French automotive manufacturer Renault has announced the creation of Renault MAI (Mobility as an Industry), an operating subsidiary dedicated to new mobility services.
The new subsidiary brings together all of Renault’s mobility activities within a single entity to create synergies, simplify the decision-making process, clarify existing offers and create new ones.
It aims to partner cities, regulatory authorities, transport operators and companies in other sectors to promote shared mobility and to meet environmental issues.
Renault MAI is the latest initiative by the OEM to support the development of new forms of mobility that meet the challenges posed by mega-urbanisation and conform to the changing requirements of consumers who are less interested in owning a vehicle than in a multimodal, connected, and more ecological offer.
For the past four years it has developed car services both with and without drivers – Renault Mobility, Zity in Madrid, Moov’in.Paris, Marcel – and made acquisitions and equity investments in start-ups specialised in new mobility services, such as Karhoo, Yuso, Como, iCabbi, and Glide.
Thierry Bolloré, CEO of Groupe Renault and president of Renault MAI, said: “After a ‘test-and-learn’ phase, Renault is taking a major step forward in its development.
“Our ambition is to be one of the world’s leading operators of new shared, accessible and sustainable mobility by remaining faithful to our DNA of technological innovation and proximity to the ultimate consumer.
“The mission of Arnaud Molinié, managing director of Renault MAI, will be to develop existing assets, accelerate the conquest of new markets, and help their organisation by forging new partnerships with all the private and public players involved in this new industrial revolution.”
