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BMW expands car share scheme

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

BMW has announced plans to introduce its car sharing programme to major cities across Europe. Currently the scheme is being run in Munich in partnership with car rental company Sixt. BMW has spread 300 1-Series models throughout the German city which can be hired by members of the scheme for around 25 pence per minute.

Those who register for the initiative with BMW dealers are able to use an application on their mobile phone to locate the nearest available vehicle. Once in the car, a PIN is entered and the car is activated. Payment for the journey is then taken from the driver’s credit card. Refuelling teams ensure that the cars always have a full tank and satellites track the cars’ positions.

Sales and marketing boss for BMW’s mobility services in Munich, Tony Douglas, said the success of the scheme meant that BMW and Sixt were looking to expand to Berlin. He added that BMW provided the cars and Sixt was in charge of running the customer database and logistics.

Among the other cities which could soon see the car sharing scheme are London, Birmingham and Manchester, according to Douglas. The car-maker has a £62 million fund for expanding its mobility services. As well as the car-sharing scheme, BMW has invested in My City Way based in New York.

Among the services offered is advice on the best route to take through the city. The scheme is due to come to London and will offer similar services under the title My London Way.

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Sixt team up with BMW and Design Hotels on roadtrips

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Car rental giant Sixt has teamed up with Design Hotels and 11 other member hotels to offer custom driving experiences in Germany and Austria. The partnership is designed to offer independent travellers the chance to discover regional highlights while travelling off the beaten track.

Routes can be downloaded into the navigation system of BMW cars via BMW ConnectedDrive, which is available in all BMW cars from rental car partner Sixt in Germany and Austria. Each custom-designed roadtrip blends cultural, culinary, historical and architectural highlights in a German or Austrian region, and is set up as a daytrip. 

Once the route as been downloaded from BMW ConnectedDrive, the sytem then navigates guests from their hotel to the various sites while providing drivers with information on the latest road conditions.

Louis Hotel in Munich has created a scenic tour of the city and its surrounds, including a stop at the recently opened Museum Brandhorst.  The tour continues with a visit to BMW Welt, which is an annual exhibition of BMW cars and architectural wonder, before finishing off at Lake Starnberger.

The tour gives travellers the chance to witness first-hand authentic Bavarian culture and cuisine at its best. Other routes bring drivers to various wineries throughout the region, a dairy specialising in handmade cheeses, contemporary art museums and new restaurants. To go hand in hand with the routes, each hotel offers a tailor-made packaged for BMW ConnectedDrive guests.

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Carrentals.co.uk offers ski resort car hire from as little as £8 per day

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Popular car hire comparison website Carrentals.co.uk, is offering travellers to European and North American ski resorts budget car rental from as little as £8 per day. The late deal, to coincide with the spectacular snow in many resorts, is on offer at Girona Airport.

The award-winning price comparison website is also offering cut price deals on car rentals from just £17 a day at Bergao Airport, £21 a day in Salzburg, £15 a day from Zaragoza Airport and £17 a day at Turin Airport.

Managing director of Carrentals.co.uk Gareth Robinson said that this year was seeing great snowfall in popular resorts throughout North America and Europe, and with that in mind, the website is recommending that travellers who are heading for a late getaway should book ahead and compare online to get the best deals.

He also pointed out that because Carrentals.co.uk compared deals from numerous suppliers all on one website, people are always able to get the best deal around. The company has also been advising customers to book extras like snow chains and sat nav systems in advance, to ensure that they are not disappointed once they arrive at the airport.

Carrentals.co.uk compares different car hire options from up to 50 rental companies, including Alamo, Budget, easyCar, Holiday Autos and Sixt, in over 9,000 locations around the world.

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Sixt launch new iPhone application

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Worldwide car hire giant Sixt rent a car has unveiled the latest update in their iPHone application this week cementing their position as the market leader in technology driven car hire reservation systems.  One of the new key features of the application will allow customers to select their rental vehicle up to four hours before arriving at the outlet.

The car hire firm’s iPhone application has held a regular position in the top 20 free travel downloads, highlighting the demand for booking a car through mobile devices.  While many car rental firms are yet to produce a mobile phone application, Sixt have already released their third version along with a new Blackberry application and an advanced standard mobile website.

Customers of Sixt can now take full control of their rental up to four hours prior to when it is due by completing the online check in forms which allows hirers to provide the necessary details prior to arriving at the brance.  A new service to pre-select the exact model of car is also available at selected branches, giving customers more flexibility in choosing the exact type of car that they want.

Commericial director of Sixt UK, Per Voegerl, said that the new features would be a hit with renters, and the company is very confident that giving consumers the option of choosing the rental vehicle which they want prior to arriving at the branch will also prove to be another useful feature for customers.

The latest version of the iPhone application is available for download at the iPhone app store.

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Sixt launches January car hire promotion

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Customers seeking car hire in January can take advantage of some great savings as UK car hire giant Sixt launches a new promotion for car and van hire.

Customers hoping to ease the winter blues can take advantage of the promotion by hiring the popular Volkswagen Golf, for just £29 a day which has already been proven to be very popular.

With Sixt’s entire range of VW Golf vehicles starting from as low as £29 per day, anyone thinking of renting a car for a weekend break should not miss this promotion.  Tourists will also benefit as the range of VW Golfs also includes SatNav technology.

Those who are seeking van hire are also not left out, as Sixt is leasing vans from £29 a day, so to transport all those Christmas presents back home or to take advantage of January sales, Ford Transits are also available for just £29 per day.

Sixt operates from 15 locations across London including Kings Cross, Battersea and Ilford, those seeking hire cars around the M25 can be assured of friendly service from a UK company.

The company specialises in offering high quality cars at competitive prices, also including a fleet of luxury cars such as Mercedes, Audi and VW along with a range of smaller cars.  Trucks and vans are also available to hire on a short or long term basis.

Customers who choose to take advantage of this exclusive offer can book directly with Sixt’s website or by using their iPhone or Blackberry to make a booking.

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Sixt offers new VW promotion for New Years

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

As the festive season approaches, car hire companies are almost sold out and as demand outstrips supply, switched on customers can benefit from huge savings from the 30th of December, after the peak Christmas period, when most car hire companies begin to recover from the peak travel time and customers can take advantage of vehicle hire with the many crazy car and van hire offers on special.

To ring in the New Year, Sixt are offering a promotion for those who book early with their entire range of Volkswagen Golf’s, available for £29 per day with Sat Nav included.  The offer has already proven popular with customers wishing to benefit from the special deal which is available form all 15 Sixt outlets across London, including Battersea, Chelsea, Kings Cross and Walthamstow, along with airport branches at Heathrow and Stansted.

The Sixt fleet of VS Golf’s includes the estate and compact models featuring both manual and automatic transmission, ensuring there is something for all requirements for just £29 per day.

Bookings can be made through the website or through any of Sixts mobile applications for internet enabled smartphones.

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New Sixt blog up and running

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

European car hire giant Sixt Rent-A-Car has recently launched a new blog aimed to provide internet users with fun stories and exciting news from around the World as well as travel advice and tips for Sixt customers on renting a vehicle.

The new website will also feature regular guest blog posts about travel and local events, and is open to anyone.  The Sixt blog will also provide a platform for content and interaction away from the traditional website service, and is able to provide visitors to the website updates of live traffic and giving up-to-the-minute information on road travel problems.

The blog, which has been online since Summer, has recorded a rising number of visitors each month and is becoming a useful tool for customers with questions and queries, with a popular feature of the blog including a section called ‘ask the expert’;, which offers expert car hire advice on the lesser known aspects of vehicle rental such as what fuel policies would apply and winter tyre requirements for those customers wanting to rent a car in ski resorts.

The blog also gives users modern features so that readers can rate an article and recommend content to friends and family, and an interactive comment facility allows visitors to leave their feedback and opinions on articles.  Regular readers to the website can subscribe to the RSS feed so that the content is automatically fed into their preferred source.

Internet marketing executive at Sixt, David Jackson, said the new blog offered the company a platform to relay news and advice to both potential and existing customers, and aims to provide content that appeals to a broad audience and avoid only publishing car hire information.

The blog has been performing well, with an increase by 650 per cent in the first 6 month it has been running.

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Sixt sorts car rental problems out online

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Car hire company Sixt is tuning into the popularity of online social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook as a way of modernizing its customer service.

A team of dedicated employees will now monitor a number of websites so that they will be able to react to any problems customers may be encountering as quickly as possible. These sites will include blogs, forums, debating sites and the ever popular social networking sites.

Managing director of Sixt, Ian Lawrence says that the move is all part of improving customer service which has always been the company’s first priority. The service is aimed at getting speedier reactions to customers who have issues or queries. The new system will mean that customers can get in contact with Sixt and get a reaction without having to resort to more formal measures such as writing letters or calling customer service telephone numbers. These traditional measures of complaining can take up time and energy when a customer already feels that he has wasted enough time and energy dealing with poor service in the first place.

The company claims that they are now clearing the problems clients might have in record time. They also say that many people have contacted them through the new system to send them praise. Ian Lawrence also points out that by communicating with customers in the public domain they have been able to build up more trust and prevent problems from getting out of hand.

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Sixt Rent a Car reports decent second quarter

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Sixt car rental is starting to see some improvement in rental car demand and their second quarter earnings were better than the first quarter.  Part of the improvement was due to cost cutting measures, reduced fleet, and a change in the way they do their financing.

According to Erich Sixt, head of the rental car giant, “Sixt has successfully adapted to the change in the market environment. The second quarter has shown that our cost-cutting and efficiency-enhancing measures are starting to take effect. A cautious fleet policy, price increases, customer-focused product innovations and cost awareness are the key factors for continued success in this environment.”

Revenues for the company were up a whopping 7.8% over the first quarter. This is a good sign for the car rental business faced with the worst economic climate of its existence. Their EBT for the second quarter was €22.4 million. If you disregard the fleet size reduction and the financing switch then the numbers go down to €13.9 million, but it’s still a big improvement over the first three months of the year.

Even though this very positive for Sixt, like other rental car companies, the figures were still down from last year. Total revenue industry wide is way down when compared to last year at this time.

Thanks to www.live-pr.com for the above quote. For more information on this article please visit their website.

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Sixt expands rental car outlets in train stations

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

In a further effort to provide seamless connections from rail to rental car, Sixt is opening two new rental counters right inside of train stations. The new outlets are located at Maastrict Central Station and Brussels South.

Sixt has been increasing their visibility at train stations during the past year with rental outlets at Rotterdam Central, St.Pieters, Utrecht Central, and Amsterdam stations. The outlet at Amsterdam Central is one of the busiest in the Benelux.

“Despite the current tight market, we are showing courage by investing in new rental outlets. The previous opening of the Sixt branch at Amsterdam Central Station proved to be an enormous success, a trend which we of course expect to continue with the opening of Sixt at Maastricht Central Station and certainly so with the rental outlet at the junction of international train services, the Brussels South railway station,” said Thomas Wolters of Sixt.

According to Wolters, convenience of location is a critical factor in a customer’s decision making process. Sixt wants to make it as easy as possible for train passengers traveling between England, France, the Netherlands, and Germany to find a rental car. Eurostar, Thalys, and ICE International passengers will have no problem finding a Sixt outlet.

Sixt has more than 150 rental counters in the UK and boasts a fleet of 26,000 rental cars.

Thanks to www.newswiretoday.com for the above quote. For more information on this article please visit their website.

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