"Rent and Ride Right in Front of Home or Office" ... Expansion of Lifestyle-Oriented 'Nanum Car' Service

Seoul City Diversifies 'Local Shared Car' Project into Apartments, Neighborhoods, and Businesses

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Until now, to rent a car, people had to go to high-demand areas with heavy foot traffic, but from now on, 'Nanum Car' can be conveniently used right in front of your home or office.

On the 21st, Seoul City announced that it will actively expand the 'Local Shared Car' project, which is conducted around local communities such as villages and work units, to revitalize Nanum Car and establish a shared vehicle culture.

The Local Shared Car is a business model that allows the use of Nanum Car within local communities such as apartment complexes. When local residents secure empty parking spaces and provide them to operators, the operators deploy Nanum Cars and offer discounts to residents. Local residents can use the car-sharing service quickly and affordably within their residential area.

Seoul City plans to diversify the purposes of this Local Shared Car by expanding the business model into 'Apartment Shared Car,' 'Neighborhood Shared Car,' and 'Business Shared Car.'

First, focusing on residential areas such as apartments, the city is actively promoting the Apartment Shared Car project to alleviate severe parking shortages. When apartment resident representative committees or management offices provide Nanum Car parking spaces, residents can use the vehicles at a 30-40% discounted price.

Currently, pilot projects for Local Shared Cars are successfully underway in apartment complexes such as Wangsimni KCC Switzen, Mapo Hangang Prugio, and Sangam World Cup Park Apartments, and more than 100 Apartment Shared Cars are expected to be introduced throughout Seoul in the future.

The Local Shared Car project, also called Neighborhood Shared Car, will be expanded in residential areas such as housing districts and villa neighborhoods. Providers of parking spaces receive up to a 50% discount, neighborhood residents get a 20% discount, and an additional 5-10% discount is offered for electric vehicle applications or bulk parking space provision.

Additionally, each autonomous district will convert a total of 100 resident parking spaces (4 per district) into shared parking spaces, and local residents using these vehicles will receive a 30% discount.

To expand Business Shared Cars for company work, eight vehicles have been introduced on a trial basis at Seoul City Hall, with plans to actively expand to autonomous districts and public institutions to replace company vehicles. Business Shared Cars will also be expanded targeting major business districts in the city center such as Magok Industrial Complex, Sangam DMC, and Guro Digital Complex, and corporations can apply for use.

Hwang Bo-yeon, Director of Urban Transportation at Seoul City, said, "To increase satisfaction with Nanum Car usage, we will focus on qualitative growth rather than quantitative growth," adding, "We hope to create a new trend in car-sharing culture by becoming a community-centered shared vehicle platform."

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