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Clyde gains new leadership and expands its EV subscription

A new phase begins at Clyde, because Daniel Billo takes over the EV subscription provider. At the same time, business with battery electric used cars is growing clearly. The AMAG subsidiary therefore positions itself as a platform for flexible entry into electric mobility.
Daniel Billo führt die E-Auto-Abo-Anbieterin Clyde seit dem 3. August 2026
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THE KEY POINTS IN BRIEF
• Daniel Billo has led EV subscription provider Clyde since 3 August 2026
• The battery electric used car segment grew by over 100% according to company figures
• BEV registrations rose by 15.6% in 2025 and by 18.1% in the first half of 2026

Clyde gains new lead­er­ship and expands its EV sub­scrip­tion. Daniel Bil­lo took over the man­age­ment of the com­pa­ny on 3 August 2026. He there­fore steers the next devel­op­ment phase of the EV mobil­i­ty provider. Indeed, Clyde is evolv­ing from a for­mer start­up into a plat­form with­in the AMAG Group. Accord­ing to the com­pa­ny, the goal remains unchanged: the sim­plest pos­si­ble entry into elec­tric mobil­i­ty.

Daniel Billo connects car retail and flexible mobility models

Bil­lo brings many years of expe­ri­ence from trade and retail with­in the AMAG Group. He there­fore knows the clas­sic vehi­cle busi­ness as well as new mobil­i­ty mod­els. He now wants to link both worlds more close­ly togeth­er. The fur­ther expan­sion of the EV sub­scrip­tion comes first. In addi­tion, bat­tery elec­tric used cars should fea­ture more strong­ly at the point of sale. Final­ly, Clyde is tar­get­ing new cus­tomer groups who have hes­i­tat­ed so far.

Battery electric used cars grow by more than 100 per cent

Clyde does not only offer new vehi­cles on sub­scrip­tion. Instead, the com­pa­ny also lists bat­tery elec­tric used cars. This notice­ably extends the life cycle of exist­ing elec­tric cars. At the same time, a bridge emerges between new and used car busi­ness. Accord­ing to the com­pa­ny, this seg­ment grew by over 100 per cent with­in one year. How­ev­er, Clyde does not dis­close absolute fig­ures.

BEV registrations in Switzerland support the subscription model

The mar­ket pro­vides a tail­wind for flex­i­ble offers. Accord­ing to Swiss eMo­bil­i­ty and ASTRA, BEV reg­is­tra­tions rose by 15.6 per cent in 2025. In the first half of 2026, they gained a fur­ther 18.1 per cent. Con­se­quent­ly, demand for low-thresh­old entry mod­els is also grow­ing. A sub­scrip­tion bun­dles vehi­cle, insur­ance and ser­vic­ing into one month­ly rate. Cus­tomers there­fore avoid buy­ing a vehi­cle out­right.

Clyde evolves from startup to AMAG subsidiary

AMAG Import AG found­ed Clyde in 2019 in its Inno­va­tion & Ven­ture LAB. The shift towards a pure­ly elec­tric mobil­i­ty provider began in ear­ly 2022. Since 2024, the fleet has run ful­ly elec­tric. In June 2026, the inte­gra­tion into AMAG Leas­ing AG fol­lowed. The group there­fore bun­dles flex­i­ble mobil­i­ty mod­els under one roof. Clyde Mobil­i­ty has its reg­is­tered office in Cham, can­ton of Zug.

Subscription models reshape the Swiss vehicle market

Car sub­scrip­tions sit between leas­ing and rental. They usu­al­ly run on a month­ly notice peri­od or with a short min­i­mum term. Cus­tomers there­fore car­ry no resid­ual val­ue risk. That risk stays with the provider, which mat­ters par­tic­u­lar­ly with elec­tric cars. After all, bat­tery tech­nol­o­gy and prices con­tin­ue to move quick­ly. Providers such as Clyde thus absorb part of the mar­ket uncer­tain­ty.

What is Clyde?

Clyde is a Swiss provider of car sub­scrip­tions for elec­tric vehi­cles. AMAG Import AG found­ed the com­pa­ny in 2019. Since June 2026, Clyde has belonged to AMAG Leas­ing AG.

Daniel Bil­lo has led Clyde since 3 August 2026. He pre­vi­ous­ly worked in car retail with­in the AMAG Group.

Cus­tomers pay a month­ly rate for a vehi­cle. This rate usu­al­ly cov­ers insur­ance, ser­vic­ing and tax­es. A pur­chase or leas­ing con­tract is there­fore unnec­es­sary.

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