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BMW and Daimler have already merged their services Car2Go and DriveNow. Now they are investing one billion euros in the joint mobility service “ShareNow” based in Berlin
The car companies Daimler Show stock market chart and BMW Show stock market chart want to invest more than one billion euros in their common mobility services. The joint venture of five joint ventures should “sustainable urban mobility for the benefit of customers” implement, said the two carmakers on Friday in Berlin. They had already merged their two car-sharing services Car2Go and DriveNow last year.
The network of five joint ventures includes Internet-based services, which can be used to network different means of transportation, travel services, parking brokerage and charging apps for e-cars. These services are said to be used by around 60 million people worldwide.
For the two existing carsharing fleet names Car2go and DriveNow there should be a transitional period to the new name ShareNow, as it was called. The merger will create up to 1000 new jobs worldwide in the coming years, including in Germany.
Now the companies want to expand their position in the competitive and growing market. The joint venture comprises five joint ventures and will be headquartered in Berlin. The areas are divided into car sharing, parking, charging stations for electric vehicles, travel planning via a mobility platform and ride-sharing services.
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