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CarGo joins Jean Lain Mobilités !
June 24 2024
Jean Lain Mobilités is strengthening its short and medium-term rental business: on May 3, the group made official its acquisition of the family-run CarGo company, which specializes in short and medium-term rentals. Established for over 35 years in the heart of Savoie, through its headquarters based in Chambéry, and a partner of Jean Lain Mobilités for over two decades, CarGo is now the 7th largest national player in short and medium-term rental.
The company employs around 100 people in 12 of its own branches, which will reinforce the 9 Jean Lain Rent branches, and a network of 450 agents throughout mainland France and the French overseas departments and territories. All CarGo sites have more than 11,000 vehicles available for short and medium-term rental.
CarGo becomes the exclusive short and medium-term rental brand of the Jean Lain Mobilités group.
This acquisition represents a strategic opportunity for the group, enabling it to accelerate its development in the rental sector by 10 years, by capitalizing on CarGo's know-how and expertise. CarGo Connect, for example, offers a range of services that complement and differentiate short and medium-term rental, such as car subscription.
For its part, CarGo will benefit from Jean Lain Mobilités' expertise and support in a number of cross-functional areas, including purchasing, human resources, digital marketing and business development.
Through CarGo, the group aims to expand its rental offering, including two-wheelers, licence-free vehicles, motorhomes and a wide range of electric vehicles. Among its various urban mobility services, Sowatt Solutions, the group's partner and supplier of charging stations and charging cards, will benefit from significant development leverage to accelerate the electrification of fleets.
About Jean Lain Mobilités
- Voted Group of the Year 2022 by the Journal de l'Automobile
- Voted Group Coup de Coeur 2023 by Volkswagen Group France
- 19th largest distribution group in France
- 2,300 employees
- 16 brands: Audi, Citroën, Cupra, DS Automobiles, Honda, Hyundai, Lexus, Maxus, MG Motor, Opel, Seat, Skoda, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volkswagen VU
- + Jean Lain e-city, specialized in urban mobility: Ligier Pro, Sevic, Kleuster, Ligier, Microcar, Microlino, Uniques
- Used vehicles: Jean Lain Occasions, Jean Lain Car Pro Market, Low'Caz and Jean Lain Héritage
- More than 85 sales outlets in 9 départements: Ain, Ardèche, Drôme, Haute-Savoie, Isère, Rhône, Savoie, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes
- 15 body shops
- 9 Jean Lain Rent and Campervans rental agencies
- 1 in-house call center
- 15,893 VN in 2023 (new orders)
- 19,471 new vehicles in 2023 (orders taken)
- 18,000 workshop entries per month
- 1.206 billion euros in sales by 2023