Arval sets out new 2025 business plan

It intends to offer more packaged services designed to foster the uptake of electric vehicles, such as EV and e-bike lease combos, the option to switch to a combustion-engine vehicle for several weeks per year and vehicle to grid programmes.

There are also plans for a suite of connectivity facilities to service what the company claims will be an 80%-strong fleet of connected cars by 2025. These include automatic street parking payments, remote booking for car washes, in-car delivery of packages that do not require the driver’s presence and voice assistance services to find a garages or gas stations.

Alain Van Groenendael (pictured above), chairman and chief executive officer at Arval, explained: “The Arval Beyond strategy is a five-year plan that encompasses this new mindset, with a strong ambition: not only strengthening our historical business model, but going beyond it to become the industry benchmark in terms of sustainable mobility solutions.

“With this new plan, we are committed to delivering an integrated mobility experience for our customers, to providing them support during the energy transition, simplicity through connected and flexible products and services, and to co-building added value and innovative offers with new partners.”