Arval launches Car Sharing app in Romania

Arval Group launched on the Romanian marked a mobile car sharing application exclusively dedicated to companies, which focuses on the comfort and mobility of employees. The Arval Car Sharing app, like other apps in the Arval portfolio, helps fleet managers to streamline fleet costs and provide employees cars they can easily share.

According to the Arval Mobility Observatory – Fleet and Mobility Barometer 2023 (an annual survey conducted in Romania and worldwide by BNP Paribas Group, of which Arval Service Lease Romania is part), 64% of companies in Romania have already implemented at least one mobility system for their employees, while 90% of them have planned investments or intend to invest in such sustainable mobility solutions. Following European trends, the most widespread mobility solutions in Romania are public transport and car sharing.

“The solutions that Arval Romania offers generally focus on optimizing fleet management through sustainable mobility solutions. With Arval Car Sharing we complete Arval’s mobility product portfolio with added benefits for the end users, the employees of the particular companies. While a fleet manager has real-time access to relevant data that will help shape a dynamic and efficient company fleet architecture, employees enjoy a seamless experience, needing only their mobile phone to book, unlock and start a car. We are also talking about a high-end product that was developed by BNP Paribas and refined over time in European markets, which means that now, at the time of the launch in Romania, Arval Car Sharing is a modern solution that has proven its viability in more than 10 countries. We are glad that we can offer it to companies in Romania and that we completed our offer of sustainable mobility solutions with this app“, said Roxana Lupescu, General Manager Arval Romania.

The mobile phone on which the app is installed becomes both a booking platform and a car ‘key’ because the cars in the fleet can be unlocked, started and locked again from the app. This reduces the bureaucracy traditionally associated with the process of using fleet cars and exponentially increases ease of use.

Arval Car Sharing is already in use in several European countries, with over 22,000 registered users using the app on a regular basis.

In Romania, Arval Car Sharing is available from 15 March 2024.