上海2013年4月17日電 /美通社/ -- 全球領(lǐng)先的汽車(chē)租賃品牌 Hertz 赫茲國(guó)際汽車(chē)租賃（NYSE：HTZ）與神州租車(chē)聯(lián)合宣布，赫茲將戰(zhàn)略投資中國(guó)租車(chē)業(yè)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)品牌神州租車(chē)，持有神州租車(chē)近20%的股權(quán)并獲得一個(gè)董事會(huì)席位。根據(jù)協(xié)議，赫茲與神州租車(chē)兩個(gè)品牌將同時(shí)出現(xiàn)在雙方后續(xù)的全國(guó)租賃服務(wù)門(mén)店，赫茲門(mén)店將并入神州運(yùn)營(yíng)系統(tǒng)，繼續(xù)在主要城市提供高端租賃服務(wù)。赫茲將繼續(xù)管理其在國(guó)內(nèi)的出境租車(chē)團(tuán)隊(duì)，該合作也不影響其設(shè)備租賃業(yè)務(wù)。
這一戰(zhàn)略合作將大大提升赫茲在中國(guó)迅猛發(fā)展的汽車(chē)租賃市場(chǎng)的影響力。此外，赫茲與神州租車(chē)也將分別成為對(duì)方在入境和出境租車(chē)服務(wù)的獨(dú)家合作伙伴，為國(guó)際企業(yè)及休閑旅客提供較佳的長(zhǎng)短租服務(wù)。2012年，中國(guó)的國(guó)際旅游支出超過(guò)了1000億美元，位居世界第一，預(yù)計(jì)到2016年，中國(guó)的國(guó)內(nèi)租車(chē)業(yè)務(wù)每年將增長(zhǎng)15%以上。
赫茲全球總裁兼首席執(zhí)行官 Mark P. Frissora 認(rèn)為：“赫茲作為全球領(lǐng)先的汽車(chē)租賃品牌，與中國(guó)規(guī)模較大、最受認(rèn)可的汽車(chē)租賃公司合作是個(gè)完美的選擇。神州租車(chē)在全國(guó)66個(gè)城市擁有700多家門(mén)店，車(chē)隊(duì)規(guī)模接近50,000輛，超過(guò)其較大競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手規(guī)模的四倍。同時(shí)，神州租車(chē)業(yè)務(wù)增長(zhǎng)迅速，在2012年實(shí)現(xiàn)了營(yíng)業(yè)額翻番，達(dá)到2.5億美元，是其他國(guó)內(nèi)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手的2.5倍。神州租車(chē)2009年到2012年年增長(zhǎng)率達(dá)200%，為市場(chǎng)同期增長(zhǎng)的六倍，且到2016年其預(yù)期年增長(zhǎng)率超過(guò)50%，是整體市場(chǎng)預(yù)期的3倍多。這使得赫茲憑借其現(xiàn)有國(guó)際品牌和差異化的市場(chǎng)定位來(lái)快速拓展中國(guó)租車(chē)市場(chǎng)，同時(shí)促進(jìn)神州租車(chē)的增長(zhǎng)。不僅神州租車(chē)及赫茲能夠在全國(guó)范圍提供商務(wù)及休閑租車(chē)服務(wù)，同時(shí)也使我們能夠在增長(zhǎng)預(yù)期較高的中國(guó)出境及入境市場(chǎng)為商旅人士提供較佳的租車(chē)解決方案。”
根據(jù)協(xié)議，神州租車(chē)將被授予為期5年的經(jīng)營(yíng)許可權(quán)運(yùn)作赫茲在中國(guó)的租車(chē)業(yè)務(wù)。神州租車(chē)將在全國(guó)主要城市按照其發(fā)展路徑，建立赫茲全方位服務(wù)高端門(mén)店網(wǎng)絡(luò)。同事，赫茲與神州租車(chē)服務(wù)將圍繞自駕和包車(chē)業(yè)務(wù)，以及短期、中期、長(zhǎng)期車(chē)輛租賃業(yè)務(wù)。赫茲將提供神州租車(chē)一系列行業(yè)領(lǐng)先的技術(shù)產(chǎn)品與服務(wù)，涵蓋赫茲專(zhuān)業(yè)的運(yùn)營(yíng)，強(qiáng)大的預(yù)定處理以及高效的車(chē)輛管理，以帶動(dòng)其高端業(yè)務(wù)的發(fā)展。
神州租車(chē)董事局主席兼首席執(zhí)行官陸正耀先生表示：“我們非常高興能與全球汽車(chē)租賃領(lǐng)導(dǎo)品牌赫茲建立深層次戰(zhàn)略合作關(guān)系。這一合作，不僅有助于進(jìn)一步優(yōu)化我們的股權(quán)結(jié)構(gòu)，還可使我們受益于赫茲先進(jìn)的管理經(jīng)驗(yàn)和豐富的國(guó)際資源，鞏固神州租車(chē)在中國(guó)租車(chē)行業(yè)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)地位，推動(dòng)國(guó)際市場(chǎng)的開(kāi)拓。同時(shí)，也將極大促進(jìn)神州租車(chē)的規(guī)模、品牌、產(chǎn)品和服務(wù)的提升，為國(guó)內(nèi)外客戶(hù)創(chuàng)造更加優(yōu)質(zhì)、便捷的租車(chē)體驗(yàn)?！?/p>
關(guān)于神州租車(chē)
神州租車(chē)成立于2007年9月，總部位于北京。作為中國(guó)領(lǐng)先的汽車(chē)租賃服務(wù)提供商，神州租車(chē)積極借鑒國(guó)際上成功的汽車(chē)租賃模式，并結(jié)合中國(guó)客戶(hù)的消費(fèi)習(xí)慣，為客戶(hù)提供短租、長(zhǎng)租及融資租賃等專(zhuān)業(yè)化的汽車(chē)租賃服務(wù)，以及全國(guó)救援、異地還車(chē)等完善的配套服務(wù)。截至2013年2月，神州租車(chē)在國(guó)內(nèi)66個(gè)主要城市和52個(gè)主要機(jī)場(chǎng)擁有近700個(gè)租車(chē)網(wǎng)點(diǎn)，服務(wù)個(gè)人客戶(hù)過(guò)百萬(wàn)、企業(yè)客戶(hù)近萬(wàn)家，是目前中國(guó)較大的全國(guó)性大型連鎖汽車(chē)租賃企業(yè)。
自成立以來(lái)，神州租車(chē)獲得了客戶(hù)的一致認(rèn)可和社會(huì)各界的廣泛好評(píng)。2008年，公司成為第29屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)租車(chē)服務(wù)提供商，2008年公司獲評(píng)《中國(guó)企業(yè)家》“21世紀(jì)未來(lái)之星”企業(yè)，2009年公司榮登《福布斯》中文版“中國(guó)潛力企業(yè)榜”，2010年公司獲評(píng)《新財(cái)富》“最具增長(zhǎng)潛力商業(yè)模式”、中華網(wǎng)“年度較佳租車(chē)服務(wù)獎(jiǎng)”，2011年公司獲評(píng)哈佛《商業(yè)評(píng)論》“管理行動(dòng)獎(jiǎng)”金獎(jiǎng)、中國(guó)品牌節(jié)“品牌中國(guó)大獎(jiǎng)較佳服務(wù)獎(jiǎng)”、《時(shí)尚旅游》“中國(guó)旅游金榜”較佳租車(chē)公司獎(jiǎng)，入選“2012年德勤亞太區(qū)高成長(zhǎng)公司500強(qiáng)”，并在中國(guó)工信部發(fā)起的 第三屆“中國(guó)品牌力指數(shù)”評(píng)測(cè)中位居行業(yè)榜首，成為汽車(chē)租賃服務(wù)領(lǐng)域消費(fèi)者最可信賴(lài)的品牌。
根據(jù)第三方機(jī)構(gòu)羅蘭貝格的調(diào)查報(bào)告，神州租車(chē)是目前中國(guó)最具認(rèn)知度的汽車(chē)租賃服務(wù)提供商，并在車(chē)隊(duì)規(guī)模、網(wǎng)點(diǎn)覆蓋、市場(chǎng)份額和業(yè)務(wù)收入等各項(xiàng)運(yùn)營(yíng)和財(cái)務(wù)指標(biāo)上，處于中國(guó)汽車(chē)租賃行業(yè)絕對(duì)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)地位。
關(guān)于赫茲全球
赫茲旗下共有赫茲、道樂(lè)及Thrifty三大租車(chē)品牌，在北美、歐洲、南美、亞洲、澳大利亞、新西蘭、中東及非洲地區(qū)經(jīng)營(yíng)著約10,400家直營(yíng)、授權(quán)及特許經(jīng)營(yíng)網(wǎng)點(diǎn)。赫茲是全球較大的機(jī)場(chǎng)常用租車(chē)品牌，在全球約150個(gè)國(guó)家擁有約8,800家直營(yíng)或授權(quán)網(wǎng)點(diǎn)。赫茲也是美國(guó)市場(chǎng)較大的機(jī)場(chǎng)租車(chē)品牌，在111個(gè)主要?dú)W洲機(jī)場(chǎng)提供服務(wù)。道樂(lè)和Thrifty租車(chē)在全球約80個(gè)國(guó)家擁有1,580家直營(yíng)或授權(quán)網(wǎng)點(diǎn)。赫茲是旅游+休閑“世界較佳獎(jiǎng)名人堂”的創(chuàng)始成員，近期再次被該雜志讀者命名為“較佳租車(chē)公司”，這是赫茲第13次獲此殊榮。Zagat的2012/13年度美國(guó)租車(chē)調(diào)查中，赫茲還被選為較佳整體租車(chē)公司，在14個(gè)類(lèi)別中贏得較高榮譽(yù)。公司還橫掃FlyerTalk.com逐個(gè)全球獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)，包括較好獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)計(jì)劃及較佳整體效益。赫茲的產(chǎn)品及服務(wù)舉措，如赫茲金尚尊享獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)、NeverLost®、Adrenaline產(chǎn)品所提供的獨(dú)特小車(chē)和SUV車(chē)型，以及Prestige尊貴和Green Traveler綠色旅行者系列，使得赫茲公司在市場(chǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中脫穎而出。此外，赫茲旗下還包括汽車(chē)融資租賃及車(chē)隊(duì)管理的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者Donlen道能公司，以及專(zhuān)營(yíng)汽車(chē)共享的Hertz On Demand品牌。赫茲旗下的赫茲設(shè)備租賃公司擁有北美領(lǐng)先的設(shè)備租賃業(yè)務(wù)，該公司業(yè)務(wù)還包括赫茲娛樂(lè)服務(wù)。
關(guān)于赫茲中國(guó)國(guó)際汽車(chē)租賃
赫茲中國(guó)為個(gè)人和企業(yè)客戶(hù)提供國(guó)際標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的高端租車(chē)服務(wù)，企業(yè)客戶(hù)大都為財(cái)富500強(qiáng)和國(guó)際知名公司。赫茲提供廣泛的國(guó)內(nèi)租車(chē)和入境租車(chē)服務(wù)，如長(zhǎng)期租車(chē)、機(jī)場(chǎng)接送、包車(chē)服務(wù)、自駕服務(wù)、會(huì)展會(huì)務(wù)車(chē)輛解決方案以及深港跨境服務(wù)。赫茲中國(guó)在上海、北京、天津、成都、深圳、廣州和烏魯木齊7個(gè)城市已設(shè)有辦事處，提供全方位汽車(chē)租賃解決方案，車(chē)組配備包括中級(jí)車(chē)組、全型車(chē)組、豪華車(chē)組、尊榮車(chē)組、SUV廂型車(chē)車(chē)組等。此外，赫茲中國(guó)還與國(guó)內(nèi)外航空公司、旅行社、酒店、銀行等旅業(yè)集團(tuán)建立起廣泛的合作伙伴關(guān)系。
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release and in related comments by our management include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include information concerning Hertz’s outlook, anticipated revenues and results of operations, as well as any other statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. These forward-looking statements often include words such as "believe," "expect," "project," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "seek," "will," "may," "would," "should," "could," "forecasts" or similar expressions. These statements are based on certain assumptions that Hertz has made in light of its experience in the industry as well as its perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors that Hertz believes are appropriate in these circumstances. We believe these judgments are reasonable, but you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results, and our actual results could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, both positive and negative.
Among other items, such factors could include: our ability to integrate the car rental operations of Dollar Thrifty and realize operational efficiencies from the acquisition; the risk that expected synergies, cost savings from the Dollar Thrifty acquisition may not be fully realized or realized within the expected time frame; the operational and profitability impact of the Advantage divestiture and the divestiture of the airport locations that we agreed to undertake in order to secure regulatory approval for the Dollar Thrifty acquisition; levels of travel demand, particularly with respect to airline passenger traffic in the United States and in global markets; the impact of pending and future U.S. governmental action to address budget deficits through reductions in spending and similar austerity measures, which could materially adversely affect unemployment rates and consumer spending levels; significant changes in the competitive environment, including as a result of industry consolidation, and the effect of competition in our markets, including on our pricing policies or use of incentives; occurrences that disrupt rental activity during our peak periods; our ability to achieve cost savings and efficiencies and realize opportunities to increase productivity and profitability; an increase in our fleet costs as a result of an increase in the cost of new vehicles and/or a decrease in the price at which we dispose of used vehicles either in the used vehicle market or under repurchase or guaranteed depreciation programs our ability to accurately estimate future levels of rental activity and adjust the size and mix of our fleet accordingly; our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity and the availability to us of additional or continued sources of financing for our revenue earning equipment and to refinance our existing indebtedness; safety recalls by the manufacturers of our vehicles and equipment; a major disruption in our communication or centralized information networks; financial instability of the manufacturers of our vehicles and equipment; any impact on us from the actions of our licensees, franchisees, dealers and independent contractors; our ability to maintain profitability during adverse economic cycles and unfavorable external events (including war, terrorist acts, natural disasters and epidemic disease); shortages of fuel and increases or volatility in fuel costs; our ability to successfully integrate acquisitions and complete dispositions; our ability to maintain favorable brand recognition; costs and risks associated with litigation; risks related to our indebtedness, including our substantial amount of debt, our ability to incur substantially more debt and increases in interest rates or in our borrowing margins; our ability to meet the financial and other covenants contained in our Senior Credit Facilities, our outstanding unsecured Senior Notes and certain asset-backed and asset-based arrangements; changes in accounting principles, or their application or interpretation, and our ability to make accurate estimates and the assumptions underlying the estimates, which could have an effect on earnings; changes in the existing, or the adoption of new laws, regulations, policies or other activities of governments, agencies and similar organizations where such actions may affect our operations, the cost thereof or applicable tax rates; changes to our senior management team; the effect of tangible and intangible asset impairment charges; the impact of our derivative instruments, which can be affected by fluctuations in interest rates and commodity prices; and our exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Hertz therefore cautions you against relying on these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to Hertz or persons acting on Hertz’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. All such statements speak only as of the date made, and Hertz undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
