ING Car Lease (France) has taken over Les Etablissements Garcia, known as Autoplan, in a move that gives the company a fleet size of 18,000 vehicles in France.

It also gives ING Car Lease a place in the top 10 long-term contract lease companies in the country.

The deal does not include the technical operations and staff of Autoplan’s garage activities, which will become part of the newly-established company, Autoplan Services.

However, although separate companies, both ING Car Lease and Autoplan Services will work together in the future.