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Integration of Car Rental and Mobility Platforms Enables 500k Rental Cars

The integration of Middle East's largest personal mobility company, ekar, and CarPro, a car rental fleet management platform, will enable car rental and leasing companies to digitally rent cars via the ekar platform in over 40 countries.

May 6, 2021
Integration of Car Rental and Mobility Platforms Enables 500k Rental Cars

Since its inception in 2016 by its Founder, Vilhelm Hedberg, ekar has grown from a 15-vehicle pilot program with Etihad Airways to a multi-country service used by more than 250,000 customers.

Photo courtesy of ekar.

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Ekar, the Middle East's first and largest personal mobility company, has integrated with CarPro, a state-of-the-art car rental fleet management platform, enabling car rental and leasing companies with over 500,000 rental cars to digitally rent cars via the ekar platform. 

CarPro will integrate ekar's Mobility OS natively within its fleet management software, allowing car rental companies to instantly enable vehicles onto the ekar app and benefit from a fully contactless rental process, increased fleet utilization, driver behavior analytics, and real-time vehicle tracking. 

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Consumers can enjoy new combustible and electric vehicles from economy to premium options. Increasing fleet size also means that an available car is more likely to be around the corner to rent and unlock via carsharing or door-delivered via subscription. 

Since its inception in 2016 by its Founder, Vilhelm Hedberg, ekar has grown from a 15-vehicle pilot program with Etihad Airways to a multi-country service used by more than 250,000 customers.

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