cambio Carsharing celebrates its 25th anniversary and aims to further electrify
The car-sharing brand cambio has now celebrated its 25th anniversary. The pioneer from Bremen for shared mobility started in 2000 in five cities with just under 200 vehicles. Today, over 5,500 car-sharing vehicles with the cambio logo are operating in nearly 50 German and more than 130 Belgian cities. The number of customers rose from 4,500 people in the founding year to over 220,000 people in 2025. In 1990, "StadtteilAuto Aachen" and "StadtAuto Bremen" were founded, two of the first car-sharing providers in Germany. "STATTAUTO Köln" followed in 1992. In March 2000, the three car-sharing providers from Aachen, Bremen, and Cologne merged under the brand cambio. Since then, cambio has offered a unified car-sharing service and is now active in 48 cities nationwide.
"We have been successfully operating car-sharing for a quarter of a century under the cambio brand. Over the years, we have seen many providers come and go," explains Norbert Jagemann, Managing Director of the cambio group.
cambio has also experienced good and less good years. During the corona pandemic, for example, revenues plummeted drastically. However, the company has always weathered difficult times well.
"Our 25 years as an independent mobility provider demonstrate how car-sharing can be operated economically sustainably," emphasizes Jagemann.
The parent company of the cambio group is based in Bremen, and the story began in Bremen. Özlem Ünsal, Senator for Construction, Mobility, and Urban Development of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, congratulates on the anniversary.
“Car sharing is more than just an alternative to owning a car – it is an important component of sustainable urban development. For 25 years, the cambio brand has contributed to making mobility more space-efficient and sustainable," declared Özlem Ünsal, Senator for Construction, Mobility, and Urban Development of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.
The Bremen Chamber of Commerce and Industry - IHK for Bremen and Bremerhaven awarded the provider a certificate on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
```"Such a company anniversary is always a reason to celebrate and a good occasion for a proud look back. Cambio is a success story and shapes the mobility of many people and companies in Bremen and many other cities. As an integral part of smart urban mobility, the car-sharing offer can no longer be imagined away from our cities," says Olaf Orb, Managing Director for Location Policy, Ports and Transport at the Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) also uses car sharing for business trips. While the service of the car sharing company has continuously developed over the years, the guiding principle from 25 years ago remains unchanged today.
"Car sharing was created with the idea of making more space for people in cities. This is just as relevant today as it was when we started," says Norbert Jagemann and emphasizes: "We also notice that more and more people are calculating the costs of their car and looking for alternatives. When insurance premiums rise or a major repair is due, more and more people are opting to use car sharing."
Since 2020, the customer base of the car sharing provider has grown by an average of over eleven percent annually. For the future, cambio plans to gradually increase the proportion of electric cars in its fleet. In addition, the company intends to continue investing significantly in the development and modernization of its digital architecture to make the car sharing service even more user-friendly.
Translated automatically from German.