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The BMW Drive Group has been present in Stockholm since 2016. However, after two difficult years on the Swedish market, the company decided to cancel its operations in Stockholm last October.
"Weaker than expected and the use of customers in Stockholm compared to other cities of Drive Now, as well as increased congestion and parking costs, led us to not not reach the goals required to keep Drive Now in Stockholm, "the company writes in a press release.
Drive now has more than 300 cars in Stockholm and is the second carpool company that closed its business in the city these past years The competitor Car2go left Stockholm in the autumn of 2016.
– We have not had enough customers in Stockholm and the needs of our customers have not been sufficient, explains Aurika von Nauman, public relations manager at Drive News.
Daniel Helldén (MP) thinks it's unfortunate that car rental companies in Stockholm are falling, but that he's not wearing the responsibility for the costs of st high parking rates for car parks
– We are happy to see that carpool companies streets. However, car rental or carpooling services can not have parking or new car parks by law, so we can not do anything, says Daniel Helldén.
He thinks that the law of the 1950s should change.
-I would like to see that the state has given us this opportunity. We would like companies to exist for not having a car, "says Daniel Helldén
Anna König Jerlmyr (M), member of the opposition council, criticizes the fact that the issue of parking has not has been solved for carriers
to reserve street cards for car pools.The red-green rose in Stockholm has shown a remarkable passivity and an inability to facilitate parking spaces and the consequence is that the companies of divestment leaves Stockholm, says Anna König Jerlmyr
Drive is now continuing operations in other European cities.
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