ROMA – Virtuo’s offensive in Italy, the first all-digital car rental service, starts from Milan. The company, founded in France in 2016, already boasts successful experiences in various European cities such as Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Madrid, Barcelona, London, Manchester and Edinburgh. Thanks to a specific agreement, all the vehicles in the Virtuo fleet are Mercedes-Benz (currently A-Class and GLA) and, of course, are cleaned and sanitized at the end of each rental to ensure maximum safety for users. With its services Virtuo constitutes an alternative in the world of traditional car rental, able to speed up and streamline the rental of a car by making it available in a 100% digital way.
All rental operations are carried out via the smartphone app (for iOS and Android) from booking, to payment, up to collection of the car at the collection stations in the city (some are already active in strategic areas of Milan and shortly even at airports), without time limits and without contacts. It is then possible to report any damage, start the car thanks to the special digital key, all without the complexities and limitations present in the classic rental agencies.
“We are thrilled to announce the arrival of Virtuo in Italy and to offer the Milanese and tourists who we hope will return to the city in large numbers, the possibility of using a new interurban mobility service – said Karim Kaddoura, co-founder of Virtuo – Milan is a modern, innovative, young city, attentive and sensitive to new solutions related to mobility and we could only start from here for the launch of our service in Italy. We work daily to create a real alternative to owning a car in cities. Our on-demand car service allows you to have a car available only when you really need it and is designed for quick and easy escapes from the city “.
Among the pluses offered by the service, Virtuo Delivered is also available, a car delivery solution, thanks to which it is possible to receive and deliver the car booked at home, and the customer service active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. “We are happy to inaugurate today together with Virtuo a new dimension of short-term rental – underlined Christian Catini, fleet manager of Mercedes-Benz Italy – A young company, but already established in several European cities, which has been able to to combine a premium experience, also offered through a fleet entirely made up of the latest generation of the star’s cars, with a fully digitized and cutting-edge service “. (maurilio rigo)
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