Free2Move
{{Short description|French car sharing company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox company
| logo =
| image = Free2Move car for car sharing in Clarendon.jpg
| image_caption = A Free2Move vehicle in Clarendon, Virginia, U.S.
| predecessor = TravelCar
Share Now
DriveNow
| hq_location_city = Paris
| hq_location_country = France
| num_locations = 16 cities, 170 countries
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Carlos Tavares
| products = Carsharing service
| owner = Stellantis (2021–present)
PSA Group (2016–2021)
| num_employees = 150
| parent = Stellantis
| website = {{URL|https://www.free2move.com/en-US/}}
}}
Free2Move is a French company based in Paris, subsidiary of Stellantis, founded in 2016, offering a car-sharing service in 16 cities around the world, including Washington D.C., Paris and Berlin.{{Cite web |title=Pour son 5ème anniversaire Free2Move s'impose comme une nouvelle " marketplace " et confirme son modèle de croissance ! |url=https://www.free2move.com/fr-FR/presse/Communique-de-presse-16-09-2021 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.free2move.com |language=fr-FR}}
Free2Move Carsharing Solutions Inc, formerly PSA North America Carsharing Solutions Inc, is Free2Move's U.S. subsidiary, initially located in Atlanta, Georgia, before being relocated into the Stellantis North America headquarters in Detroit, Michigan.
History
= 2016: Creation by PSA Group =
On 28 September 2016, Carlos Tavares, CEO of the PSA Peugeot-Citroën Group, announced the launch of Free2Move. This new brand federates, through a platform, all new mobility services to satisfy the different travel needs of its 15 million customers.{{Cite journal |last=Verdevoye |first=Alain-Gabriel |date=28 September 2016 |title=Carlos Tavares, constructeur automobile ou fournisseur de mobilité? |url=https://www.challenges.fr/entreprise/industrie-automobile/carlos-tavares-constructeur-automobile-ou-fournisseur-de-mobilite_429418 |journal=Challenges |page=}}
= 2017: Acquisition of TravelCar and expansion into the US =
In 2017, the French group PSA Peugeot-Citroën acquired 22% of the French start-up TravelCar, founded by Ahmed Mhiri, before increasing its stake to 99% in 2019, integrating it into Free2Move in 2020.{{cite web|access-date=2019-02-07 |date=7 February 2019 |title=PSA acquiert la start-up TravelCar |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/psa-acquiert-la-start-up-travelcar-20190207 |website=FIGARO}}{{cite web|access-date=2024-12-27 |date=29 July 2020 |language=fr |title=Services de mobilité: Free2Move, la marque de PSA, devient une société à part entière |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/services-de-mobilite-free2move-la-marque-de-psa-devient-une-societe-a-part-entiere-20200729 |website=Le Figaro}} In the same year, PSA took over GHM Mobile Development's entire stake in the German start-up CarJump, which develops a car-sharing solutions application. Its director, Michel Stumpe, will continue to manage the application, which will be integrated into Free2Move.{{Cite web |title=Carjump Becomes Free2Move |url=https://www.free2move.com/en-US/blog/carjump-becomes-free2move |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.free2move.com |language=en-US}}
On 25 October 2018, PSA Group (Peugeot-Citroën) made its return to the US official with the launch of Free2Move in Washington with its subsidiary PSA North America Carsharing Solutions, Inc. Until the group's vehicles are approved, the service will offer cars from Chevrolet.{{Cite journal |date=25 October 2018 |title=PSA revient aux États-Unis en déployant une flotte de voitures partagées à Washington |url=https://abonnes.lemonde.fr/automobile/article/2018/10/25/psa-revient-aux-etats-unis-en-deployant-une-flotte-de-voitures-partagees-a-washington_5374650_1654940.html |journal=Le Monde.fr |language=fr-FR |access-date=28 October 2018}} Germany's Michel Stumpe appointed head of PSA North America's Carsharing Solutions division.{{Cite journal |date=26 October 2018 |title=PSA à la conquête de Washington avec son service d'autopartage |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/tourisme-transport/psa-a-la-conquete-de-washington-avec-son-service-dautopartage-143161 |journal=Les Echos |language=fr |access-date=2024-12-27}}
= 2022: acquisition of Share Now =
In 2020, Free2Move had almost 1.2 million customers worldwide and is present in 170 countries.{{Cite web |date=29 July 2020 |title=Services de mobilité: Free2Move, la marque de PSA, devient une société à part entière |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/services-de-mobilite-free2move-la-marque-de-psa-devient-une-societe-a-part-entiere-20200729 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Le Figaro |language=fr}} In 2022, Stellantis (formerly PSA and Fiat-Chrysler) acquired the German carsharing company Share Now (formerly Car2go and DriveNow), the European leader in the sector formed by BMW and Mercedes-Benz, which was making heavy losses. The company is gradually integrated into Free2Move.{{Cite web |date=3 May 2022 |title=Stellantis will buy car-sharing business from BMW, Mercedes |url=https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/stellantis-will-buy-car-sharing-business-bmw-mercedes |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Automotive News Europe |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=3 May 2022 |title=Stellantis faces tough task to be 'Amazon of mobility' |url=https://europe.autonews.com/blogs/will-stellantis-be-amazon-mobility-after-buying-share-now-bmw-and-mercedes |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Automotive News Europe |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.free2move.com/}}
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