Avis
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Fleet industry news 6 Jul 2020Coronavirus: Rental industry faces slow recovery
Car hire especially disadvantaged as lockdown measures forced rapid decline in leisure traffic.
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NEWS 12 Sep 2019Avis Budget Group appoints Keith Rankin as president of international region
Avis Budget Group has appointed Keith Rankin as its president of the international region, covering Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
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Fleet industry news 30 Apr 2019Avis launches self-service rental app
Avis has revamped its rental app with new features, enabling customers to manage the car rental process with “complete control”.
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Leasing News 25 May 2018BVRLA appoints Nina Bell as first female vice-chair
Nina Bell, managing director of Avis Budget Group for the UK and Scandinavia, and Zipcar UK, has become the first female vice-chair of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA).
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Fleet industry news 2 May 2018Avis Budget Group adds 6,000 connected cars to European rental fleet
Avis Budget Group has added 6,000 Peugeot, Citroen and DS vehicles to its European connected car rental fleet in Europe, with a further 5,000 cars expected later this year.
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Fleet industry news 17 Nov 2016Connected cars set to ‘revolutionise’ the car rental industry, says new report
The connected car has the potential to revolutionise the car rental industry, according to Avis Car Rental UK’s latest report.
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Fleet industry news 19 Sep 2016Avis Car Rental adds DS5 to its fleet
Avis Car Rental has added the DS 5 to its fleet, with the car available to rent from a number of locations across the country.
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General News 3 Aug 2016Avis extends deal with Miles & Miles for Avis Prestige brand
Avis Car Rental, has extended its partnership with Miles & Miles, which operates luxury car rental brand Avis Prestige.
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Fleet industry news 14 Apr 2016Avis wins award for efforts to promote European emergency number
Avis Car Rental has won an award from the European Emergency Number Association for its role in raising awareness of the European emergency number 112.
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Industry Profiles 22 Feb 2016
Avis Budget: ‘Technology makes our customers’ lives easier’
Diversification and implementation of new tech are crucial to the company's fleet success, finds Stephen Briers
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Fleet industry news 12 Oct 2015Avis study suggests small businesses account for almost a third of corporate car rental
Small businesses, those that employ between 1 and 50 people, equate to nearly a third (30%) of the UK rental market, a survey suggests.
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Fleet industry news 24 Sep 2015
Avis Rent-a-Car to use Epyx’s 1link Disposal Network for defleeting to dealers
Avis Rent-a-Car is to start using Epyx’s 1link Disposal Network for delfeeting of its stock to dealers.
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People news 17 Jul 2015Zipcar appoints new president
Nicholas Cole has been appointed president, International for Zipcar, with responsibility for driving the company's international expansion.
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Fleet industry news 23 Jun 2015
Avis launches Travel Partner concierge scheme
Avis car rental has launched the Travel Partner phone and email concierge service.
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Fleet industry news 30 Apr 2015Avis order creates Europe's largest fleet of Nissan electric vehicles
Nissan and Avis Denmark have signed a deal to create the largest fleet of Nissan EVs in Europe, with an order of 401 Nissan e-NV200 vans and 60 Leaf cars.
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Fleet industry news 23 Apr 2015Avis mathematical formula selects Lake District's A591 as UK's best driving road
Avis develops complicated mathematical formula to determine UK's best driving road.
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Leasing News 21 Apr 2015Avis Budget Group teams up with Nextgear Capital for defleet sales
Avis Budget UK has partnered with funding provider NextGear Capital to open up its off-fleet vehicle sales to a wider market.
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Fleet industry news 10 Oct 2014Research reveals the right car could be key to luring talent
The key to attracting talent to the UK’s SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises) could lie in the type of mobility package offered as part of a contract, according to new research from Avis Car Rental UK.
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Fleet industry news 11 Aug 2014Avis and Budget to provide phone chargers
Avis Car Rental and Budget Car Rental customers can now purchase universal chargers at airports and other locations across Europe, helping to comply with travel regulations on having electronic devices charged before you fly.
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Fleet industry news 12 Jun 2014New C-Class now available to rent from Avis
Avis has added the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class to its UK fleet, boosting the range of premium cars on offer.
