Communauto


Communauto is a Canadian carsharing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that operates in thirteen Canadian cities and Paris, France. As of March 2018 it had 40,000 users, and a fleet of approximately 2,000 free-floating and station-based vehicles.

City coverage and partnerships

Communauto operates as Communauto in seven cities in OntarioWaterloo, Hamilton, London, Guelph, Kingston, Ottawa and Toronto. It operates as Communauto in four cities in QuebecMontreal, Quebec City, Gatineau and Sherbrooke, Edmonton, Halifax, and Paris, France.
Communauto's users-per-vehicle ratio can rise in winter to 20 users per vehicle and drops to about 15 users per vehicle in summer.

History

Communauto was founded in Quebec City in 1994 by Benoît Robert, its current CEO. Cycling advocate and environmentalist Claire Morissette played a major role in its evolution starting in 1995, when Communauto established itself in Montreal as a private company.
Communauto acquired Paris, France-based Mobizen in 2012, merged with Ottawa-based VRTUCAR in 2016, and acquired CarShare Atlantic in 2018.
Communauto's goal is to provide a convenient and economical alternative to owning a car.

Impact

The impact of carsharing in Quebec was evaluated in a study from Communauto and conducted by Tecsult Inc. in 2006.