Every year, a book is published worldwide and locally, featuring a selection of the most valuable or popular brands. Among the various fashion brands, premium car companies, prestigious hotels and products, you can also find AVIS car rental.
We are making more effort
The slogan "We try harder." - "We make more effort." has the reputation of one of the most famous advertising slogans in the world. It has become an expression of the corporate philosophy and the company's employees, which is the constant improvement of services and the confirmed price of the reservation. AVIS's international presence has contributed to many innovations in the world of car rental, and its Slovak branch owes nothing to this acquired prestige. Slovak AVIS has several firsts to its credit. For example, AVIS has the most branches in Slovakia among all competing car rental companies - and work is continuing to expand them. In addition, Slovak AVIS takes great care to ensure that the fleet is always up-to-date and that it contains only the latest car models. As many as 80% of the fleet are diesel vehicles, and when purchasing them annually, emphasis is placed on their safety standards, consumption and image, which is so important to AVIS's demanding clientele. No less interesting is that in addition to classic rentals, the Slovak AVIS also offers everything related to it. The client has the opportunity to deal with complete logistics services from car rental to chauffeur services, van rental and operational leasing. AVIS remains true to the idea of “We try harder.”
7 decades of acquiring know-how
AVIS was founded in 1946 when US Air Force pilot Warren Avis started a three-vehicle car rental business at Willow Run Airport in Detroit, USA. Over the course of half a century, it has grown into a leading car rental company operating in over 170 countries worldwide with 500,000 vehicles.
In 1996, AVIS acquired a local dealer to create a general representation in Slovakia. Vladimír Orth, who started in 1992 with a small local rental shop offering Skoda Favorit and Felicia, participated in a tender for an international company: "I found out that if I wanted to reach higher goals, I would not be able to do without foreign know-how, because the market would increasingly demand above-standard services. After winning the tender and signing the contract, we had to transform the entire fleet in one year, equipping the company with new vehicles of nine classes from group A to group H. We sold the old cars and opened two new branches," recalls Mr. Orth, CEO of United Rental Group.
Erik Stríž and Juraj Mačik for UnitedLife