cambio CarSharing Germany

Name

cambio CarSharing Germany

Legal name

cambio Mobilitätsservice GmbH & Co.KG

Website

https://cambio-carsharing.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carsharing / Vehicle Sharing Services

NAICS

Passenger Car Rental (532111), Passenger Car Rental and Leasing (53211)

SIC

Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) (7510)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Car Sharing (Round-Trip/Station-Based) (TLABALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Round-Trip Carsharing (Station-Based) (TLAFAMAA), EV Passenger Vehicle Leasing (Cars/SUVs) (TLABAAAH), Corporate EV Rental Programs & Charging Coordination (THADAOAK)

Keywords

• Car sharing services
• Vehicle fleet rental
• Corporate fleet solutions
• Electric car sharing
• Station-based mobility

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Usage-Based Rental Fees: Customers pay per booking based on time (hourly/half-day/day rates) and kilometers driven. Pricing varies by vehicle class (XS to XL) and city. Fuel costs included in rental price.
2. Subscription Tariffs: Multiple tariff tiers (CAMPUS, BASIS, AKTIV, COMFORT) with varying price structures. Some tariffs include monthly base fees in exchange for lower per-km rates. Tariff switching available for 5 Euro fee.
3. SiPack Security Package: Annual security package reducing excess from 1,800 to 300 Euro per claim. Costs 60 Euro per authorized driver per year. Auto-renews annually.
4. Corporate Contracts: Dedicated business tariffs with volume pricing, admin management portal, CO2 reporting for sustainability reports, and special rates for government agencies.
5. Additional Services and Fees: Late return fees, damage processing fees, traffic ticket processing (15 Euro), replacement cards, late payment fees, and special cleaning charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

cambio CarSharing Germany operates a station-based car sharing service where customers reserve, unlock, and return vehicles at fixed cambio stations in 44+ German cities via a mobile app, website, or phone booking service. Pricing is bundled (fuel, insurance, maintenance included) on time-and-kilometre tariffs across customer tiers (CAMPUS, BASIS, AKTIV, COMFORT), with dedicated corporate fleet solutions, CO2 reporting, and a fleet that includes electric vehicles charged with certified green electricity.

Product overview

cambio CarSharing Germany operates a stations-based car sharing platform offering a multi-tier product portfolio. The core service combines the cambio-App (mobile app for booking, vehicle access, and management), my cambio portal (web-based account administration), and stations across 46+ German cities. Four tariff plans (CAMPUS, BASIS, AKTIV, COMFORT) serve different user segments from occasional to frequent drivers. Electric vehicles powered by green electricity form an increasing part of the fleet. For business customers, Corporate CarSharing provides fleet supplementation with dedicated stations and CO2 reporting. Add-on products include SiPack safety package (reduced excess) and CarSharing Budget (tax-free employee benefit). The my cambio portal integrates trip history, invoicing, and driver management, while the Online Validation service enables remote registration without branch visits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• cambio CarSharing (Core Service) Station-based car sharing service enabling users to book and access vehicles at designated cambio stations across German cities, including fossil fuel and electric vehicles, with insurance, maintenance, and fuel included in pricing.
• cambio-App Mobile application for iOS and Android that serves as a digital key for vehicle access, enables station/vehicle search, reservations, trip extension, damage reporting, and access to invoices and journey archives.
• cambio Tariff Plans (CAMPUS, BASIS, AKTIV, COMFORT) Four tariff plans covering different usage profiles, all bundling insurance, maintenance, and fuel with per-kilometre and time-based pricing.
• my cambio Portal Online customer and corporate administration portal for managing bookings, invoices, journey archives (3 years), driver registrations, tariff changes, and company fleet operations.
• Corporate CarSharing (Business Solutions) Fleet management solution for businesses, agencies, and public institutions, offering dedicated stations, driver management, expense reporting, sustainability reporting with CO2 data, and special public-sector rates.
• SiPack (Sicherheitspaket) Annual safety package that reduces vehicle damage excess from 1,800 EUR to 300 EUR per claim, costing 60 EUR per authorized driver per year with auto-renewal and partial refund eligibility after 13 months.
• CarSharing Budget (Employer Mobility Benefit) Monthly car sharing allowance (5-50 EUR) provided by employers to employees for private use of cambio vehicles, structured as a tax-free benefit.
• Online Validation Remote identity and driving licence verification service conducted via chat, allowing new customers to validate documents and a selfie without visiting a branch office.
• E-Auto (Electric Vehicles in fleet) Electric vehicles in the cambio fleet charged exclusively with green electricity, with charging cable, charging card, and simplified return procedures that include starting the charging process.

Quantifiable outcome

• Companies save approximately 3,000 Euro annually compared to maintaining own fleet (SWAE case study)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• City of BremencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023As part of the COPPER (Cities for Open and Participative Planning for Electricity Grid Resilience) project funded by Interreg North Sea Programme (5.1 million Euro funding), cambio collaborates with the City of Bremen to develop resilient and sustainable electricity grid solutions. cambio establishes charging infrastructure for e-car sharing and assesses electromobility's impact on the city's power grid.
• WesernetzcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Grid operator collaborating with cambio and City of Bremen in the COPPER project. Together they develop solutions for challenges at the intersection of energy supply and mobility services. Goal is to understand how a large electric car-sharing fleet can be operated reliably and in a grid-friendly manner.
• Interreg North Sea ProgrammeflagshipOthers · 1 October 2023European funding programme providing 5.1 million Euro for the COPPER project. The four-year initiative runs from October 2023 to October 2027, uniting municipalities, companies, research organizations, and grid operator representatives across Europe for local energy planning and action.
• Car Sharing Partner NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner car sharing networks extending cambio's coverage to over 270 cities across Germany. Customers can access partner vehicles at no additional cost through the same booking system. Provides near-complete geographic coverage across Germany.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Flinkster (Deutsche Bahn): Deutsche Bahn's station-based carsharing network across Germany. Competes with cambio directly on the station-based model and benefits from integration with DB's rail transport network for multimodal mobility.
• Stadtmobil: Cooperative carsharing operator active in multiple German cities (e.g., Hannover, Rhein-Main, Karlsruhe). Direct competitor on station-based carsharing with a regional cooperative structure similar in ethos to cambio's community-driven model.
• Share Now (now Miles in Germany): Largest carsharing operator in Germany after rebranding from Share Now; operates free-floating carsharing in multiple German cities. Directly competes with cambio for urban consumer and corporate customers, though via a free-floating rather than station-based model.
• Sixt Share: Carsharing arm of Sixt SE, operating in German cities with both station-based and free-floating fleets. Direct competitor to cambio across B2C and B2B segments, with the financial backing of a major European mobility group.
• Book-n-Drive: Carsharing operator active in German metropolitan areas, offering station-based vehicles to both private and corporate customers. Comparable scale and target customer base to cambio outside its core northwest German footprint.
• teilAuto: Regional station-based carsharing cooperative in Baden-Württemberg and surrounding regions. Direct competitor serving similar residential and corporate customers with a cooperative ownership structure.

Broad incumbents

• Europcar Mobility Group: International car rental group with strong German presence; offers short-term rental, long-term leasing, and subscription services that compete for the same corporate and consumer mobility budgets as cambio.
• Sixt SE: Major European car rental and mobility group, parent of Sixt Share. Operates a broad portfolio (rental, leasing, subscription, carsharing) that overlaps with cambio's corporate and consumer offerings from a much larger base.
• Enterprise Mobility (Enterprise Rent-A-Car): Global car rental giant with significant presence in Germany; competes for corporate fleet and mobility budgets with broader services (long-term rental, car sales) beyond cambio's station-based carsharing niche.
• Hertz Global Holdings: Global car rental incumbent with German operations; competes indirectly for leisure, business, and replacement-rental demand that overlaps with cambio's corporate and consumer use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cambio_de
• Facebookfacebook.com/cambioCarSharing

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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