1949 Europcar is founded in Paris 1970 Renault purchases Europcar 1973 Creation of subsidiaries in Belgium, Germany, Holland and Switzerland 1974 Acquisition of Budget in Italy: Corporate development in Spain 1981 Acquisition of Godfrey Davis UK, Creation of Europcar International 1982 Creation of subsidiary in Portugal 1988 Wagon-Lits purchases Europcar and sells 50% of the share to Volkswagen 1989 Merger with Interrent Car Rental GmbH 1992 Accor acquires Wagon-Lits including its 50% share of Europcar 1999 - Europcar launches an innovative Online Reservation System via the internet in February. - Volkswagen AG becomes sole shareholders in Europcar, demonstrating its faith in the ability of the Europcar board and showing commitment in developing as a lifestyle company. 2000 Budget Rent A Car are announced as new strategic partners for Canada and North America. 2006 - Eurazeo acquires 100% of Europcar. - Europcar acquires Keddy and Ultramar. - Europcar signs a strategic alliance with Vanguards in the US and acquires the European business of Vanguard EMEA. - Renewal of the strategic partnership with TUI. 2007 - Europcar acquires Betacar the leading car rental group in the Balearic and Canary Islands and Vanguard's European businesses ("Vanguard EMEA": brands National & Alamo). 2008 - To continue extension of its network, Europcar joined forces with the uncontested leader Enterprise Rent-a-Car. 2009 - Partnerships signed successively with Nissan and Renault to market electric vehicles by 2010/2011 and advance zero-emission mobility on a global scale. - First 500 electric vehicles pre-ordered from Renault for delivery in Europe's largest cities from the 3rd quarter of 2011. |