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Toyota Begins Alliance with Grab Ride-Hailing Service
The stampede to cooperation with car sharing companies began with GM’s acquisition of Lyft – a Uber competitor – for $500 million in January of 2016. This was a surprising move to some – including automakers – who were out of touch with what was long derided as a moribund company., but was moving fast post-bankruptcy with a new generation of leaders. Continue reading
Maven Debuts “Elevated” Car Sharing in Baltimore
In 14 months, Maven has expanded to 17 cities in the U.S. and Canada: Ann Arbor, Michigan; Atlanta; Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; Jersey City, New Jersey; Nashville, Tennessee; New York City; Orlando, Florida; Phoenix; San Diego; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.; and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Continue reading
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Maven Launches City Car Sharing in Atlanta
The growth is impressive and part of a growing trend that threatens the traditional auto industry business model Continue reading
Posted in marketing, news analysis, transportation
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, city car sharing, GM, Ken Zino, Maven, shared mobility
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