The monthly subscription fee includes comprehensive insurance, registration, maintenance, and roadside assistance. Photo via Despositphotos. Collaborate, the ASX-listed company behind peer-to-peer car rental platform DriveMyCar, has officially launched its subscription service Carly in Sydney. Carly provides an alternative to saving for a deposit, leasing, or borrowing money to buy a car. The subscription gives customers access… Continue reading Collaborate Launches Subscription Service in Sydney
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Enterprise Partners with Japan’s Nippon Rent-A-Car
The partnership will be launched in April 2019 at approximately 80 Nippon Rent-A-Car offices located at Japan’s airports. Photo via Kuha455405/Wikimedia. Enterprise Holdings has formed a new partnership with Nippon Rent-A-Car International to expand car rental services in Japan. The new partnership will enable tourists and business travelers to rent cars while visiting Japan. In addition, travelers… Continue reading Enterprise Partners with Japan’s Nippon Rent-A-Car
DriveItAway Partners with CloudOne
This partnership provides car dealers with the ability to design, develop, and deploy both traditional and digital advertising campaigns. Photo via Depositphotos. DriveItAway has formed a partnership with CloudOne, which owns and operates a fully-integrated automotive call center-based infrastructure in the U.S. CloudOne is specifically designed to seamlessly facilitate new and used vehicle sales, while also providing conquest… Continue reading DriveItAway Partners with CloudOne
Enterprise UK Acquires Multimodal Rental Firm
Following regulatory approval, SHB Hire will operate under the Enterprise Flex-E-Rent brand to create one of the U.K.’s largest and most diverse commercial vehicle rental companies with more than 45,000 vehicles. Photo via Pexels. Enterprise Rent-A-Car U.K. has signed an agreement to acquire Romsey-based SHB Hire, a family-owned vehicle hire and management business. The acquisition will… Continue reading Enterprise UK Acquires Multimodal Rental Firm
Lyft IPO Values Company at $24.3B
With Lyft going public, all eyes turn to Uber, which is expected to have its IPO on April. Photo via Lyft. Lyft became the first ride-hailing startup to go public, with its Thursday initial public offering valuing the company at $24.3 billion, Reuters reports. Lyft’s stock began trading on the Nasdaq today under the ticker… Continue reading Lyft IPO Values Company at $24.3B
Carwiz Expands to 3 New Countries
By strengthening the brand and promoting available channels, Carwiz executives expect furtherexpansion to Mediterranean countries. Photo courtesy of Carwiz. Croatian car rental brand Carwiz has expanded its franchises to serve the rental markets of Morocco, Albania, and Turkey. Carwiz CEO Kresimir Dobrilovic said in a statement that the addition of the new markets has been successful… Continue reading Carwiz Expands to 3 New Countries
Uber Buys Middle East Rival Careem for $3.1B
The Careem brand and app will remain the same, and the Careem co-founders will stay on with the company. Photo via Uber. Uber announced Monday that it will spend $3.1 billion to buy Middle East ride-hailing group Careem, Reuters reports. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing firm will pay $1.4 billion cash and $1.7 billion in convertible… Continue reading Uber Buys Middle East Rival Careem for $3.1B
Europcar Adds 15 EVs to New Zealand Fleet
Last year, business travelers could register to receive one day’s free use of a Volkswagen e-Golf when traveling to Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch, to trial the vehicles. Photo via Pixabay. Europcar New Zealand has expanded its permanent fleet of Volkswagen e-Golfs to 15, following the success of its Electric Day Pass pilot programme in 2018.… Continue reading Europcar Adds 15 EVs to New Zealand Fleet
Daimler Invests in Fleet Management Solution
FleetMaster, a software developer of cloud-based fleet and asset management solutions for rental and leasing companies, today announced Daimler has partnered with it through an investment made by the Daimler Financial Services division to acquire a minority stake in the Belgian company through a capital increase. The investment will also support global scaling of FleetMaster… Continue reading Daimler Invests in Fleet Management Solution
Dallas Transit to Subsidize Uber Rides
The transit agency signed a one-year contract with Uber that is projected to cost about $1.15 million. Photo via Uber. In an effort to boost ridership, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is partnering with Uber to provided subsidized, shared rides to customers in six of the transit agencies zones, Dallas News reports. The free and… Continue reading Dallas Transit to Subsidize Uber Rides