Communauto

Communauto is a Canadian carsharing company based in Montréal, Québec, Canada, that offers car-sharing services in fifteen Canadian cities and Paris, France. As of March 2018 it had 40,000 users, and as of 2025 a fleet of approximately 7,000 free-floating and station-based vehicles. Communauto provides automobile reservations to its members, billable by the hour or day; members may have to pay a monthly or annual membership fee in addition to car reservation charges. Members can reserve vehicles with Communauto's mobile app, online, or by phone at any time, either immediately or up to a month in advance. Communauto members have automated access to the cars using an access card which unlocks the door; or using the mobile application. The keys are already located inside. Communauto may charge a deposit, an annual fee, and a reservation charge, depending on the plan chosen. Fuel, parking, insurance, and maintenance are included in the price.

Communauto is a Canadian carsharing company based in Montréal, Québec, Canada, that offers car-sharing services in fifteen Canadian cities and Paris, France. As of March 2018 it had 40,000 users, and as of 2025 a fleet of approximately 7,000 free-floating and station-based vehicles. Communauto provides automobile reservations to its members, billable by the hour or day; members may have to pay a monthly or annual membership fee in addition to car reservation charges. Members can reserve vehicles with Communauto's mobile app, online, or by phone at any time, either immediately or up to a month in advance. Communauto members have automated access to the cars using an access card which unlocks the door; or using the mobile application. The keys are already located inside. Communauto may charge a deposit, an annual fee, and a reservation charge, depending on the plan chosen. Fuel, parking, insurance, and maintenance are included in the price. ==City coverage and partnerships== Communauto operates in 12 cities in Quebec - Montreal, Quebec City, Gatineau, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke, Victoriaville, Boisbriand, Terrebonne, Laval, Sainte-Thérèse, Rimouski, and MRC des Collines. Outside Quebec, Communauto operates in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, London, Ottawa, the Greater Toronto Area, and Paris, France. Communauto's users-per-vehicle ratio can rise in winter to 20 users per vehicle and drops to about 15 users per vehicle in summer. In Paris, France, the company signed a partnership in May 2017 with the local public-transport operator, RATP Group. As of May 2019, 200 cars are available across 100 sites located in Paris and close suburbs. In 2023, Peg City Car Co-op, a car sharing service operating in Winnipeg, Manitoba, announced a partnership with Communauto to handle the creation of the Peg City Car Co-op app. The Town of Banff collaborated with Communauto to launch a resident-exclusive, car sharing options for the local. Communauto planned to expand its fleet in West Island and Nuns Island, following a partnership with REM light-rail line. 26 reservation-based cars will be added to REM stations, including Du Ruisseau, bois-Franc, Sunnybrooke, Pierrefonds, Sainte-Dorothee, Grand-Moulin, Deux-Montagnes, Des Sources, and Anse-a-l'Orme. ==References== ==External links== Communauto official website

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