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Volkswagen, Ford to exit auto finance business in India - sources

NEW DELHI, June 11 (Reuters) - The auto financing arms of Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co plan to st

Volkswagen, Ford to exit auto finance business in India - sources

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Our team continues to service our existing book of business,\" the spokesperson said, adding that 25%-30% of its dealers do business with Ford Credit.</p>\n<p>(Reporting by Aditi Shah; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani and Louise Heavens)</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"F":"福特汽车"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2142034002","content_text":"NEW DELHI, June 11 (Reuters) - The auto financing arms of Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co plan to stop giving new credit to car buyers and dealers in India and will exit from the country, sources aware of the development told Reuters.\nVolkswagen Finance Private Ltd, the German carmaker's finance arm, stopped giving loans to car buyers in India last year and in May told dealers of all VW brands, which includes Volkswagen, Skoda and Audi, to find other financing, two sources with direct knowledge of the talks said.\nAs some customers failed to make repayments, the finance unit has suffered losses, and will close for business by Dec. 31, the sources said.\nMore than 50% of Volkswagen group dealers use credit from the finance arm, they said.\nVolkswagen Finance Private Ltd said in a statement that it had acquired a major stake in Indian loan brokerage portal KUWY Technologies to service its retail customers.\nIt is in talks with dealers and will review its business strategy by the end of the year, the company said.\nThe auto finance arms are classified as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and they compete with banks for providing credit. 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