The 10 largest hire car companies worldwide
Presenting the biggest international hire car companies
Whether it’s Germany, Austria, Spain or the US,
the biggest hire car companies can be found in (almost) every country in the world.
On this page we present the 10 largest internationally operating hire car companies.
Since size is relative, we have arranged the 10 companies alphabetically.
Alamo Hire Car
The Alamo hire car company has been one of the world’s leading and best known hire car companies since the early 80’s. According to self-disclosure, it is a hire car company that has specifically designed its entire range of services to meet the needs of vacationers and travelers.
Avis Hire Car
Avis has a network of more than 7,000 hire car stations in 179 countries. In addition to mass, great importance is also attached to class. The vehicle fleet is regularly renewed and is therefore always in impeccable condition.
Budget Hire Car
Budget Hire Car is an American hire car company founded in Los Angeles in 1958. After various changes of ownership, its headquarters have been located in Parsippany in the US state of New Jersey since 2013. Across the globe, Budget is well positioned.
Dollar Hire Car
Dollar Rent A Car – the full name of the hire car company – is one of the five largest hire car companies in the world. Under the name “Dollar-Thrifty”, Dollar Rent A Car has been operating successfully under the umbrella of parent company Chrysler together with hire car company Thrifty since 1997.
Enterprise Hire Car
St. Louis-based Enterprise Rent-A-Car is one of the most prominent representatives of its industry in the world. Enterprise Rent-A-Car has more than 7,000 locations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Ireland and Germany.
Europcar Hire Car
Europcar is one of the world’s leading hire car companies. There are more than 3,300 rental locations throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia and the Pacific. Jokingly put, apart from Antarctica, customers on every continent have the option of renting a vehicle from Europcar.
Hertz Hire Car
Hertz is one of the most successful hire car companies in the world. The history of the Hertz Corporation began in the fall of 1918. Walter L. Jacobs repaired used cars in the US city of Chicago and rented them out.
National Hire Car
In 1947, National Hire Car was founded by 24 independent hire car companies in Chicago. Since then, the company has grown into an international hire car company and is one of the very well-known representatives of this industry.
Sixt Hire Car
Sixt is one of the largest hire car companies in Germany with more than 4,000 rental stations worldwide. Holidaymakers and business people benefit from the global service. The vehicle fleet is very comprehensive and takes into account any customer wishes.
Thrifty Hire Car
Founded in 1958, Thrifty is one of the most successful hire car companies in the world. The secret of Thrifty’s success, which together with the hire car company “Dollar” has formed the independent company “Dollar-Thrifty” since 1997, lies in its nationwide franchise network.
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