Agile. Proactive. Innovative. – That is Carano

Our philosophy

Automating vehicle-related processes is where our roots and our future lie. While everyone is talking about digitization, we are driving it forward. As the market leader for customized software solutions, we are turning the digital evolution of corporate and vehicle mobility into reality. Our goal is to ensure demand-driven procurement and make fleet vehicle use – flexible, transparent and easy to manage.

Matthias von Tippelskirch
CEO

We’re digitizing the fleet industry

Since our founding, we have been driving the digital transformation in the fleet industry. Especially now, the market is in such flux – whether it’s the desire for sustainable, individualized mobility or the push for digital innovation due to the pandemic. Our goal is to support the transformation to (partial) EV fleets.

Hans-Joachim Guth
CEO

Industry pioneer for 30 years

With our field-tested solutions, we have been spearheading vehicle-based mobility for three decades. We see ourselves as the intermediator between fleet operators and service providers, whose aim is to make operational mobility cost-effective and smart. To this end, we are in constant dialog with our customers so that we may react flexibly to their ever-changing needs.

Alexander Lehr

Alexander Lehr
Product Manager

A future facing fleet is sustainable

Converting e-mobility and ensuring efficient vehicle utilization are challenges all modern fleets are confronted with. As an industry expert, we help guide our customers on their way to sustainable and economical fleet management. To ensure our solutions meet the constantly changing requirements, we incorporate the results of our research projects into the development of new products.

Jennifer Mocke
Customer Success Management

Exchange on equal terms

At Carano, we aim to provide comprehensive support to our 300 customers. These include fleet operators, service and leasing companies, and car dealers. An exchange on equal terms, by which we mean our customers’ concerns are resolved to their fullest satisfaction, is our top priority. Only then can we ensure that at every step of the way, they feel well advised and taken care of – from test installation, implementation to product deployment.

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1992
Digital beginnings

1995

First automotive solutions

First fleet solutions deployed in large fleets of up to 25,000 vehicles

2008

Mobile solutions

Apps for smartphones as adjunct to our fleet solutions

2010

SaaS solutions
Vehicle configurator Easy+ is the fleet industry’s first software-as-a-service solution

2012

International projects

First customers in France and the Benelux countries

2013

E-mobility gets the green light

First field tests in e-mobility supported by the German federal government

2016

eMobility Scout funding project

IT solution that facilitates access to and sustainable use of e-mobility

2018

CaranoCloud
Cloud-based, self-service solutions including add-on services like EdTech

2020

Move from Alt-Moabit to Forum 1 in Steglitz

2021

New branch office

We have opened an office in the polish city of Wroclaw in order to expand our network of potential customers and partners in the european region

2022

Focus on smaller fleets

Development of new software solutions that are more aligned with the demands of fleets from ten to 150 vehicles

Career at Carano

Agile. Innovative. Attractive. – How we work

Behind our successful software solutions and innovations are people who bring with them a wealth of expertise. In our company, inventiveness, assertiveness, joy and innovation dovetail to work on the fleet industry of tomorrow. As we continue to expand, we are ever on the lookout for experienced IT experts and project developers, as well as inquisitive young recruits looking to gain exciting insights into the fleet industry and future mobility.

The Carano media service

Informative. Multimedia. State-of-the-art. – Our press portal

Open, communicative and helpful – that’s how we see working with the media and the trade press. We would be pleased to let you in on our work, our events and our corporate philosophy. In short: We live for communication!

The Carano Blog

fleet manager on his laptop

The ABCs of efficient invoice processing for fleets

If there is a fleet, there is sure to be invoices and invoice management. Manual invoice processing is time consuming and laborious: to ensure expenditures are entered correctly and assigned to the right cost centers. This also happens to be where many mistakes are made.

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