A judge banned the ride-sharing service Uber from operating in Spain. The rule was a “cautionary measure” implemented while the court examines a case brought by the Madrid Taxi Association.
Operating under the Avancar car-sharing brand, Madrid is the 30th major city opening for Zipcar’s car-sharing service. This follows Zipcar’s recent launch in Paris last month.
Partnering with Spain-based electric company Endesa, Hertz will be renting the all-electric Nissan LEAF from its Malaga city and airport locations to promote a sustainable transportation option.
Under the new partnership, Bluemove added 140 Kia vehicles to its car-sharing fleet in Spain.
Following an investigation by the National Commission for Markets and Competition, 11 car rental companies were fined more than $3 million after an investigation of price fixing at several of Spain’s airports in conjunction with Aena and Aena Aeropuertos.
The Nissan Qashqai and Juke were added to Sixt’s Spanish fleet for the tourism market, according to an article from EventPlannerSpain on April 7.
The company added 15 new Peugeot 508s into its fleet to attract the company’s family market.
InterRent, Europcar’s new ‘low-cost’ brand will be available in April in five European countries with 44 locations and a fleet of 6,000 vehicles.
Hertz launched the McLaren MP4-12C, Lamborghini LP 560 Spyder, Ferrari 458 Italia Spider Scaglietti and Jaguar X-KR and expanded the service to include France, Italy and the Netherlands.
After signing an exclusive agreement, Avis and Budget Car Rental will be the ‘official rental car partners’ of PortAventura in Spain.