[17] Leased assets

Leased assets

in € million

2023

2022

Balance as at Jan. 1

1,367.7

1,391.5

Gross carrying amount as at Jan. 1

2,004.4

2,052.3

Accumulated depreciation as at Jan. 1

–636.6

–660.7

 

 

 

Group changes

6.7

Currency translation adjustments

6.6

–13.2

Additions

608.9

514.7

Disposals1

–190.3

–176.0

Depreciation

–344.4

–340.6

Impairment

–0.4

–8.7

 

 

 

Balance as at Dec. 31

1,454.9

1,367.7

Gross carrying amount as at Dec. 31

2,075.1

2,004.4

Accumulated depreciation as at Dec. 31

–620.3

–636.6

1

Contains reclassifications to assets held for sale

Leased assets are attributable exclusively to the Industrial Trucks & Services segment and mainly relate to industrial trucks that are provided for use to external customers under operating leases in the direct lease business or as part of the indirect lease business.

In the direct lease business, industrial trucks with a carrying amount of €1,199.4 million (December 31, 2022: €1,077.3 million) were provided to customers for their use. The indirect lease business resulted in assets with a carrying amount of €255.5 million (December 31, 2022: €290.4 million).

As at December 31, 2023, leased assets of €499.3 million (December 31, 2022: €492.0 million) were available as collateral in connection with the financing of the lease business. The liabilities resulting from the related finance transactions are recognized under liabilities from lease business (securitizations).

Leased assets resulted in future lease payments expected to be paid by customers under operating leases amounting to €1,179.7 million (December 31, 2022: €1,035.2 million). The maturity structure of these expected future payments in the lease business is shown in the following table:

Expected future payments from lease business

in € million

2023

2022

Payments from lease business

1,179.7

1,035.2

due within one year

443.0

397.5

due in one to two years

312.1

287.1

due in two to three years

212.3

186.4

due in three to four years

133.2

107.9

due in four to five years

66.4

45.6

due in more than five years

12.6

10.7

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