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News•by Staff•August 2, 2021

Green Motion CEO Awarded for COVID Response

Green Motion Founder and CEO Richard Lowden received his award at the SME National Business Awards event in London last week.

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News•by Staff•August 2, 2021

Car Rental Gateway, Liigu Offer Contactless Car Rental in Top European Destinations

A full mobility journey on a single platform enables customers to book a car online, go straight to the car, unlock the doors using the mobile app, and drive off — a smartphone is the only thing needed to rent a Liigu car.

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News•by Staff•July 28, 2021

VW Makes Offer to Acquire Europcar

VW has announced details of its plan to purchase Europcar Mobility Group to enhance its service offerings and capitalize on the shift to EVs in the car rental industry.

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News•by Staff•July 27, 2021

Expedia Survey: Car Renters Want Flexibility, Enhanced Cleaning

New research reveals that price is no longer the primary driver of travel decisions; instead safety and financial security reign supreme.

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News•by Staff•July 27, 2021

Free2Move Launches Monthly Subscription Service in D.C.

Groupe PSA's mobility division launches "Car on Demand" in D.C. with a fleet of Jeep Renegades. The initiative extends Free2Move's carsharing, rent, and park-and ride-services.

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News•by Staff•July 26, 2021

Demand for Business Travel on the Rise

Compared to June, a recent Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) poll shows a 12% increase in companies opening business travel, but government policies relating to international business travel continues to impact companies.

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News•by Staff•July 21, 2021

Ford, Lyft to Launch Self-Driving Car Network this Year

Argo AI and Ford will deploy Ford self-driving cars, with safety drivers, on the Lyft network with passenger rides beginning in Miami later this year and in Austin starting in 2022.

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News•by Chris Brown•July 20, 2021

Sixt SE Exceeds Expectations, Earns €78M in Q2

Sixt issued a forecast for the full year for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, but the forecast was conditioned on assumptions that the COVID-19 pandemic stays in check, that price levels remain high, and that vehicle supply shortages won’t worsen.

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News•by Staff•July 19, 2021

Hertz Asia Pacific Names Sales Agent in Sri Lanka

Hertz and Discover the World have held a long-term partnership for more than 26 years, operating as the Hertz general sales agent across many Asian countries as well as in the Ukraine and Guatemala. 

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News•July 14, 2021

WeYield Data: European Car Rental Struggles to Emerge from Covid Lockdowns

In its latest market trends report for Europe, WeYield found that utilization is down 18% in July year over year and that cancellations have increased 10 times over than last year. Trends are better for August.

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