Movacar: Successful vehicle overpasses for car rental companies and private travelers
Movacar: Successful vehicle overpasses for car rental companies and private travelers
When the two experienced managers from the rental car industry Eustach von Wulffen and Karl Markiewicz founded their startup Movacar in 2019, they had a simple and equally convincing business idea: Transfer transfers from car lending to private travelers as one-way travel option for only EUR 1. "Our motto 'a way. A car. A car. A euro.' From the beginning, all relevant partners and investors convinced," says Eustach of Wulffen, "because we offered our clients such as Sixt, Europcar or Enterprise the chance to reduce their fleet rebalancing costs. B. “
The promising start of Movacar was messed up by the Corona Pandemie after a year. At first the need for rental cars collapsed completely, and when he slowly rose again with the loosening of the measures, it was lacking due to disturbed supply chains on available vehicles. But in the course of 2022 the crowdsourcing idea from Movacar picked up speed again. The number of registered users rose month after month and the relaunch of the Movacar app in the summer of 2023 brought the young company another push.
Movacar has established itself particularly successfully in the Camper van Transfers segment. The Movacar Crowd use distributors such as roadsurfers to optimally distribute their motorhomes over their branch network across Europe, while spontaneous travelers can travel across the continent for free. The smart travel option of the "1 euro camper" then also ensured persistent media interest-including the Pro7 magazine Galileo, the "Autobild" or in March 2024 of the magazine "Auto Motor Sport".
"Overall, we have moved over 11,000 vehicles from A to B since the introduction of the crowd idea, and all relevant company indicators develop very gratifying," reports Movacar-Co-Founder Karl Markiewicz. But the two founders did not want to rest on the success of the 1 euro rental car. Because the need for vehicle overpasses on your own axis continues to rise.
No matter whether for car manufacturers, retailers, fleet operators or mobility providers, the shortage of skilled workers is becoming increasingly difficult to reliably carry out vehicle transfers. Short -term trips to rather remote destinations cannot always be marketed to private travelers. In autumn 2023, the Movacar Founder therefore started a platform for commercial vehicle overpasses with Movacar Pro.
For professional drivers, Movacar Pro offers numerous added value compared to the competition. The digital handling of all processes via the app saves time, and with the intelligent tour planner, the drivers have the opportunity to book seamless connection orders to avoid empty trips and increase their earning opportunities.
A special plus for the clients of the transfers is customer care. Movacar appears to the drivers as the client and ensures punctual delivery of the vehicles. In order to permanently ensure the delivery loyalty and to optimally look after both drivers and customers, Movacar has established a committed support team and smart tools for quality assurance.
"The Movacar vehicle overfunction encounter lively interest," says Mirko Häner, who took over the Business Development area at Movacar in February 2024. "In the meantime, many hundred drivers have been registered on the platform, thousands of orders have been handled and the interest of new clients such as car dealership chains, manufacturers, landlords and other mobility providers is increasing. Our new customers will find the crowd concept and all-round carefree customer support. Effort in the organization of transfers - an absolute unique selling point in the market. ”
Contact at Movacar: Mirko Häner: mirko@movacar.com, Tel: +49 178 262 3256 More information:
Table:
| Year | Number of vehicles from A to B |
| —— | —————————- |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11,000 |
| 2024 | - |
Source: target mobility GmbH/ots