The car rental market in Greece is showing satisfactory growth rates, as from 60,000 a few years ago, the number of vehicles available has now exceeded 100,000, ekathimerini.com reports.
Avis alone acquired 10,000 new cars last year, accounting for 10% of all new car registrations in 2018.
Avis managing director Andreas Taprantzis notes that the growth recorded is mainly thanks to the increase in tourism flows, which favor short-term car rentals.
Nevertheless, there have also been positive moves in the long-term leasing segment, mainly because of the change in mentality of the new generation of professionals: “Unlike previous generations, the new one is not aiming at owning their own home and car; the new generation today leans toward rental,” says Taprantzis.
The main driver behind this trend is the absence of costs in time and money for the cars’ maintenance; this, combined with a lack of easy financing for the acquisition of cars, serves to explain the rising interest in car rentals.
Avis has also introduced a new service, MyAvis, which is proving very popular as it enables customers to arrange for the long-term lease of a vehicle online in advance if they possess the right documents.
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