Flexible leasing for Ugandan used cars to bypass high import duties and upfront costs.
Ugandan automotive businesses are burdened by 60% import duties on vehicles, making new cars unaffordable and forcing them to sell low-quality used imports.
Dealers list vehicles for lease; AI matches with credit-scored buyers seeking affordable payments. Automates contracts, payments, and collections tailored to Uganda's economy. Enables volume sales of used imports via leasing model.
Car importers, dealerships, and sellers in Uganda's automotive sector
Built-in URA-compliant duty adjustment in lease pricing + local mobile money integration.
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List used imports with custom lease terms.
Quick AI credit assessment using local data.
Auto-pair buyers/sellers based on prefs.
URA-legal lease PDFs with e-sign.
Auto-split payments via MTN MoMo/Stripe.
Track active leases, defaults, earnings.
Notify on missed payments.
Upload inventory CSV.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| role | text | No |
| phone | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| seller_id | uuid | No |
| monthly_rate | int | No |
| duration_months | int | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| listing_id | uuid | No |
| buyer_id | uuid | No |
| start_date | timestamp | No |
| next_payment | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/listingsCreate lease listing
/api/listingsBrowse available leases
/api/applications/:idApply to listing
/api/leases/:id/contractGenerate contract
/api/payments/webhookHandle payments
No payments
5 active leases
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 60 | 4% | $96 | $1,152 |
| Month 6 | 400 | 8% | $1,280 | $15,360 |
Affordable payments for buyers, steady income for sellers – tailored for Uganda imports.
Post in Uganda Used Cars FB marketplace offering free listings to first 3 dealers. Partner with 1 microfinance for buyer referrals. Cold call 5 from Jiji.ug top sellers.
Mobile credit
No vehicle-specific leasing
End-to-end lease marketplace with duty pricing
Data from lease performance builds better matching/credit models.
Economic pressures + mobile money growth (90% adoption) perfect for leasing surge.
Lease contract disputes
Lawyer-vetted templates + escrow
Payment defaults
Strict credit + insurance partners
MoMo integration fails
Stripe fallback
Success: 6 want MVP access
Success: All complete
Success: 20 listings
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