A MEMBER OF THE PHH ARVAL GLOBAL ALLIANCE

Key Figures

  • Arval
    • 10% market share in Europe (estimate, leased fleet) 
    • 676,100 vehicles leased (Jun.2011)
    • 22 subsidiaries around the world
    • N°1 in France
    • N°1 in Italy
    • N°1 in Spain
    • N°2 in Europe

BNP Paribas in brief

  • One of the largest international banking networks :
    • one of the 10 most important banks in the world
    • ranked 1st bank in the euro zone, 5th in the global banking sector, 1st among French enterprises and 11th of the world leading companies by Forbes
    • one of the 6 strongest banks in the world according to Standard & Poor's
  • BNP Paribas operates in over 80 countries 
  • BNP Paribas has over 200,000 employees
 BNP Paribas' corporate leaflet 
 BNP Paribas' corporate film

Arval within BNP Paribas

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Arval and BNP Paribas

Founded in 1989, Arval specialises in full service vehicle leasing, offering companies tailored solutions that optimise their employee’s mobility and outsource the risks associated with fleet management. Arval is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, and within BNP Paribas Retail Banking, belongs to the “Equipment Solutions” business line.

BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) is one of the strongest banks in the world*. The Group has a presence in more than 80 countries and more than 200,000 employees, including more than 160,000 in Europe. It ranks highly in its three core activities: Retail Banking, Investment Solutions and Corporate & Investment Banking. In Europe, the Group has four domestic markets (Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg) and BNP Paribas Personal Finance is the leader in consumer lending. BNP Paribas is rolling out its integrated retail banking model across the Europe-Mediterranean zone and boasts a large network in the western part of the United States. In its Corporate & Investment Banking and Investment Solutions activities, BNP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and solid and fast-growing businesses in Asia.

Since 2006, corporate financing and investment activities as well as leasing with services have been regrouped within Equipment Solutions, which in addition to Arval, includes the following companies:

  • BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, specialised in providing investment and asset financing for corporate clients and small businesses
  • Artegy, dedicated to the lease and management of industrial and heavy vehicles with services 
  • Arius, specialised in the lease and management of computer equipment


These companies, while maintaining full respect for their identity and operational autonomy, offer an array of specific solutions for each market ranging from financing to the outsourcing of fleets through a “multi-channel” approach.

Within Equipment Solutions, Arval can benefit from wide experience and adopt best practices while conveying its expertise relations with manufacturers, importers, distributors of professional equipment. The main objective of such exchanges is to provide a precise and global response with a view to exploring and developing all possible avenues.