The company buys multiple competitors: Carpooling in Germany,[16] Autohop in eastern Europe and Rides in Mexico. The last operation allowed the company to set foot in the American continent, particularly in Mexico.[17] At this time, the company had 290 employees on three continents and 20 million users in 19 countries. On the 18th of May, BlaBlaCar signed a partnership with Axa in order to insure its users.[18]