While app-based and contactless rentals have increased during this pandemic, your customers still want and need to engage at your location. How well you interact sets your business apart.
From increased rental deliveries and CDC-level germ eradication standards to a newfound connection with customers, car rental won’t be the same “After Coronavirus.”
In Brazil, the local vehicle leasing business has dropped by 25%, while the Brazilian car rental industry has taken a 90% hit.
Rate Gain analyzed rate data from over 28 U.S. markets pre-coronavirus pandemic (Jan 1 to Feb. 28) and after onset of the pandemic (March 1 to April 30). Remarkably, some markets have shown an overall gain, in the early days of the pandemic at least.
With the Coronavirus pandemic causing a halt in travel, hundreds of unused rental vehicles are parked at several lots around Phoenix. Springtime is usually a busy tourist season for Arizona.
While inter-city bookings have suffered, intra-city car rentals have remained stable, as many are choosing to rent cars in lieu of using public transportation.
Brazil’s car rental industry grew to a record number of daily rentals in 2019, driven by rentals to drivers for transportation network companies (TNCs).
The annual Fact Book contains data and analysis on the U.S. car rental market as well as directories for car rental companies, auto manufacturers, and suppliers.
The estimated $31.87 billion in total revenues continues a string of 11 years of uninterrupted growth.
Exiting a year of record revenues, the new year brings challenges from market disruptors, incumbent players new to the U.S. market, and new mobility models.