Tullamarine, Victoria -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/01/2011 -- Europcar has secured front of shorts branding with the A-League and the Youth Team. As part of the new sponsorship agreement, Europcar has also positioned its famous green branding at the Family Stand, located at the southern end of the nib Stadium. This was particularly eye-catching during a recent international friendly match with Celtic last month.

All Europcar club vehicles will be prominently co-branded as part of the newly formed partnership, ensuring high visibility for the club and Europcar's Perth car hire service. Perth Glory members will also benefit from a variety of exclusive Europcar discounts and offers.

The sponsorship complements Europcar's overall business strategy in Australia, Mike Warmington, Sales & Marketing Director Europcar Australia and New Zealand explained.

"We are delighted by our new partnership with the Perth Glory Football Club and wish them great success in the season ahead.

"From a business perspective the Western Australian market is, in many ways, an untapped market for us which has tremendous potential for business growth. Perth Glory Football Club is undoubtedly an iconic Western Australian brand, therefore we feel it is the perfect fit for us to gain exposure in this valuable market."

Since launching operations in 2004, Europcar has grown to be one of the top four car rental companies in Australia and New Zealand with more than 500 employees, 12,000 vehicles and revenues in excess of AUS$150 million.

Perth Glory CEO, Paul Kelly expressed that he was equally thrilled by the new agreement.

"The Perth Glory Football Club is very proud to have such a reputable world class brand join our family. The direct benefits this new union offers our club, players, staff and members are significant.

"We look forward to working closely with Europcar to maximise this relationship as much as possible. The sponsorship represents yet another positive step in the right direction for the club."

Europcar International is one of the world's largest vehicle rental companies and the #1 rental agency in Europe, with a global network spanning 3,000 locations in 150 countries worldwide covering Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, North and Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific.

Europcar has locations throughout Australia including popular tourist destinations such as Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Hobart, Darwin, Alice Springs, Adelaide and Perth. Stations are located at all major airports, capital cities as well as regional airports, towns and rural locations.

Europcar offers its clients a wide choice of rental vehicles including hire cars, prestige vehicles, minivans, people movers, 4WDs, SUVs, trucks, utilities and vans.

For more information on Europcar's Perth car hire service go to:

http://car-rental.europcar.com.au/car-hire-perth

http://car-rental.europcar.com.au/car-hire-perth-airport

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Tullamarine, Victoria -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/01/2011 -- Leading Australian car rental company Europcar, will begin introducing the Holden Cruze and the Skoda Superb station wagon to its large fleet.

Europcar already boasts Australia's most diverse fleet of rental vehicles with 10 different makes including Audi, Subaru and Nissan. Choices range from the economical Hyundai Getz to the luxurious Audi A5 Cabriolet, plus a variety of 4WDs, and mini-buses.

Europcar also has a large fleet of vans, trucks, people movers and tool of trade vehicles.

The addition of the Holden Cruze CDX to the Europcar line-up complements the new Series 2 Holden Commodore SV6 vehicles and Holden Barinas that were introduced to the Europcar fleet in 2010.

With a host of standard features including a 6 speed automatic transmission with Active Select, electric sunroof, leather interior and a 5 star ANCAP rating, the Holden Cruze CDX is sure to be a popular alternative among leisure and corporate car hire.

The new Skoda Superb station wagon rounds out Europcar's full size range, which already includes the popular Skoda Octavia.

A third new addition for 2011, the Hyundai i20, replaces the current Hyundai Getz in the economy car hire segment.

The Managing Director of Europcar Australia and New Zealand, Mr Ron Santiago, said the new Holden, Skoda and Hyundai models were an

"exciting addition to our already diverse fleet".

"At Europcar we are dedicated to giving customers more choice and better service, and this includes the widest possible range of vehicles to suit their needs.

"We will continue to focus on enhancing our fleet offering to customers through more and better vehicle choices," Mr Santiago said.

About Europcar
Europcar International is one of the world's largest vehicle rental companies and the #1 rental agency in Europe. Its global network spans 3000 locations in 150 countries covering Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, North and Central America, Mexico, Caribbean and Asia-Pacific.

Europcar is one of Australia and New Zealand's most popular providers of car hire services, operating a large fleet of quality vehicles across a network of over 121 locations in Australia and 23 locations in New Zealand.

Europcar has locations throughout Australia including popular tourist destinations such as Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Hobart, Darwin, Alice Springs, Adelaide and Perth. There are car hire stations at all major airports, capital cities as well as regional airports, towns and rural locations.

Europcar offers its clients a wide choice of rental vehicles including hire cars, prestige vehicles, minivans, people movers, 4WDs, SUVs, trucks, utilities and vans.

For more information on Europcar's fleet range visit:
http://car-rental.europcar.com.au/vehicle-hire

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Tullamarine, Victoria -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/31/2011 -- Europcar is pursuing its green initiatives in favour of the environment. The new eco-friendly section will provide maximum visibility to its greener cars and will encourage consumers to choose more environmentally friendly options when making reservations. Europcar's eco-friendly fleet includes vehicles with CO2 emissions of less than 140 grams per km.

In addition to having a new section dedicated to eco-friendly cars, specific information is available on CO2 emissions for all models of its car rental fleet. The European energy rating system from A to G is given with the description of each vehicle, the greenest of which is labelled "eco-friendly". Europcar has also committed to plans to introduce electric vehicles to the overall fleet when the infrastructure becomes available.

This eco-friendly initiative is part of Europcar's commitment to protecting the environment. A pioneer in this sector, Europcar opened its first eco-friendly agency in Paris in 1999. It was the first company to develop an Environmental Charter certified by Bureau Veritas in 2008.

In recognition of the importance of reducing carbon emissions, Europcar Australia launched a carbon emissions reduction program in December 2006. The program is offered in partnership with Greenfleet, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping the community reduce the environmental impact of travel, business and lifestyle choices by adopting low-carbon alternatives and biosequestration.

Europcar was also named the World's Leading Green Transport Solution Company at the 2010 World Travel Awards ceremony. Europcar was also the first company to win this accolade at the inaugural awards in 2008. The company was also elected World's Leading Car Hire Company for the tenth consecutive year, a true expression of leadership in the car rental industry.

About Europcar:
Europcar International is one of the world's largest vehicle rental companies and the #1 rental agency in Europe. Its global network spans 3000 locations in 150 countries covering Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, North and Central America, Mexico, Caribbean and Asia-Pacific.

Europcar is one of Australia and New Zealand's most popular providers of car rental services, operating a large fleet of quality vehicles across a network of over 121 locations in Australia and 23 locations in New Zealand.

Europcar has locations throughout Australia including popular tourist destinations such as Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Hobart, Darwin, Alice Springs, Adelaide and Perth. There are car hire branches at all major airports, capital cities as well as regional airports, towns and rural locations.

Europcar offers its clients a wide choice of rental vehicles including hire cars, prestige vehicles, minivans, people movers, 4WDs, SUVs, trucks, utilities and vans.

For more information on Europcar's car hire fleet options visit:
http://car-rental.europcar.com.au/vehicle-hire

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