• Europcar names new commercial director
    • 18/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Europcar Mobility Group has appointed former GreenFlag commercial director Mark Newberry as commercial director for the UK and Ireland. Reporting to managing director Ron Santiago, he will have overall responsibility for sales and marketing of Europcar services in both consumer and business markets. He said: [...]
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  • Europcar opens prestigious Scottish site
    • 29/07/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Europcar has opened a new location in Edinburgh. The rental site is open six days a week, providing customers with easy-to-access mobility to a range of rental vehicles. Ron Santiago, managing director, Europcar Mobility Group UK, said: “Opening in the prestigious St James Quarter is an exciting step for us in [...]
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  • Europcar accelerates EV switch
    • 21/01/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Europcar Mobility Group UK has added 100 London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) VN5 vans to its Vans & Trucks fleet. Available for short-term rental from its Vans & Trucks locations across the UK, Europcar aims to underpin the zero emissions ambitions of its customers with a particular focus on the cities [...]
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  • Shorter secures key UK role
    • 07/01/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Europcar Mobility Group UK Vans & Trucks has appointed Keith Shorter to head its growing activities. He will be responsible for the continuing growth of Europcar Mobility Group’s Vans & Trucks activities in the UK, building on current customer relationships. He said: “I am excited to be joining the Vans [...]
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  • Volkswagen Group leads Europcar takeover bid
    • 21/09/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A consortium led by Volkswagen Group has filed a takeover offer for Europcar Mobility Group. The consortium of Volkswagen Group, Attestor and Pon Holdings, acting as Green Mobility Holding, filed the offer with French authorities yesterday. Volkswagen Group said it plans to, “continue the transformation of [...]
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  • Car hire firms to improve practices
    • 14/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Following an inquiry by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that looked at insurance complaints, five of the biggest car hire firms in Europe have promised to act on customer complaints. The inquiry that was supported by the European Commission, revealed that motorists felt pressurised into buying excess [...]
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  • Europcar launches fleet van supersites
    • 19/06/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Europcar is enhancing its van fleet offering with the launch of a number of specialist Van Supersites across the UK. Located in Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham, London and Bristol, Europcar’s Van Supersites create a network running down the spine of the UK. Each Supersite includes specialist vehicles such as such [...]
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  • Europcar wins Network Rail contract
    • 15/04/2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Europcar has been chosen by Network Rail as the sole supplier of cars and light commercial vehicles for its nationwide vehicle rental requirements. Under the new three year agreement Europcar is expected to provide around 25,000 car and van rentals per year for Network Rail, the owner and operator of Britain’s [...]
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  • ACIS signs Europcar deal
    • 01/04/2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    ACIS has signed a three year agreement with Europcar as the preferred supplier of paint and consumables into the hire vehicle giant’s approved bodyshop network in the UK. ACIS, which also offers value-added services to support the Europcar network - including Ascribe, a web-based stock inventory system - will [...]
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