StattAuto
Encyclopedia
StattAuto CarSharing GmbH, Berlin, was the first carsharing
corporation in Germany
and the second worldwide. It changed its name to Greenwheels AG in 2005.
(PLC) with nearly 1.400 shareholders, most of whom were active customers. In December 2001 StattAuto became the first cooperation partner of Deutsche Bahn
and got the right to distribute and operate the new carsharing trademark ´DB CarSharing` exclusively in Berlin and Hamburg.
In 2004 StattAuto offered carsharing services in Berlin
, Hamburg
, Potsdam
and Rostock
. Also in 2004 the biggest and most successful carsharing company of the Netherlands
, Collect Car B.V.
, Rotterdam, - better known under its trademark `Greenwheels` - bought the majority of StattAuto shares. At the end of the year 2005 Greenwheels
kept 98,5% of StattAuto shares. In December 2005 the General Assembly of shareholders decided to change the name of the company from ´StattAuto CarSharing AG` to ´Greenwheels AG`.
In June 2005 StattAuto/Greenwheels introduced the most transparent and compact tariff
structure ever offered in German carsharing. The former StattAuto tariff had not been offered since that date to new customers. Also in 2005 StattAuto/Greenwheels underlined cooperation contracts with three regional public transport authorities - VBB (Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg
), HVV (Hamburger Verkehrsverbund
), VVW (Verkehrsverbund Warnow, Rostock). Public transport customers with subscription tickets can use StattAuto/Greenwheels cars without any deposite and monthly fee. The combined mobility public transport and car-sharing is assumed by StattAuto as the most economical and ecological traffic concept for urban agglomerations in the future.
StattAuto is a member of ´Bundesverband CarSharing` / bcs (i.e. national German Association of CarSharing) which has its headquarter in Hannover. bcs is the lobbying network of nearly all German carsharing companies, tries to improve the political conditions under which carsharing takes place in Germany and offers car services and insurances for its members. In the year 2005 there were about 85,000 car-sharers in more than 250 towns and communities in Germany using 2.500 cars at 1.500 locations.
Carsharing
Car sharing or Carsharing is a model of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. They are attractive to customers who make only occasional use of a vehicle, as well as others who would like occasional access to a vehicle of a different type than they use...
corporation in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and the second worldwide. It changed its name to Greenwheels AG in 2005.
History
Begun with one old private car in 1988, StattAuto was legally founded as a limited liability company in 1990. In 1998 StattAuto CarSharing GmbH, Berlin, united with StattAuto Hamburger CarSharing GmbH that had found in 1992, Hamburg, and formed a Public Limited CompanyPublic limited company
A public limited company is a limited liability company that sells shares to the public in United Kingdom company law, in the Republic of Ireland and Commonwealth jurisdictions....
(PLC) with nearly 1.400 shareholders, most of whom were active customers. In December 2001 StattAuto became the first cooperation partner of Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
and got the right to distribute and operate the new carsharing trademark ´DB CarSharing` exclusively in Berlin and Hamburg.
In 2004 StattAuto offered carsharing services in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Potsdam
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
and Rostock
Rostock
Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...
. Also in 2004 the biggest and most successful carsharing company of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Collect Car B.V.
Greenwheels
Greenwheels is the largest carsharing corporation in the Netherlands.In 2004, the biggest and most successful carsharing company of the Netherlands, Collect Car B.V., Rotterdam, - better known by its trademark 'Greenwheels' - bought the majority of the shares of StattAuto, a German carsharing...
, Rotterdam, - better known under its trademark `Greenwheels` - bought the majority of StattAuto shares. At the end of the year 2005 Greenwheels
Greenwheels
Greenwheels is the largest carsharing corporation in the Netherlands.In 2004, the biggest and most successful carsharing company of the Netherlands, Collect Car B.V., Rotterdam, - better known by its trademark 'Greenwheels' - bought the majority of the shares of StattAuto, a German carsharing...
kept 98,5% of StattAuto shares. In December 2005 the General Assembly of shareholders decided to change the name of the company from ´StattAuto CarSharing AG` to ´Greenwheels AG`.
In June 2005 StattAuto/Greenwheels introduced the most transparent and compact tariff
Tariff
A tariff may be either tax on imports or exports , or a list or schedule of prices for such things as rail service, bus routes, and electrical usage ....
structure ever offered in German carsharing. The former StattAuto tariff had not been offered since that date to new customers. Also in 2005 StattAuto/Greenwheels underlined cooperation contracts with three regional public transport authorities - VBB (Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg
Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg
The Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg is a transport association run by public transport providers in the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg. It is a private limited company owned jointly by the states of Berlin and Brandenburg and the 18 counties and cities of Brandenburg with 1.85% each...
), HVV (Hamburger Verkehrsverbund
Hamburger Verkehrsverbund
The Hamburger Verkehrsverbund is a company coordinating the public transport in and around Hamburg, Germany. Its main objectives are to provide the user with a unified fare system, requiring only a single ticket for journeys with transfers between different operating companies, and to further...
), VVW (Verkehrsverbund Warnow, Rostock). Public transport customers with subscription tickets can use StattAuto/Greenwheels cars without any deposite and monthly fee. The combined mobility public transport and car-sharing is assumed by StattAuto as the most economical and ecological traffic concept for urban agglomerations in the future.
StattAuto is a member of ´Bundesverband CarSharing` / bcs (i.e. national German Association of CarSharing) which has its headquarter in Hannover. bcs is the lobbying network of nearly all German carsharing companies, tries to improve the political conditions under which carsharing takes place in Germany and offers car services and insurances for its members. In the year 2005 there were about 85,000 car-sharers in more than 250 towns and communities in Germany using 2.500 cars at 1.500 locations.
External links
- www.greenwheels.de
- www.stattauto.de
- www.eaue.de (not actualized since 5 years)
- www.carsharing.de
- www.greenwheels.nl