Volkwagen Group's WeShare car Sharing Business Acquired by Miles Mobility

Volkswagen has announced a partnership with the German car sharing company MILES Mobility, which will acquire the group's WeShare car sharing business and integrate it into its existing portfolio. MILES has also ordered more than 10,000 all-electric vehicles from the Audi, Seat/Cupra and Volkswagen Passenger Cars brands, which are scheduled for delivery from 2023. 

MILES is currently active in Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich and Potsdam.

The present MILES fleet consists of more than 9,000 vehicles, around 70 percent of which are supplied by Volkswagen.

WeShare operates around 2,000 all-electric Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4 vehicles at its Berlin and Hamburg locations – with a total of more than 200,000 users.

Dr. Christian Dahlheim, Chairman of the Board of Volkswagen Financial Services AG, which holds consolidated responsibility for the Volkswagen Group’s core activities in the field of mobility solutions, says: “New mobility services such as car subscription models and car sharing are enjoying strong demand. This is a trend in which we would like to participate more. With a strong partner to operate the fleet and with vehicles from various Volkswagen Group brands, car sharing will become available to an even broader spectrum of customers. We are pleased to have found the perfect partner in MILES, whose portfolio will be bookable via the Volkswagen mobility platform. WeShare customers will then benefit from car sharing services in eight German cities.” 

Oliver Mackprang, CEO of MILES Mobility GmbH, adds: “The electrification of the fleet is a key pillar of the MILES strategy on the path to sustainable urban transportation. With the acquisition of WeShare and its integration into the MILES ecosystem, we are making a significant step in the right direction. We are pleased to expand our long-standing collaboration with the Volkswagen Group through this mobility partnership.”

Philipp Reth, Head of Volkswagen Group Mobility and until now CEO of WeShare, comments: “Having successfully established the only all-electric car sharing offering in Germany with Volkswagen subsidiary UMI in the last three years, I now welcome this strong partnership with MILES Mobility.”

VW Group recently acquired the car rental company Europcar, which will be a key pillar of its future mobility platform.