @01:11PM (#15825818)
Automakers sure do make a lot of leases though.

(re your comparison of selling and renting)

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Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by gozur88 on Saturday December 02, 2017 @12:10PM (#15832815)
As I understand it, from an automaker's perspective a lease is a sale. They're just selling it to a third party instead of the leasee.
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Re:GM says it will put fleets of self-driving cars in cities... by marcosdumay on Friday December 01, 2017 @05:59PM (#15828531)
Yes, they do. If they do sell the cars, it will probably be for the reasons I pointed.

I'm not saying they will sell them. But the ROI one is a likely possibility.

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