TomTom Telematics acquires Polish fleet management service provider

TomTom Telematics has announced the acquisition of Polish fleet management service provider Finder, effective as of the end of December 2015. This acquisition adds more than 60,000 subscriptions to the TomTom Telematics installed base and, says the company, strengthens its position as the major fleet management and telematics service provider in Europe. The total installed base of TomTom Telematics has now passed the 600,000 vehicles landmark. “Poland is one of the fastest growing telematics markets i
January 4, 2016 Read time: 1 min
1692 TomTom Telematics has announced the acquisition of Polish fleet management service provider Finder, effective as of the end of December 2015.

This acquisition adds more than 60,000 subscriptions to the TomTom Telematics installed base and, says the company, strengthens its position as the major fleet management and telematics service provider in Europe. The total installed base of TomTom Telematics has now passed the 600,000 vehicles landmark.

“Poland is one of the fastest growing telematics markets in Europe,” said Thomas Schmidt, Managing Director TomTom Telematics. “By combining the strength of existing TomTom Telematics activities with Finder S.A., we directly address a large and growing telematics market with high potential whilst establishing a leading position in Eastern Europe.”
Location Based Systems

Related Content

  • November 5, 2012
    Webinar - how the European Electronic Tolling Service Directive will impact fleet telematics
    Telematics Update is hosting a free webinar that will explore how the EETS Directive could provide inter-operable tolling services and seamless mobility across Europe’s boarders. The interactive event will be held on Wednesday 6 November 2012 at 10-11 CEST and is open to the entire fleet telematics community. Due to the different devices and data collection methods used throughout Europe for road user charging (RUC), driving across boarders can be problematic. Truck drivers at present have up to ten differe
    Read More
  • August 3, 2016
    Verizon acquisition boosts fleet management portfolio
    In a deal worth around US$2.4 billion, US-based Verizon Communications is to acquire Fleetmatics Group as it seeks to accelerate its position as a provider of fleet and mobile workforce management solutions. Fleetmatics has developed a wide range of software as a service (SaaS)-based products and solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. According to Verizon, the combination of products and services, software platforms, strong customer bases, domain expertise and experience, as well as the recent
    Read More
  • January 3, 2017
    Public transport ITS market in Europe and North America to grow 7 per cent by 2020
    The latest research from Berg Insight indicates that the market for intelligent transport systems (ITS) in public transport operations in Europe was US$1.4 billion (€1.35 billion) in 2015. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2 per cent, it is expected to reach US$2 billion (€1.91 billion) by 2020. The North American market for public transport ITS is similarly forecast to grow at a CAGR of 8.1 per cent from US$0.6 billion (€0.59 billion) in 2015 to reach US$0.9 billion (€0.87 billion) in
    Read More
  • November 23, 2017
    Spark EV launches telematics solution to remove range anxiety for EV fleet operators

    Spark EV has launched its new artificial intelligence-based journey prediction telematics solution in Cambridge UK to reassure fleet managers moving to electric vehicles (EVs) that they will be able to schedule and complete jobs without running out of charge. It is designed with the intention of reducing range anxiety for managers and increasing the number of potential journeys by 2.8 per day.  

    Read More

Highlighted Content