Seattle is getting a new free-floating car-share service this spring, filling a void left by popular mobility options that exited the city over the past few months. AAA is expanding its GIG Car Share service beyond the San Francisco Bay Area to Seattle. GIG will begin rolling out cars in Seattle this April and its full fleet of 250 Toyota Priuses will be deployed in the city by May. The model is similar to other free-floating car-sharing services that once roamed Seattle stre

Hyundai Capital Services Inc., an auto financing unit under South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group, has acquired Germany’s car rental company Sixt Leasing SE, as part of the group-wide focus on transition to future mobility provider. Hyundai Capital Bank Europe, a joint-venture between Hyundai Capital Services and Santander Consumer Bank, on Friday signed a contract to buy a 41.9 percent stake in Sixt Leasing SE for an estimated 155.6 million euros ($168.6 million), or

Israeli Toyota importer Union Motors is launching its KINTO car sharing mobility brand in Israel in the coming few months. KINTO, which is already operating in some European countries, includes four main options. KINTO share: car sharing which allows the user to order a car on demand using an app. KINTO JOIN: corporate carpooling, which connects employees of the same company sharing the same commute through an app, thus reducing company fleets. KINTO ONE: all-inclusive leasin