Nissan, New York City launch Leaf electric vehicle taxi pilot

To celebrate Earth Day, Nissan and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has launched a new electric vehicle taxi pilot with the world's best-selling electric car, Nissan Leaf. This pilot program, which puts six Leaf taxis into service beginning this spring,

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New Europcar branding hits the road on Peugeot vans

Europcar is unveiling its new branding as it goes onto 250 Peugeot Partner vans. Featuring the new brand positioning, 'Moving your way', the Peugeot vans available for hire across the UK will help build awareness of the message that Europcar is focused

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Nissan debuts 2014 Pathfinder Hybrid, NV200 Mobility Taxi at New York International Auto Show

After nearly doubling sales of Pathfinder since the October 2012 introduction of an all-new fourth-generation design, Nissan's iconic SUV took another major step forward today with the world debut of the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid at the New York International

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Brian Harrington named Zipcar EVP/Chief Marketing Officer

Zipcar, Inc. announced that Brian Harrington has joined its management team as Executive Vice-President/ Chief Marketing Officer to lead the company's global marketing efforts. Based in Zipcar's Cambridge, Mass. office, Harrington will be responsible for overseeing Zipcar's

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Europcar partnerships with BMW brings power, efficiency and style to Prestige fleet

Europcar is bringing its customers the ultimate choice in luxury with the addition of BMW to the Prestige fleet for the very first time.

Answering the demand from its customers, the Prestige by Europcar fleet has introduced a number of models from the BMW 3- and

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Europcar UK wins Best Ground Transportation Company at 2013 Business Travel Awards

Europcar has confirmed its credentials in the corporate travel sector by winning the Ground Transportation category in the 2013 Business Travel Awards. Ken McCall, Managing Director, Europcar UK Group, believes the company's success is largely

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Green Motion announces the launch of its car and van rental franchise in Northern Ireland

The Founder and Chairman of Green Motion, Richard Lowden, officially announced the successful opening of its latest United Kingdom franchise in Northern Ireland.

The green rental brand has enjoyed tremendous growth throughout 2012, and 2013 has witnessed another

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Zipcar starts zero membership fee 'Access Plan' in Canada

Zipcar, Inc. announced a new weekday, no annual fee driving programme called the 'Access Plan', which will be introduced as a pilot program in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada.

The Access Plan lets members drive Zipcars and Zipvans (where available) from

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car2go introduces a new way of carsharing in Seattle

car2go North America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler North America, will start its carsharing service in Seattle on December19 by introducing a network of 330 car2go edition smart fortwo vehicles that will be available for shared use 24 hours a day, seven days

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Enjoy a stress free trip with Alamo's automated in-car road toll payment service

For travellers in search of blue skies and warm weather, Portugal offers the perfect winter getaway.  And for Brits planning to make the most of the winter sun, leading car hire company, Alamo Rent A Car, makes the journey that bit easier.

Earlier this year, Portugal introduced

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Avis wins 'Asia's Leading Car Hire' title for the 7th consecutive year

Mercury Car Rentals Ltd. (Avis India) has been conferred the 1st Prize in Category I for 'Asia's Leading Car Hire', 'Asia's Leading Business Car Rental Company',  'Indian Ocean's Leading Car Hire', 'Australasia's Leading Business Car Rental Company' by the World

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Zipcar launches Miami as 20th major metro market

Zipcar, Inc., with the support of City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, announced the expansion of the Zipcar car sharing network into the City of Miami. With this launch, Miami becomes Zipcar's 20th major metropolitan market.

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Europcar adds the Kia Optima to its fleet

Europcar is sustaining its commitment to giving drivers the widest possible choice of vehicles with the addition of the Kia Optima.

Positioned by Kia as the ideal car for business drivers, the Optima will complement the existing choice of executive saloons on the Europcar fleet. Having

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Green Motion win Rental Company of the Year at Green Fleet Awards

Green Motion Car and Van Hire was recently crowned 'Rental Company of the Year' by Green Fleet Magazine at their annual awards ceremony. This is the fourth year in a row that Green Motion has received this accolade to support the company's work and effort in the provision

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Avis India offers festive celebrations on car rentals

Avis has announced the Avis India Festival Celebrations. The company will be
offering a flat 25 per cent discount for all its Chauffeur Drive cars for the upcoming Festive Season which includes Durga Puja, Dussehra & Diwali.

With a range of cars up-till a Mercedes S-class the

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Zipcar completes integration of Spain's largest car sharing service

Zipcar, Inc. announced the final integration of Spain's largest car sharing service, Barcelona-based Avancar. The integration widens Zipcar's global network and membership base, giving members access to even more vehicles around the world. The service

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Ford and MobilityWorks Commercial offer wheelchair accessibility solution for nation's taxi fleets

Taxi operators looking for a fuel-efficient wheelchair-accessible vehicle have a new solution - Ford Transit Connect customised by MobilityWorks Commercial.

MobilityWorks Commercial is a national commercial van upfitter specialising in customising

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Europcar adds Vans to fleets at Major UK Airports

Europcar is making van hire more accessible with the addition of five major UK airports to its Van network. The decision to add airport locations to the Europcar Van network has been prompted by an increasing demand from both businesses and leisure customers for

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Drive away the winter blues with Prestige from Europcar and Tesco Clubcard

Prestige from Europcar, the leader in car hire services in Europe, has teamed up with Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket group, to offer Tesco Clubcard holders great deals on luxury car hire. Now 17-million Tesco Clubcard customers can swap reward points for Prestige

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Zipcar now offers Campus Car Sharing

Zipcar, Inc. is adding dozens of new schools to its popular University program this fall, and now offers campus car sharing at more than 300 colleges and universities throughout North America. Zipcar continues to be the leading choice for car sharing programs among

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