AVIS Franchise

Renting cars is not a "just because". But we make it a manageable system.

Starting a "car rental" business seems simple at first: buy a car and rent it. But the reality of a professional car rental company is several levels more challenging:

• Fleet registration and management,
• adjusting prices according to seasonality and demand,
• dealing with insurance claims, damages and complaints,
• linking to booking platforms and brokers,
• setting up information systems and online bookings,
• contracts, protocols, legal terms, GDPR, internal processes,
• purchasing vehicles at wholesale prices and their subsequent sale,
• negotiations with banks, leasing companies and insurance companies.

Lending a car to "friends and acquaintances" is quickly turning into a full-fledged business that has no chance of surviving in the long term without processes and discipline.

Professionally building a car rental business from scratch is a multi-year process. With an AVIS franchise, we cut it down to around 3 months thanks to our systems, know-how and contractors.

A seasonal business that has to be in the black all year round

The car rental business is a heavily seasonal segment - summers, holidays, holiday waves, peaks in business travel.

To make a long-term profit is critical:

• Right-size your fleet,
• have well-set prices according to demand and segment,
• operate on multiple business channels at the same time,
• have access to favourable purchasing terms and car financing,
• be able to deal quickly and professionally with damage, insurance and servicing.

It would take years to get there on your own.
As an AVIS franchise partner, you get a ready-made system, a proven model and a strong brand that saves you time, money and learning errors.

Why AVIS?

A global giant, a local leader - and you're there

AVIS Slovakia is part of the Avis Budget Group, one of the world's largest car rental and mobility providers.

What does this mean for you as a future franchise partner?

• A global brand with 80+ years of history and a strong reputation.
• Operating in over 180 countries and thousands of locations - extreme credibility for corporate clients and leisure travellers alike.
• Almost three decades of experience in Slovakia - since 1996 we have been building the largest and most comprehensive car rental network in the country.
• A fleet of 1,500+ vehicles across segments - from city cars to vans and premium models.
• A strong corporate and B2B clientele that you can serve locally.
• Exceptional wholesale terms on vehicle purchases - the average entrepreneur will never get them.
• Negotiated framework agreements with banks, insurers and suppliers - you benefit from our size and reputation.

In other words:
you are the local entrepreneur, AVIS is the global modern machine behind you.

See how the AVIS franchise works in practice

Before getting into the numbers and details, it's worth seeing an AVIS franchise "live". In our short video you'll see what it looks like:

• The day-to-day operation of a modern car rental company,
• the standardised processes for picking up and dropping off vehicles,
• digital and paperless contract processing,
• professional customer care from the first contact to the handover of the car,
• AVIS visual identity and brand in practice in your city.

Watch our video about the AVIS franchise

The video shows very clearly what is at the heart of our franchise model: standardised know-how, a strong brand, digitised processes and maximum customer convenience. These are exactly the pillars you will use to your advantage as an AVIS franchise partner in your region.

What do you get with an AVIS franchise?

As an AVIS franchise partner, you don't just get a logo. You get a complete, field-proven ecosystem:

1. Sales & Marketing

• A strong new business channel for bookings - locally and from abroad.
• Connection to international brokers (e.g. rentalcars.com and other portals), making you visible to clients from all over the world.
• Support from AVIS marketing department, graphic documents, campaigns, know-how.
• Access to internal databases and tools for working with customers.

2. Vehicles & financing

• Access to vehicles at wholesale discounts not offered by the mainstream market.
• Fleet financing options through proven partners and set up products.
• Convenient insurance packages, including special terms and conditions for rental companies.

3. Processes & Documents

• Model contracts, protocols, GTCs, internal guidelines, prepared by lawyers and fine-tuned by practice.
• Know-how on how to properly set up price lists, deposits, rental terms to make them both attractive and safe.
• Established processes for risk management, claims recording and claims handling.

4. IT systems & digitalisation

• Professional fleet and booking management systems, including damage records in the cloud.
• Links to online booking, payments and reporting.
• Maximally digitised processes - paperless contract processing, electronic signatures and automated workflows.

Why is mobility the future - right now?

The COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, rising car prices and interest ... in short, the UNCERTAINTY ... all of this has caused mobility to change radically. People and companies are looking for:

• Flexibility instead of being tied down,
• service instead of ownership,
• predictable cost instead of residual value risk,
• the ability to always have a new, safe and reliable car, worry-free.

AVIS has already made it clear in the media during the pandemic that Mobility as a Service will be one of the biggest issues of the future - and these predictions are being fully confirmed today.

The time to enter this segment has never been better.

New VAT rules: an even stronger argument for car rental

From 2026, major changes to VAT on passenger cars will come into force, which will significantly disadvantage the classic ownership of company cars also used for private purposes.

For M1 passenger cars and L1e and L3e motorcycles that are also used for purposes other than business, a flat-rate VAT deduction of only 50% will be introduced, regardless of the actual ratio of business to private use. Even a detailed logbook is not sufficient - if even part of the use is private, the company will claim a maximum of 50% VAT on purchases, leasing, repairs, fuel or other related services.

Conversely, the VAT deduction limitation does not apply to vehicles that are resold, leased or rented out on a short-term basis - i.e. cars owned by professional car rental companies such as AVIS. In practice, this means that vehicles in AVIS's fleet are eligible for 100% input VAT deduction, whereas an ordinary company with its own car, also used privately, will have its deduction limited to only 50%.

For VAT-paying customers who rent vehicles from AVIS, this brings several key benefits:

• the cost of renting a vehicle is fully transparent and simple from an accounting point of view,
• 100% VAT can be claimed on the invoiced rental when the vehicle is used exclusively for business purposes,
• the company does not tie up capital in an expensive asset which is also subject to new VAT deduction restrictions,
• the risk of the private and business use of the vehicle being challenged in a tax audit is minimised.

The result is clear:

• owning a company car that is also used privately will be significantly less tax and cash-flow advantageous after the change in the law,
• renting a car from a professional car rental company that can claim 100% VAT on inputs becomes an even more attractive alternative.

Thanks to these changes, we also expect more and more companies to switch from the car ownership model to the mobility-for-hire service model. AVIS franchise partners thus naturally benefit from the long-term trend and legislative changes that are shifting the market in favour of vehicle rental and operational use.

Is it the right time?

Yes - and it's ideal if you want to be a leader, not a follower.

• Demand for car rental, medium and long term rental is growing steadily.
• Companies want to optimise their balance sheet and not burden their balance sheet with their own vehicles.
• Tourism and business travel have recovered after the pandemic and are growing.
• The market is still relatively concentrated - a strong brand with a local partner can grow very quickly.

Become a mobility leader in your region

We're growing every year - and you can grow with us.

If you're looking for:

• A stable, long-term business,
• a strong global partner,
• a well-thought-out franchise model,
• the support of an experienced team that knows how to build the strongest car rental business in the country,

then an AVIS franchise is for you.