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