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French car maker launches mobility aggregation app in Seattle

The Free2Move service provides mobility solutions and easy interaction with a wide range of car and bike sharing providers.

October 5, 2017
French car maker launches mobility aggregation app in Seattle

With Free2Move, consumers can schedule or immediately access the transportation of their choice for a period ranging from a few minutes to several days.

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With Free2Move, consumers can schedule or immediately access the transportation of their choice for a period ranging from a few minutes to several days.

Today in Seattle, French car maker Groupe PSA has taken its latest step in the North American market with the launch of Free2Move, a smartphone-based mobility aggregation platform positioned to meet changing customer demands.

With the app, Free2Move allows users in Seattle to compare the location, characteristics and operating costs of available transportation options, including offerings from Car2Go, Zipcar then TravelCar. Free2Move will also be adding several bike sharing services over the next 60 days, including Ofo Bike, Lime Bike and Spin Bike. The service is positioned to help solve challenges from contemporary trends such as urbanization and digitalization.

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With Free2Move, consumers can schedule or immediately access the transportation of their choice for a period ranging from a few minutes to several days. The service has rapidly expanded throughout Europe and is currently available in 7 countries in France, Spain, Germany, the UK, Italy, Austria and Sweden, with 400,000 customers and some thirty operators. The launch in the U.S. represents the latest step in Groupe PSA’s “Push to Pass” global growth initiative, unveiled in April, 2016.

With its functionality and consumer ease-of-use, Free2Move will add to numerous efforts supporting The City of Seattle’s efforts to develop efficient mobility.

For more information on Free2Move, visit: https://groupe-psa.com/free2move

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