The widespread European economic crisis has been hard felt in Iceland. A new report has revealed that the cost of a summer car rental for a period of one week can cost in the hundreds of thousands of Iceland kronur (ISK), with rental cars found in some locations for over ISK 100,000 – around $800 [...]

Social networking soite Facebook has found a new ally in the car  rental industry. Leading car hire website Argus Car Hire has announced the release of a new Facebook Car Hire Booking Engine application, forming part of their wider straegy for customer engagement and social media exposure. In trumpeting the launch, Argus claims that the [...]

Tourists visiting South Africa for the FIFA World Cup did not use car hire services as often as predicted. Two of the country’s leading car rental operators, McCarthy and Imperial Holdings, said that expectations were not met primarily due to the significant usage of visitors of local public transport networks. Brand Pretorius, the CEO for [...]

Europcar, the leading in car rental organisation in Europe has teamed with Germany’s second largest airline, Air Berlin. The two industry leaders have joined forces to crest the new Premium Partnership program, which will provide quality car rental services to all business and leisure customers that fly with Air Berlin. Already in partnership with Air [...]

United Arab Emirates (UAE) holiday drivers heading abroad this summer can take advantage of a great range of new rental deals from Hertz. Hertz, the largest general use car rental company in the world, has launched the new deals as the region continues to boom as a business and expat destination, meaning an increasing number [...]

Leading Asian car rental organisation Avis has announced the launch of a new branch in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City, previously known as Saigon, is Vietnam’s economic, technology, science, commerce and industry hub and is the country’s leading financial driving force. The opening in Ho Chi Minh City coincides with the Avis [...]

An Australian man who fleeced more than $50,000 from Thrifty Car Rental has been sentenced to two years in jail. Dean John Pitt used his position to steal from his employer to feed a drug habit which his lawyers claim was brought about by imprisonment for a past conviction. The theft of $52,900 AUD, around [...]

The Avis group has announced a new partnership with the US-based Indy Racing League. The agreement will see the rental car leader become the official car rental company for both the Firestone Indy Lights and the IZOD IndyCar Series in a multi-year agreement. Avis, which has been named the leading car hire company for customer [...]

UK consumers have acknowledged that they are ready to embrace the new revolution in electric vehicle technology. Research released today revealed that consumers across Britain have said they are ready to adopt the new eco-friendly car sharing program, but added that charging infrastructure would need to be improved. The Smart Plugged-In report, from the Future [...]

Leading car rental companies have joined the growing chorus of organisations keen to fill the gaps in funding brought about by reduced bank lending. In the past week, Europcar has generated 250 million euros through bond issues aimed at providing assistance to boost their rental fleets, while rival Hertz raised 400 million euros through a [...]