8 March: International Women’s Day

At Moventia, our goal remains to foster equality and parity between men and women within the mobility sector. Ever since plans for equality between men and women were launched in 2007, and following our adherence and commitment to the manifesto promoted by the European Transport Commission to encourage the hiring of women, our company has ceaselessly pushed towards building a sector with more equal treatment and jobs between men and women. At present, all our companies have sexual harassment prevention mechanisms in place and are governed by equal access to employment, professional classification, training and promotion, as well as equal pay and work-life balance for everyone who works at Moventia.

Visit by the Director-General for Transport and Mobility of the Regional Government of Catalonia

The offices of Moventia HQ were visited this morning by a delegation from the Department of Regional Affairs and Sustainability of the Regional Government of Catalonia. The Director-General for Transport and Mobility, David Saldoni, was accompanied by the Deputy Director-General for Transport Planning and Sectoral Development, Josep Maria Fortuny, and the Deputy Director-General for Public Transport, Benjamín Cubillo.

The visitors received a tour of the new Moventia offices and its control centre, and were shown the new work culture implemented by Moventia since the end of last year when it relocated to the new corporate HQ in Sant Cugat.

The visit was initially planned for March this year but had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 health crisis and could not be rearranged until July. On behalf of Moventia, the visitors were welcomed by: Josep Maria Martí, Executive Vice-President of Moventis and CEO of Moventia; Sílvia Martí, Corporate Vice-President of Moventia; Miquel Martí Pierre, Managing Director of the Discretionary Transport Division; Joan Giménez, Managing Director of the Regular Transport Division; and Jordi Castells, Operations Director of Moventis.

Comprehensive answers were provided during the visit to all the questions and concerns expressed by both the regional government representatives and Moventia regarding the current situation in the transport and mobility sector.

A lo largo de la visita, se ha podido dar respuesta exhaustiva a todas las consultas e inquietudes mostradas tanto por parte de los representantes de la Generalitat como por parte de Moventia en relación a la situación actual del sector del transporte y la movilidad

Auser now also doing business in Manresa and Vic

Auser, the official Renault and Dacia dealership of the Movento Group, is expanding its sphere of influence with two new official dealerships and garages in Manresa and Vic after taking over the dealerships for these brands in Bages and Osona. Auser has thus boosted its distribution activity for Renault and Dacia by including a strategic area into its already solid network in the cities of Pineda de Mar, Mataró, Badalona, Cerdanyola, Rubí, Sabadell, Sant Cugat del Vallès and Terrassa.

By opening these facilities, Movento – a benchmark group in private mobility services with 67 years of history – has consolidated its operation in an area where it already operates alongside Sarsa (Audi and Volkswagen), Stern Motor (Mercedes and Smart) and Auto Pla Vic 4×4 (Jaguar and Land Rover).

The combination of experience and professionalism offered by the Auser team, together with Movento’s regional knowledge, will enable a new and exciting project to be launched to provide the best purchase experience and an after-sales service of the highest quality to its customers.

“We are very pleased and excited to be able to now offer our services to customers in this strategic area for us, and we are convinced that we will become the benchmark dealership for the area thanks to our high-quality personalised service”, explains Antoni Sánchez Aguirre, Auser Manager.

Hildegard Wortmann from Audi AG visits Sarsa Audi in Terrassa

Ms. Hildegard Wortmann, Member of the Board of Management of Audi AG for Marketing and Sales in Germany, was accompanied by Martin Sander, Mohamed Jaber and Bernhard Pflock from Audi AG, as well as a number of executives from Audi Spain, on a visit to Moventia yesterday. During the visit, they were told about what the company does and the people behind all that hard work. They were then given a detailed tour of the new modern installations at Sarsa Audi Terrassa.

Ms. Wortmann was accompanied on the tour by numerous Sarsa employees, who showed her around the various installations and spaces on site. She was very friendly with our staff and helped create a very relaxed atmosphere for the whole visit.

Audi chose the Sarsa-Audi dealership in Terrassa as the leading benchmark in Spain.

 

Motorprim renews its sponsorship with Barcelona Royal Polo Club

Motorprim, the official Hyundai dealership of the Movento group, has renewed its sponsorship agreement and become an institutional partner of the Barcelona Royal Polo Club after signing a two-year contract.

The Barcelona Royal Polo Club is one of the most important sports clubs in the world. It hosts both national and international competitions, such as the Barcelona Polo Challenge, the International Hockey Reyes Tournament and the Barcelona International Show Jumping Contest (CSIO Barcelona).

By renewing this partnership, Motorprim will become a Title Sponsor of the CSIO Barcelona Grand Prix and, for the 2020 season, the official vehicle of the club and its main events, as well as a sponsor of the Polo Music Festival.

Motorprim is thrilled to bring such brands as Hyundai to our customers through a commitment not only to quality but also to such values as sportsmanship, companionship, respect and fair play.

Motorprim joins the ‘Together on the Asphalt’ campaign by Hyundai

Motorprim, the official Hyundai dealership of the Movento group, will provide a support car to all those cycling associations and clubs that ask for one to use whenever they go out training on the roads.

This is the Motorprim dealership’s way of taking part in the ‘Together on the Asphalt’ campaign launched by Hyundai in 2017, which seeks to protect cyclists and foster more civilised road sharing between cyclists and motor vehicle drivers. Presence at the back of the pack by the Hyundai vehicle fitted with special liveries will ensure that any vehicles overtaking the cyclists do so correctly, respecting the 1.5-metre distance required by law.

“Safety on the roads is essential, and that’s why we have joined this campaign”, explained Lluís Conesa, General Manager of Motorprim. “It is very important for vehicles and cyclists to protect one another, and we encourage all cycling clubs and associations to join the ‘Together on the Asphalt’ campaign”, he added.

All cycling associations and clubs that want a free support car can request one at: www.hyundai.es/experience/hyundaienaccion/juntos-en-el-asfalto

Movento at the Faconauto congress

The latest Faconauto congress and expo took place earlier this month in Madrid. This is the most important event for the automotive sector anywhere in the country and was attended by over 1,000 people, including the senior management team of Movento – the private mobility group of Moventia.

This congress has successfully positioned itself as the only event attended by all the stakeholders in the sector – dealerships, brands, business associations and manufacturers – to present the latest trends and best practices from the automotive sector.

 The 29th Faconauto event this year was heavily focused on training and offered over 30 workshops for attendees.

Auser Terrassa opens new premises in the city

Auser, the official Renault and Dacia dealership of the Movento group, is relocating to new premises at 44 Calle Cinca in Terrassa on 2 March. These new premises mean that the Movento group will be working with nine brands in the city – Renault, Dacia, Mercedes, Smart, Seat, Audi, Volkswagen, Cupra and Skoda – with an exceptional offer of new and used cars, as well as all the best point of sale services. The new Auser dealership in Terrassa is fitted with all the latest technology for serving its customers.

The premises, which cover a total area of 5,776.27 m², will be environmentally sustainable thanks to automatic lighting with motion sensors and LED technology.

This centralisation process has been accompanied by the implementation of new working methods that involve process systematisation and digitalisation, as well as the latest technologies aimed at continuing to offer a customer-focused quality service.

“We’re very proud and happy to present these new premises, and we’re convinced they will be highly popular with our customers, to whom we will continue to offer the same outstanding service”, explained Antoni Sánchez, General Manager of Auser.

Sarsa Skoda opens new facility in Sant Cugat del Vallès

Sarsa, the official dealership for Seat, Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Cupra, has opened a new facility focused on selling and providing after-sales services for Skoda vehicles in Sant Cugat del Vallès.

Located at 16-32 Calle Mercè Rodoreda in the city, where Sarsa already sells Volkswagen vehicles, the space measures over 300 m2, has 9 vehicles on show and provides 3 jobs.

The new space is fitted with the latest technology and based on an innovative concept. “We’re sure this facility will be highly popular with our customers”, explained Jordi Domenech, the Manager of Sarsa Seat Skoda. “Adding a new Sarsa space in the city is great news”, he added.

Sarsa receives Volkswagen Excellence Award

Sarsa, a member of the Movento group, has been recognised by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles for the second time as one of the brand’s best dealerships in Spain. The dealership received the Volkswagen Excellence Award at the convention organised by the brand on Wednesday 23 January in Madrid. The award was collected on behalf of Sarsa by José Salgado, Manager of Volkswagen at Sarsa.

This award recognises the superb results at the dealership in terms of sales and after-sales business, staff dedication to their customers and its commitment to achieving maximum satisfaction from the sale of all its products, as well as coverage, specialisation and representation for the brand in the region. This means that Sarsa is currently one of the top five dealerships in Spain for Commercial Vehicles from the Volkswagen brand.

The effort made by the entire Sarsa team over the course of the last year has now been recognised with this award, which positions Sarsa Vallès as one of the best dealerships for the Volkswagen brand. The Commercial Vehicles sales team at Sarsa, led by Enric Fauste and José Salgado, is made up by Joaquim Plana and Andreu Llovera as Sales Managers, and by Marc Comellas, Ferran Beltran, Francesc Civit, David García, David Sucarrats, Francesc Manchón, Edgar Balagué, Adrià Garcia and Joan Martínez in the sales team.