- Hertz's longstanding franchise partner Sime Darby now operating Thrifty Singapore to
cater to value oriented customers' mobility needs
LONDON, April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Thrifty Car
Rental, part of The Hertz Corporation (NYSE:HTZ), has expanded its
network to Singapore, opening two
prominent downtown locations in Ubi Road and Alexandra Road
respectively. Thrifty Singapore is
operated by Hertz's long-established franchise partner Sime Darby, which holds an outstanding
reputation in the automotive industry. Customers can book travel
from www.thrifty.com.
Thrifty's downtown branches, conveniently placed in Singapore's urban areas, will bring car rental
closer to those customers with value oriented requirements. Leisure
customers as well as small and medium enterprises will benefit from
a varied fleet, competitive rates, optional extras and attractive
offers.
Michel Taride, Group President, Hertz International, said: "The
launch of Thrifty operations in Singapore represents an important part of the
brand's international growth strategy across Asia. Thrifty's expansion to an important
business and tourist destination such as Singapore results in more choices for those
car rental customers who seek convenience, great value and the
trust of a global brand. Sime
Darby's reputation and strength in the local automotive
sector presents a significant growth potential for Thrifty in
Singapore."
Eddie Ho, General Manager, Sime
Darby Services Pte Ltd, said: "Sime Darby Services Pte Ltd has
always believed in upholding excellent customer service levels and
meeting our customers' different needs. We are very enthusiastic
about operating a trust-worthy global brand such as Thrifty in
Singapore. Thrifty offers great
value quality products and services that will allow us to meet the
growing demand from value conscious leisure and business
customers."
Thrifty Singapore's ample fleet
of vehicles includes compact, economy, intermediate, standard,
luxury, full-size passenger, premium and sports utility vehicles
(SUV's).
Thrifty Car Rental started its expansion to Asia last year. The company currently operates
in Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines.
Notes for editors:
Hertz's well-established Dollar and Thrifty brands serve
value-oriented leisure customers, including domestic and foreign
tourists, small businesses and government travelers in over 1,800
corporate, franchisee and licensee locations in 86 countries. There
are more than 900 Dollar and Thrifty
locations across Europe and
Asia.
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and Firefly car rental brands in more than 10,800 corporate and
licensee locations throughout 145 countries in North America, Europe, Latin
America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle
East and New Zealand. Hertz
is the largest worldwide airport general use car rental company
with more than 1,700 airport locations in the U.S. and more than
1,300 airport locations internationally. Product and service
initiatives such as Hertz Gold Plus Rewards, NeverLost®,
Carfirmations, Mobile Wi-Fi and unique vehicles offered through the
Adrenaline, Dream, Family, Fun, Green and Prestige Collections set
Hertz apart from the competition. Additionally, Hertz owns the
vehicle leasing and fleet management leader Donlen Corporation,
operates the Hertz 24/7 hourly car rental business and sells
vehicles through its Rent2Buy program. The company also owns Hertz
Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC), one of the largest equipment
rental businesses with more than 350 locations worldwide offering a
diverse line of equipment and tools for rent and sale. HERC
primarily serves the construction, industrial, oil, gas,
entertainment and government sectors. For more information about
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Hertz Press Contact:
Evelin
Imperatrice
Hertz International
T: +44 1895 553 695
E: eimperatrice@hertz.com