New approach to car hire hits Aussie shores with Turo’s Down Under debut

New approach to car hire hits Aussie shores with Turo’s Down Under debut

A new peer-to-peer car share business has officially hit Aussie shores, bringing the Airbnb approach to car hire.

Turo, the world’s largest peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace, is officially open for business in Australia – just in time for the busy holiday travel season.

The platform offers hundreds of vehicles, including luxury rides from Tesla, Porsche and Range Rover, to popular cars from Toyota, Volkswagen and Hyundai. Aussies and tourists can book from a vibrant community of trusted hosts, across all of Australia’s major cities.

Turo offers vehicles from over 1,400 makes and models globally, providing relief to the rental car shortage as domestic travel booms.

“As Australians battle with inflated rental car prices and limited fleet availability, we’re excited to provide travellers with a unique selection of cars across an unrivalled network of pickup and dropoff locations,” Andre Haddad, CEO and All-Star Host at Turo, said.

“Bringing Turo down under will offer Aussie entrepreneurs the opportunity to take the wheel of their futures and build thriving car sharing businesses during the holiday season and beyond.”

Tim Rossanis, managing director at Turo Australia, added: “Turo’s top global network of hosts across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, have earned an average of $19,112 per year by listing their vehicles on the platform.

“Our mission is to put the 20 million registered cars in Australia to better use. After three long years of the pandemic and La Niña, we’re all looking forward to a great Aussie summer. There’s really no better time than now to kick start a business on Turo.”

To celebrate Turo’s arrival into Australia, the company hosted a launch party on November 30, where hosts got the chance to hear from Rossanis, power host Anwar Ali who has completed over 10,000 Turo trips, and Haddad, one of our longest-standing hosts, on how to run a successful business on the platform.

Throughout the past 10 years, Turo has evolved from pioneering peer-to-peer car sharing to becoming the world’s largest car-sharing marketplace, spanning over 9,500 cities, with over 125,000 active hosts and 250,000 active vehicles on the platform as of June 30, 2022.

After acquiring peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace in France OuiCar and launching Australia in 2022, Turo is now available in four international markets worldwide.


Featured Image: (Turo.com)

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