The biggest hire car companies in Portugal

Presentation of the largest hire car companies in Portugal

The established hire car companies such as Avis, Europcar or Sixt have of course made their way into the Portuguese hire car market. Nevertheless, there are a variety of smaller Portuguese providers, some of which are also able to hold their own in the market.

In the following we present you the biggest hire car companies in Portugal.

Auto Jardim

In the holiday regions of Portugal, local hire car company Auto Jardim is one of the best known hire car companies. Founded in 1967, Auto Jardim focuses on providing hire cars for tourists who want to explore Portuguese holiday regions flexibly and independently.

Continue to Auto Jardim

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.

Go to Avis

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.

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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.

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Goldcar Hire Car

Goldcar Rental is the largest hire car company in the Spanish tourism sector. The company’s beginnings date back to 1985, when two brothers, Pedro and Juan Alcaraz, founded a small hire car company in San Juan de Alicante and started with a total of five cars, a Ford Escort and four Ford Fiestas.

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Guerin Hire Car

Guerin Hire Car Solutions is a slightly different hire car company. As such, the Portuguese provider goes out of its way to present a rather green and environmentally conscious image. For example, the company advertises what it calls “Eco-Drive” – a virtual tutorial that offers information on how to drive a car in the most environmentally friendly and cost-effective way possible.

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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.

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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.

Go to Sixt