ROME – Long-term car rentals grew by 15.8% in 2022, with a total of 617,776
contracts registered over the 12 months against 533,535 in 2021. 85.2% is still the prerogative of the companies, holders of 526,606 contracts (+16.3% on 2021), and the remaining 14.8% in favor of private individuals, which grew by 12.8% on the previous year.
The analysis carried out by Unrae (in collaboration with MIT) indicates in detail the distribution of contracts among the various categories of long-term rental users, which cannot be compared with the registrations of the same period. Among all, the category of non-automotive companies always prevails with 67.9% of the total, which has grown in numerical terms but with a reduction in the share compared to 70.9% in 2021.
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