Car ownership, the Glossary
Car ownership is the ownership of a car.[1]
Table of Contents
30 relations: Car, Car rental, Carsharing, Certificate of Entitlement, Department of motor vehicles, Discounts and allowances, Driver's license, Economics of car use, Franchising, Hire purchase, History of the automobile, Kei car, Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin, Micromobility, Modal share, Motor vehicle registration, Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, Odometer, Ownership, Shared transport, Singapore, Singapore dollar, Societal impacts of cars, Take-home vehicle, Title (property), United States, Vehicle for hire, Vehicle identification number, Vehicle insurance, Vehicle leasing.
Car
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels.
Car rental
A car rental, hire car or car hire agency is a company that rents automobiles for short periods of time to the public, generally ranging from a few hours to a few weeks.
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Carsharing
Carsharing or car sharing (AU, NZ, CA, TH, & US) or car clubs (UK) is a model of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour.
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Certificate of Entitlement
The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) is the quota licence for owning a vehicle in Singapore.
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Department of motor vehicles
A department of motor vehicles (DMV) is a government agency that administers motor vehicle registration and driver licensing.
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Discounts and allowances
Discounts and allowances are reductions to a basic price of goods or services.
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Driver's license
A driver's license, driving licence, or driving permit is a legal authorization, or the official document confirming such an authorization, for a specific individual to operate one or more types of motorized vehicles—such as motorcycles, cars, trucks, or buses—on a public road.
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Economics of car use
Compared to other popular modes of passenger transportation, the car has a relatively high cost per person-distance traveled.
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Franchising
Franchising is based on a marketing concept which can be adopted by an organization as a strategy for business expansion.
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Hire purchase
A hire purchase (HP), also known as an installment plan, is an arrangement whereby a customer agrees to a contract to acquire an asset by paying an initial installment (e.g., 40% of the total) and repaying the balance of the price of the asset plus interest over a period of time.
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History of the automobile
Crude ideas and designs of automobiles can be traced back to ancient and medieval times.
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Kei car
Kei car is the smallest category of Japanese, expressway-legal motor vehicles.
Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin
A Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin (MCO), also known as a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin (MSO), is a specified document certifying the country of origin of the merchandise required by certain foreign countries for tariff purposes.
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Micromobility
Micromobility refers to a range of small, lightweight vehicles, driven by users personally.
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A modal share (also called mode split, mode-share, or modal split) is the percentage of travelers using a particular type of transportation or number of trips using said type.
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Motor vehicle registration
Motor vehicle registration is the registration of a motor vehicle with a government authority, either compulsory or otherwise.
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Neighborhood Electric Vehicle
A Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) is a U.S. category for battery electric vehicles that are usually built to have a top speed of, and have a maximum loaded weight of.
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Odometer
An odometer or odograph is an instrument used for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle, such as a bicycle or car.
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Ownership
Ownership is the state or fact of legal possession and control over property, which may be any asset, tangible or intangible.
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Shared transport or shared mobility is a transportation system where travelers share a vehicle either simultaneously as a group (e.g. ride-sharing) or over time (e.g. carsharing or bike sharing) as personal rental, and in the process share the cost of the journey, thus purportedly creating a hybrid between private vehicle use and mass or public transport.
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Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.
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Singapore dollar
The Singapore dollar (sign: S$; code: SGD) is the official currency of the Republic of Singapore.
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Societal impacts of cars
Since the start of the twentieth century, the role of cars has become highly important, though controversial.
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Take-home vehicle
A company car is a vehicle which companies or organizations lease or own and which employees use for their personal and business travel.
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Title (property)
In property law, title is an intangible construct representing a bundle of rights in (to) a piece of property in which a party may own either a legal interest or equitable interest.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Vehicle for hire
A vehicle for hire is a vehicle providing private transport or shared transport for a fee, in which passengers are generally free to choose their points or approximate points of origin and destination, unlike public transport, and which they do not drive themselves, as in car rental and carsharing.
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Vehicle identification number
A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the International Organization for Standardization in ISO 3779 (content and structure) and ISO 4030 (location and attachment).
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Vehicle insurance
Vehicle insurance (also known as car insurance, motor insurance, or auto insurance) is insurance for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and other road vehicles.
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Vehicle leasing
Vehicle leasing is the leasing (or the use) of a motor vehicle for a fixed period of time at an agreed amount of money for the lease.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_ownership
Also known as Automobile ownership, Personal automobile, Proof-of-parking, Vehicle ownership models.