Analyze the European, Asian-Pacific & American Markets for Car Rental
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51064) has announced the addition of Global Car Rental to their of...
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51064) has announced the addition of Global Car Rental to their offering.
Our Global Car Rental industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the car rental industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, demographic information, and descriptions of the leading companies.
Scope of this title:
Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation
Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and leading companies
Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market
Why you should buy this report
Spot future trends and developments
Inform your business decisions
Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
Save time carrying out entry-level research.
Market definition - The car rental market is valued as the fees obtained from the rental of cars to private individuals or corporations, for recreational, business, or accident replacement purposes, from either airport or non-airport locations. It considers only short-term rentals, of less than one years duration, and thus excludes long-term or leasing arrangements. This profile considers only cars, and excludes commercial vehicles such as vans and trucks.
All currency conversions were carried out using constant 2005 average annual exchange rates.
For the purpose of this report, the European market is deemed to consist of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
Asia-Pacific consists of Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea and Taiwan.
The Americas consists of the US, Canada, Brazil and Mexico.
The global market consists of Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
Topics Covered
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Market overview
1.1 Market Definition
1.2 Research Highlights
1.3 Market Analysis
Chapter 2. Market value
Chapter 3. Market segmentation i
Chapter 4. Market segmentation ii
Chapter 5. Competitive landscape
Chapter 6. Leading companies
6.1 Cendant Corporation
6.2 Hertz Corporation, The
6.3 Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company
6.4 Europcar
6.5 Avis Europe plc
Chapter 7. Market forecasts
7.1 Market Value Forecast
Chapter 8. Further reading
8.1 Sources
8.2 Related Research
List of Tables
Table 1: Global Car Rental Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005
Table 2: Global Car Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2005
Table 3: Global Car Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005
Table 4: Global Car Rental Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010
Companies Mentioned
- Cendant Corporation
- Hertz Corporation, The
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company
- Europcar
- Avis Europe plc
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