RENDEZ-VOUS Inc.

RENDEZ-VOUS Inc. operates a co-ownership membership service for sports and luxury cars in the Tokyo area. Rather than renting or leasing, members become owners of a shared vehicle, splitting the costs of ownership among several co-owners. The company handles the surrounding obligations itself: maintenance, insurance, taxes, registration and name changes, statutory inspections (shaken), servicing arrangements, vehicle storage and eventual resale. Members do not need to secure their own parking or garage space.

Contracts run for one year as a rule, with no automatic renewal, and typical listed terms allow up to 50 days and 5,000 km of use per year. Monthly fees cover maintenance, storage, insurance, taxes and use of the operating system, and are fixed at contract signing. Published example vehicles and monthly prices include a Porsche 718 Cayman (¥52,000/month), Ferrari California (¥76,000), Mercedes-Benz G400d (¥96,000), Porsche 911 Cabriolet (¥99,000), Aston Martin DB11 (¥100,000), Ferrari F355 (¥107,000), Ferrari Roma (¥168,000) and McLaren 750S (¥178,000), each with a ¥150,000 payment at contract signing. Prospective members apply online, attend an online briefing, pass an interview-based screening, then sign a contract and receive the car with a staff-led driving orientation; the site states that applications are being processed in order due to volume.

Alongside the core service, the company runs an official podcast featuring automotive-industry guests (including former Nissan chief designer Shiro Nakamura, Boost Capital head and former Yahoo Japan president Takao Ozawa, motor journalist Goro Okazaki, professional racing driver Tsugio Matsuda, and CAR GRAPHIC's Tetsuya Kato), plus community events such as driving lessons with professional drivers and member-only tours. Communication with prospects and members, including new-vehicle and event announcements, runs partly through an official LINE account.