Europcar strengthens its regional Australian footprint with new and re-opened stations across NSW, NT, VIC and QLD

Europcar has announced the re-opening of three of its Europcar stations including Coffs Harbour Airport in NSW and Brisbane City (within the Sofitel) in QLD as well as brand new stations opening their doors respectively across, Darwin City NT, Newcastle City NSW, Whyalla SA and Pullman St Kilda VIC. 

The business expansion will allow Europcar greater network reach as well as wider fleet choice and accessibility for its customers nation-wide as the local tourism boom continues to bolster car rentals across both domestic and international business and leisure travellers. 

Coffs Harbour Airport, Darwin City and Brisbane City (Sofitel) stations are now back in operation to support the growth in these areas. 

As a region which continues to grow its corporate and business significance, a large facility located in Newcastle City will play an important role to help grow the burgeoning needs of corporate customers in the NSW region. 

Pullman St Kilda station will allow an improved amenity for existing customers in Melbourne as well as provide additional joint benefit for Accor's members and Europcar's Privilege members staying at the Pullman hotel. 

The expansion cements Europcar’s footprint as a leading mobility solutions provider in Australia with the locations delivering greater convenience for customers, allowing them to explore additional regions across NSW, NT, VIC and QLD as well as enhance commercial vehicle opportunities. 

The new openings also offer a local employment boost to regional communities. With tourism set to continue its rebound throughout 2022 and into 2023, Europcar Mobility Group Australia Managing Director Benoit Garel said the new locations were identified and launched to keep up with this demand and stay ahead of the curve. 

“I’m thrilled to welcome back locations into operation and enhance our offering to our customers with upgraded facilities. These stations add to the Europcar network located across the breadth of Australia meaning greater choice for our customers,” said Garel. 

“Car hire is dramatically changing and will continue to do so here in Australia as the market continues to rebound and as the leading mobility provider Europcar are constantly evolving to meet our customers’ existing and emerging needs – both through expanding our network as well as introducing new innovations,” he added. 

As Europcar strengthens its presence in Australia, the mobility provider has also announced a slew of international innovations set to roll out locally including subscription-based car hire that enables people to hire for flexible terms from a month plus, the digitisation of the vehicle hire customer journey and a car sharing pilot program are amongst the new transformations being rolled out by the leading mobility provider.