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For HR and global mobility teams sending an assignee to Germany, procurement and finance teams who want one supplier and one invoice instead of a local contract, and EORs or their clients who employ people in Germany without a German entity.
Approval depends on the financial standing of the head office, not on a local entity, and a non-binding quote takes one to two business days. Lease terms start at 12 months and hybrid and electric cars are quoted through EcoRide.
The company signs one agreement with ExpatRide. No German entity, no co-signing of a local lease, no deposit from the employee and no Schufa record. ExpatRide places the lease with a vetted German partner, the assignee chooses the car with a Personal Car Shopper, and the company pays a fixed monthly amount for the length of the assignment.
When an employer provides a car the employee may also use privately, German payroll adds a monthly benefit in kind. Under the standard rule it is 1% of the car’s German gross list price per month, plus 0.03% of the list price per kilometer of one-way commute. A battery-electric car is taxed at 0.25% a month when the list price is 100,000 euro or less (cars acquired from 1 July 2025), and at 0.5% above that. A plug-in hybrid is taxed at 0.5% when its electric range is at least 80 km or its CO2 is 50 g/km or less. A logbook replaces the flat rate with the actual private share of costs. The same rules apply whether the company owns or leases the car.
This is general information for 2026. The client’s German payroll provider confirms the treatment; ExpatRide does not give tax advice.
A cash car allowance is taxed as salary in full. An electric lease car at 0.25% of list price is often a lower taxable benefit for the employee and a predictable cost for the company, and the car stays in the company’s sustainability reporting.
“We want to thank you for all the hard work and effort you put into getting our car! This car will help us in discovering all those beautiful spots that await us during our stay in New York.” Salvador, lease customer, New York
“Service was excellent, Nick made for a very smooth process and was there at every step to answer any questions. I was very impressed and will certainly recommend.” Scott, lease customer, Texas
Reach out to our team with basic relocation details: including the destination country, timing, vehicle preferences, and budget. Our team will guide the process from the very first step.
Once the initial questions have been addressed, we will follow up with which documents we will need to proceed. These may include:
As soon as we receive the required documents, it will take us 1-2 business days to send you a non-binding quote.
The time frame for car delivery will depend on the country. However, the faster we receive the required documents and the more flexible you are with the car make/model, the faster you will receive a vehicle.
An EU or EEA license is valid until it expires. A non-EU license is valid for six months from the date of address registration (Anmeldung), after which it must be exchanged. Licenses from the UK, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, South Africa and 28 US states are exchanged without a test; 11 US states need the theory test only; most other countries need the full theory and practical exam. A license not in German, English, French, Italian or Spanish needs a sworn translation. See the driving license rules by country before the lease starts.
Passport, driver’s license, the German address once known, and the company’s billing details. For EOR hires, the EOR’s name and who is invoiced. Send the monthly budget or the policy tier with the request and the Personal Car Shopper quotes within it.
A growing share of German requests comes from EORs and their clients. The client has no German entity, the EOR does not lease cars, and the employee cannot get credit locally. ExpatRide places the lease with its German partner, approval rests on the client’s financial standing, and the invoice goes to the EOR or to the client, as the contract says. Read more in Car Leasing for Employees Hired Through an Employer of Record.
To start, send the lease request. Shorter assignment? See Car Rental. Executive relocation? See VIP Global Mobility.
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