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ShiftMove expanded: Takeover of Optimum Automotive for new growth course
ShiftMove, the leading provider of fleet management software in Germany, takes over the French company Optimum Automotive and thus strengthens its position in Europe. Find out how this acquisition drives digitization and consolidation in fleet management and what advantages the innovative software offers for companies in a growing market.
ShiftMove expanded: Takeover of Optimum Automotive for new growth course
A huge coup in fleet management! ShiftMove, the German Champion for Digital Fleet Solutions, has taken over the French company Optimum Automotive! This spectacular fusion will completely revolutionize the industry and marks the next step in the digital transformation of the European fleet market.
ShiftMove, which emerged in 2023 from the powerful association of the market leaders Avrios and Vimcar, is now expanding to France with full force. For Optimum Automotive, based in the sunny state Aix-en-Provence, this deal means nothing less than the jump to a new era. With over 7,500 customers and more than 200,000 managed vehicles, optimum is one of the heavyweights in the industry.
race for the European fleet market
Why is this takeover so important? France, with terrifying ten million commercial vehicles, is the largest fleet market in Europe! Germany has over seven million, but the pressure on companies is growing. Always stricter sustainability requirements and exorbitant costs for fuel and repairs increase the companies. "We want to manage more than a million vehicles by 2027," says the visionary CEO of ShiftMove, Francine Gervazio.
The ambitions of ShiftMove are clear: The company wants to massively increase the efficiency of the fleet management through the latest AI-based software and telematic solutions. Companies such as DB Schenker or SPLACKENPOST.de, which are already relying on ShiftMove, benefit from better planning to reduce emission. And the bam! the automation will also bring about lengthy manual processes!
a new wind for optimum automotive
The takeover will help optimum automotive to achieve its growth goals. "Our product portfolios complement each other perfectly and offer our 18,000 joint fleet customers an unbeatable offer," enthuses Daniel Vassallucci, CEO and founder of Optimum. The two companies now employ more than 350 employees and look after over 550,000 vehicles. A power package that will mix up the industry!
What does that mean for the future? The pressure in the traffic sector not only grows, but it also becomes the driving engine for innovations. "Fleets are considered to be driving power of new technologies," explains Gervazio. While many private vehicles are only exchanged on average in eleven years, this happens in the fleet after three to four years - a golden opportunity for electromobility!
With Battery Ventures from Boston as the main investor in the back, ShiftMove is ready to conquer the industry in the storm! The digital change is now not only necessary, but also urgent. "We help companies to increase competitiveness and actively promote the turnover of the traffic!" Said Gervazio.