Volkswagen Launches Moia

Dec 7, 2016

This year at the Paris Motor Show, Volkswagen revealed plans for a brand that would be fully dedicated to mobility services. They have now released more details on the company, to be called Moia. The start-up ride-hailing company will begin in Berlin, but VW hopes to rapidly expand by the end of 2017.

Their first order of business is to develop a ride-hailing service, offering rides on demand at prices we can afford (think Uber and Lyft). Next, they’ll focus on what they call “connected commuting,” which will be a carpool service. “In the future, not everyone will have their own car, so we want to help with Moia,” said Matthias Müller, Volkswagen Group CEO, in a statement.

Volkswagen has mentioned that they intend to expand to the United States market, but no word as to when that will happen. Stay tuned right here on the Fiore Volkswagen blog for more details as they develop!

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