Europcar Mobility Group announces the opening of new franchises in 10 countries and territories between January and July 2019: 6 franchises with the Europcar® brand, 1 franchise with the InterRent® brand and 3 franchises with the Global® brand. This takes place in the context of the strategic roadmap of the Group – SHIFT 2023 -,which re-emphasis the ambition of the Group to both expand its international presence and grow its customer base.
– Europcar® new franchises: Panama, Saint Martin, Gabon, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Qatar
– InterRent® new franchise: Lebanon
– Global® new franchises: Romania, Czech Republic, Moldova
This extension represents a total of 115 stations and an average fleet of 17,500 vehicles owned by franchisees. Europcar Mobility Group is now present in more than 140 countries – with both its wholly owned subsidiaries and its strong network of franchises and partners – which allows the Group to benefit from substantial flows of business and leisure customers.
Marcus Bernhardt, Europcar Mobility Group’s, Managing Director, International Coverage: “We are proud to expand the footprint of our brands, with differentiated value propositions fitting customers’ needs. In 2019 and onwards, we will pursue our ongoing business developments in order to reach our ambitious 2023 goals: in particular, double our customer base, from 7.7 M active customers today to 15 M active customers by 2023”.
SOURCE: EUROPCAR
