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On January 18, Xiaoju car clothes held a new year's "together" activity. During this period, Chen Ting, general manager of Xiaoju car service, said that in 2019, the whole car industry encountered many challenges, such as yin-yang contracts, multiple fees, low rental rate, etc. Xiaoju car service has been how to reduce industry costs, improve efficiency, provide better services for drivers and provide safe, cheap, flexible and attentive user services. Chen Ting, general manager of Xiaoju car service, said, "a user needs to go through many links in the process of using a car, from buying and renting a car to maintaining a car, fueling and charging. For the past automobile industry, each link involves various expensive costs, such as pulling a new car, operating, etc., so it creates a high cost for the whole industry. Xiaoju car service hopes to reduce the cost of repeated expenditure through the management of the whole life cycle of the car, so that users can use the car more cheaply. " Chen also said Xiaoju car service hopes to provide users with a more flexible car rental environment, which can be used at any time, anywhere, rent, buy and return at any time. "We hope that in the future, users don't need to own a car, but let a car follow the use environment. If a user wants a car in Hangzhou today, they will have a car. If they go to Beijing tomorrow, they can still use a car in Beijing." Chen Ting said. In August 2019, Xiaoju car service said that it would suspend the business of "purchasing by rent" nationwide, and provide more flexible car rental schemes such as flexible rental and purchase, flexible rental and refund. The driver can inform the rental company 15 days in advance after one month's rental, and can return the car without any responsibility. At the open day event, Chen explained why he suspended the hire purchase service. "It's a very common way for individuals to buy cars by renting and buying cars on behalf of others. However, online car Hailing drivers rent cars mainly for the purpose of receiving orders and making money. The driver's income fluctuates, but the contract of renting and buying cars on behalf of others is usually signed for three years." This form may bring risks and hidden dangers to the drivers of online car Hailing. From 2017 to 2019, Yang Jun, deputy general manager of Xiaoju car service, won many users through the form of "rent and purchase", but also received many complaints and help from online car Hailing drivers. For example, some drivers want to quit because their income drops in some months and their repayment pressure increases due to the weak and busy season. However, according to the terms of the contract, it is difficult for the driver to return the down payment previously paid if he / she regrets halfway. Yang Jun, deputy general manager of Xiaoju car service, thinks, "for drivers, a car is a big investment, and the down payment and liquidated damages of renting and purchasing on behalf of others will bring a lot of economic losses to a family; for leasing companies, the back of each car also bears a high cost of capital and operation, once the driver breaks the supply and returns the car, it will affect the operation of leasing companies." Therefore, Xiaoju car service suspended the service of "rent and purchase". Small orange car service includes small orange car rental, small orange car, small orange charging, small orange refueling and other businesses. In 2019, Xiaoju car service rented more than 500000 cars, with a rental rate of more than 80%. The daily average order for charging and refueling of Xiaoju energy is nearly 450000, and the annual charging degree of Xiaoju by the end of 2019 is 1.2 billion degrees. Xiaoju has provided 240000 cars in total and signed cooperation with 39 insurance companies, covering nearly 450000 cars.