The fifth wave and the Omicron variant did not deter Ucar from its course.
"This year, we will have recovered our level of activity before the pandemic"
, affirms Jean-Claude Puerto-Salavert, CEO and founder of this low-cost car rental company which had seen its sales plunge by 28% last year.
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In 2019, this group listed in Paris on the Euronext Growth market had earned a few tens of thousands of euros for a turnover of 35 million.
In fact, its positioning protects it in part from the crisis: unlike the major car rental brands, Ucar is not present in airports and train stations.
It does not target international tourists, rather professionals - especially artisans - and those who go on weekends a few hundred kilometers from home.
"There is less business travel but the French will stay longer in France for the end-of-year holidays"
Jean-Claude Puerto-Salavert, CEO of Ucar
A model that the group is developing in two ways: with its Ucar brand, which has nearly 120 branches located on the outskirts of cities to offer low prices, and with its network of ...
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