car rental

How would you sum up 2025? Guirec Grand-Clément - The short-term hire market accounts for around 10% of vehicle registrations in France, and this was still the case in 2025. Although car hire companies do not disclose the size of their fleets, the registration figures for international chains, independent car hire companies and franchises...

Even as an ultra-low-cost airline, Ryanair has to listen to its passengers. This includes business travellers who want greater mobility. The low-cost airline giant has joined forces with CarTrawler, the leading B2B technology provider of car rental and mobility solutions for the global travel industry. A player...

Europcar Mobility Group has announced its decision to phase out its Europcar on Demand car-sharing service in France, as well as in Spain and Italy. Valérie Sauteret, Europcar Mobility Group's Group Director of Communication & Corporate Engagement, explains that the reason for this decision is that "operating costs are too high". Among the reasons...

Although the short-term hire market has recovered nicely since the Covid was launched, it is still experiencing setbacks with the 100% electric vehicles, which are far from being in demand from business and leisure customers alike. This is due to fears about range, charging times and charges... Internal combustion vehicles remain...

Avis Budget is continuing its drive towards digitalization. After extending to all its customers - and no longer to members of its Preferred programme - the possibility of completing all the booking stages beforehand, on the internet or by telephone, through its Quick Pass system, the rental company is continuing to simplify the...

The study unveiled on 12 March by Enterprise Mobility is based on the testimonies of a thousand employees, and is limited to the French market. In particular, it points the finger at the HR problems associated with business travel, and sounds the alarm for companies. In fact, more than one employee in two (54%) would consider changing jobs in...

Last July, OK Mobility made its debut in France with the opening of its first branch at Nice airport. Since then, the rental company has also set up in Lyon, and is now tackling a third business destination: Bordeaux. A new OK Store has just opened at the airport, in the presence of local managers....

After establishing itself in the Netherlands last December, the Sixt charge application is now making its way to the French market, as well as Germany, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg. The German car hire company claims to be "the first car hire company to offer its customers a recharging solution integrated into a car...

On Tuesday, Avis-Budget unveiled a brand new branch concept at the Marne-la-Vallée Chessy SNCF station, just outside Disneyland Paris. The choice of location is not insignificant, and the décor is full of references to the enchanted kingdom, as the American car rental company recently signed a special agreement with the theme park. "This partnership...

While several major players in the mobility sector are slowing down or even backing away from the electric car, the latest study published by BCD Travel would seem to confirm their decision... If the business travel agency is to be believed, business travellers are still very reluctant to adopt this option. Of the 919 professionals...

Do you see a positive trend in business travel since last year? P.-O. Bard - There has been no real change. The level is still lower than it was in 2019, even though our activity is now slightly recovering. This trend shows that the corporate market is quite dynamic. The...

A more sustainable approach to commuting is still a long way off. But French professionals seem ready to take the plunge, given the right incentives and viable options. This is the lesson to be learned from the study recently published by Enterprise. The starting point is the fact that...

The first OK Store - meaning rental agency - has just opened at Nice airport. A second will open in Lyon on 1 September, also on the airport site. With these first openings on the French market, OK Mobility's international offensive has reached a major milestone. The...

The trend will not have escaped the attention of French businesses: 2022 will have been a year of high car hire costs, to say the least. The Ground Monitor report published by American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) confirms this surge in prices. The price study even estimates the increase in car hire prices at +15.4 %....

Just as the hotel industry is working to roll out recharging solutions, so, logically, the car hire industry is supporting the electrification of their fleets by equipping themselves with suitable charging points. This is a prerequisite for speeding up the rental of electric vehicles. Radisson, B&B: new recharging solutions in...

As it celebrates its tenth anniversary on the French market, Enterprise is approaching 2023 with a few 'gifts' for business travellers. The rental company recently unveiled an ambitious roadmap for the months ahead. No fewer than 13 new branches will be opened in France in 2023. The new locations...

The SAP Concur transformation is underway. And the Concur Fusion event was an opportunity for its senior executives to demonstrate this to a wide range of customers, either on site in Houston or behind their screens. The hybrid event was rather sparse on grand announcements. However, the transformation of the user interface is continuing....

Business travellers know Hertz for individual car hire. But the rental company's solutions also extend to larger-scale partnerships. Since 2016, Hertz has partnered with Uber to offer the platform's drivers preferential rates for weekly rentals including insurance and basic maintenance...

How would you sum up the first three quarters of 2022? Guirec Grand-Clément - Despite the headwinds, we remain positive and the autumn is looking good. Enterprise has seen a sharp increase in business compared with last year and even with 2019, before Covid, in its replacement vehicle and business rental activities....

Has the Avis Budget Group's business in recent months lived up to your expectations? Pierre-Olivier Bard - As soon as the covid restrictions came to an end at the beginning of the year, we were lucky enough to see the return of North American customers from May onwards, which we hadn't had for two years,...