PSA Peugeot Citroën Invests in Wedrive Commuter Carsharing Start-up
14 Oktober 2014 - 10:43AM
Business Wire
- PSA Peugeot Citroën is a shareholder
of Wedrive, the first commuter carsharing service based on creating
mobile communities
Regulatory News:
First partner of Wedrive, PSA Peugeot Citroën (Paris:UG) is
making an investment and strengthens its position as a key player
in sustainable mobility. With Wedrive, PSA Peugeot Citroën joins a
fresh response to new trends in vehicle use and strengthening its
position as a major player in sustainable mobility.
Wedrive is a carsharing service designed to facilitate
commuters’ daily journey to and from work. Its unique technology
allows users to join a personalised transport community of
colleagues, neighbours and friends who travel the same route,
providing many more opportunities to car pool.
Accessible via iPhone, Android and BlackBerry, this innovative
smartphone service brings essential flexibility and fluidity to the
daily commute. Wedrive makes it easy to find drivers or passengers
for the morning journey, contact and meet them, organise the return
journey and share expenses.
“We were above all convinced by Wedrive’s technology,” said
Brigitte Courtehoux, Director of Vehicles and Connected Services
Business Unit PSA Peugeot Citroën, “which provides users with a
daily travel solution based on social network-type communications.
This innovative solution is perfectly aligned with today’s big
sharing economy trend. We think that this everyday user application
has much greater potential than an occasional carsharing service
can offer and we estimate that there are up to 50 million potential
users in Europe.”
Cédric Nicolas, Founder of Wedrive, said: “The partnership with
PSA Peugeot Citroën has enabled us to scale up our service to
launch it nationwide since September 2014, and then potentially
internationally. It means Wedrive could be integrated into other
PSA Peugeot Citroën mobility solutions, and we are delighted about
the opportunities this will open up.”
PSA Peugeot Citroën has been engaged since 2009 in the new
mobility market with the offer of short-term rental MU /Peugeot
Rent which now has a fleet of over 5000 vehicles in Europe. PSA
Peugeot Citroën also offers the multi portal-modal Multicity
Citroën and supply of carsharing in enterprises Share Your Fleet.
The Group also provides for certain products in its range the car
sharing technology VU Log.
About PSA Peugeot CitroënWith its three world-renowned
brands, DS, Peugeot and Citroën, PSA Peugeot Citroën sold 2.8
million vehicles worldwide in 2013, of which 42% outside Europe.
The second largest carmaker in Europe, PSA Peugeot Citroën recorded
sales and revenue of €54 billion in 2013. The Groupe is the
European leader in terms of CO emissions, with an average of 115,9
grams of CO2/km in 2013.PSA Peugeot Citroën has sales operations in
160 countries. It is also involved in financing activities (Banque
PSA Finance) and automotive equipment (Faurecia).For more
information, please visit www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com
About WedriveWith its unique local transport network
concept, Wedrive aims to make carpooling a legitimate, reliable
third option – in addition to solo driving and public transport –
available to everyone worldwide for regular commutes to and from
work.Wedrive is the trade name of Ville Fluide SAS, a French
company founded in 2008 by Cédric Nicolas.www.wedrive.mobi
Media ContactsPSA Peugeot
CitroënCaroline Brugier-Corbiere, +33(0)1 40 66 58
54caroline.brugier-corbiere@mpsa.comorWedriveStéphanie
Gentilhomme, + 33(0)6 84 61 62
68stephaniegentilhomme@rendezvous-rp.comorMarion Vanbelle, +33(0)6
03 11 90 18marion@rendezvous-rp.com
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