What you need to know

The growth of the Chinese car rental industry slowed in 2018 and the ranking of the top companies in market share shifted in 2018, indicating uncertainties and opportunities in this industry.

In this Report, Mintel illustrates car rental users’ profiles and consumers’ different renting habits according to their profiles. Areas where car rental companies could add value to increase consumers’ willingness to pay are also explored. The usage of car rental platforms is also covered in this Report.

Covered in this report

Mintel defines car rental companies and time-sharing companies by company brands which have the relevant service lines.

Car hire in this Report is defined as an activity where individuals rent passenger cars, including but not limited to basic passenger cars, SUVs and MPVs, from companies or individual car owners for non-commercial purposes.

Market size and market share are calculated based on the rental car fleet size and average daily net revenue per available car.

Included

Car rental and time-sharing brands include Car Inc., eHi Car Services Limited, Shouqi Car Rental, Reocar, Start, Zhizun Car Rental, Avis, Aotu Car Rental, EvCard, GoFun, Pandauto, E+, Yidu and car2go.

Excluded

Taxi-hailing

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