“Together with my team, I am proud and delighted to join Leasys,” says managing director Joël Fernandes in a statement, “to become a European leader in the operational leasing industry offering a new sustainable mobility choice. The new company has strong ambitions and key strengths such as sourcing, multibrand approach, funding, network, investment and digital capabilities, supported by our strong shareholders.”

LeasePlan Luxembourg, which ended 2021 with a turnover of €66.6m, a profit of €3.76m and 60 employees, is turning the page. Fernandes assures the press and customers in an email that everything has been done to ensure a smooth transition. To that effect, he writes, agreements have been concluded with LeasePlan to make sure that the digital tools currently in use will continue to work, existing contracts will stay valid and official data like the company’s VAT number and bank details won’t change.

Created from the merger of two leading companies in the sector--Leasys and Free2Move Lease--the company ranks fourth in the European market and has a fleet of 828,00 vehicles in eleven European countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

The brand, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary in Luxembourg, aims to offer mobility solutions ranging from flexible medium- and long-term leasing to management systems, all with a view to accelerated electrification. Leasys already operates in 11 European countries under the Stellantis umbrella, with a multi-brand approach, including cars and vans, and through various sales channels (the Stellantis network, independent brokers, direct sales and digital channels).

This article in French in Paperjam. It has been translated and edited for Delano.