New Key Milestone in Europcar Mobility Group’s “Connected Vehicles” Program
06 Avril 2021 - 6:44PM
Business Wire
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH FREE2MOVE -
STELLANTIS GROUP - WHICH ENABLES DIRECT ACCESS TO VEHICLE
DATA, FOR AN ENHANCED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND BETTER FLEET
MANAGEMENT CAPACITIES
Regulatory News:
Europcar Mobility Group (Paris:EUCAR) announces today that it
is accelerating the roll-out of its “Connected vehicles” program,
while significantly strengthening its technological backbone. After
Telefonica and Geotab in October 2020, Free2Move joins the program,
simplifying access to data of Peugeot, Citroën, Opel, Vauxhall, DS
vehicles - and soon other Stellantis brands.
Through this international partnership, Free2Move will provide
the Group with seamless access to vehicle telemetry data such as
geolocation, fuel level, mileage and maintenance alerts in
accordance with data protection regulations.
As a key component of Europcar Mobility Group’s “Connected
Vehicles” program, this data will be processed to help improve
customer experience and optimize business applications, as well as
internal processes such as fleet inventory management, vehicle
delivery and collection, vehicle maintenance, vehicle return, and
more…
Olivier Baldassari, Europcar Mobility Group Chief Countries
& Operations Officer, comments:
“I would like to thank Free2Move, a mobility brand of
Stellantis, for being the first frontline player of the OEMs
ecosystem to join our Connected Vehicles’ program and for giving us
the possibility to be directly plugged to their vehicles. This
strategic partnership is a key milestone in our roadmap and will
allow us to strongly accelerate its implementation, as we no longer
need to install and setup aftermarket devices in the Peugeot,
Citroën, DS, Opel and Vauxhall vehicles, and soon in all Stellantis
cars which are part of our fleet.
Our ambition is to have 100% of our vehicles connected in 2023.
But connectivity is only one side of the coin: what truly matters,
in the end, is how we leverage direct access to vehicle data and
turn it into an operational excellence and customer value creation
driver.”
Brigitte Courtehoux, Free2Move Brand CEO, adds:
"Free2Move, as a Data Service provider, brings not only the
best, connected services for our Business Customers to help them
reduce their costs, but also offers complementary value-added
services for their own clients. We are happy to support Europcar
Mobility Group in the project of having its fleet 100% connected in
2023."
About Europcar Mobility Group
Europcar Mobility Group is a major player in mobility markets
and listed on Euronext Paris. The mission of Europcar Mobility
Group is to be the preferred “Mobility Service Company” by offering
attractive alternatives to vehicle ownership, with a wide range of
mobility-related services and solutions: from car rental and light
commercial vehicle rental to car-sharing. Customers’ satisfaction
is at the heart of the Group’s mission and all of its employees and
this commitment fuels the continuous development of new services.
Europcar Mobility Group operates through a diversified portfolio of
brands meeting every customer specific need and use cases, be it
for 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week or longer; its 4 major brands being:
Europcar® - the European leader of car rental and light commercial
vehicle rental, Goldcar® - the low-cost car-rental Leader in
Europe, InterRent® – ‘mid-tier’ car rental and Ubeeqo® – a 24/7 and
100% digital service in urban environments (BtoB, BtoC). Europcar
Mobility Group delivers its mobility solutions worldwide solutions
through an extensive network in over 140 countries (including
wholly owned subsidiaries – 18 in Europe, 1 in the USA, 2 in
Australia and New Zealand – completed by franchises and
partners).
Further details on our website:
www.europcar-mobility-group.com
About Free2Move
Since September 2016, Free2Move, a Stellantis brand, has been
bringing together a range of new mobility services to satisfy the
different mobility needs of its private and business customers
whether for 1 hour, 1 day, 1 month or more. Users have access on a
single platform to a car-sharing service, short and medium or
long-term rental, as well as solutions to support the energy
transition and fleet management for professionals. They can also
access charging stations, VTC drivers and book parking spaces.
Today, Free2Move is present in 170 countries and has 1.2 million
active and convinced customers.
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Europcar Mobility Group
contacts Valérie Sauteret -
valerie.sauteret@europcar.com Vincent Vevaud -
vincent.vevaud@europcar.com Judith Grandcoing –
judith.grandcoing@publicisconsultants.com
Free2Move contact Aurélie
Denizanne – aurelie.denizanne@free2move.com