{"id":179395,"date":"2025-12-18T10:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=179395"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:38:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:38:01","slug":"arval-athlon-talks-point-to-a-new-2-3-million-vehicle-leasing-giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2025\/12\/18\/arval-athlon-talks-point-to-a-new-2-3-million-vehicle-leasing-giant\/","title":{"rendered":"Gesprekken tussen Arval en Athlon wijzen op een nieuwe leasegigant met 2,3 miljoen voertuigen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>De aankondiging in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/12\/18\/3207445\/0\/en\/BNP-PARIBAS-BUILDING-THE-EUROPEAN-CO-LEADER-IN-FULL-SERVICE-VEHICLE-LEASING-EXCLUSIVE-NEGOTIATIONS-BETWEEN-ARVAL-AND-MERCEDES-BENZ-GROUP-FOR-THE-ACQUISITION-OF-ATHLON.html\">een officieel persbericht<\/a> Het nieuws van 18 december dat Arval, een dochteronderneming van BNP Paribas, exclusieve onderhandelingen 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