Locauto re-enters the Nlt sector and exploits the rent-a-car network
The company opens a dedicated division: contractual flexibility, an extensive service network and services designed for companies, VAT holders and private individuals
by Danilo Loda
Locauto relaunches on long-term rental. In fact, the Trento-based company has decided to set up a business unit dedicated to the difficult world of Nlt to offer ad hoc services for companies, VAT numbers, and also for those private individuals attracted by this formula which, in some cases, can also be advantageous for them, as well as for companies and their employees. Locauto's new division, which, it should be remembered, is entirely Italian and is among the major players in the short-term rental of cars and commercial vehicles, relies on a nework of more than 110 local hubs and more than 6,000 service centres to guarantee proximity and quality of service even in the long-term business, a sector that is actually not new to Locauto but is part of the company's history that began in 1979. In fact, it is a sort of return to the origins, when Locauto first started out in leasing and then in long-term business, until it established itself as one of the main players in short-term rental.
The new division therefore marks a step in the group's growth, leading it to assume a position as an integrated mobility operator. As mentioned, the strategy is based on the support of 6,000 affiliated service centres where we find workshops, body shops, tyre shops and window centres.
In short, everything needed to manage one of the most critical aspects of long-term rental: breakdowns, maintenance and claims. Indeed, the perceived quality of the customer and the user of the benefit car depends on this. The service centres have been selected over time by Locauto because they are those active in the short term and therefore able to act quickly throughout the country.
It starts with a novelty: it is called Locauto One+ and it is a formula for private individuals and VAT numbers, with an initial duration of 60 months and the possibility of leaving the contract annually, designed to offer a simpler, more transparent and flexible long-term rental experience. The offer, active from 24 June, includes a package of services and two mileage profiles, of 15 thousand km and 30 thousand km per year. There is also the possibility for customers to interrupt the contract every 12 months, with exit costs clearly defined from the outset and calculated according to the actual period of use.
