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On September 5, 2012, Avis Budget Group acquired Apex Car Rentals of New Zealand. [11] On March 14, 2013, Avis Budget Group purchased carsharing company Zipcar for about US$500 million in cash. [12] [13] On April 9, 2015, Avis Budget Group announced it had completed the acquisition of Maggiore Group, Italy's fourth-largest vehicle rental ...
This list displays all five Australian companies in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2023. [1] Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company.
The Apex Companies were founded by Albert Pilavin in 1924. Apex started as a tire retreading, automotive service and manufacturing business. [1] According to company lore, Pilavin chose the name Apex because his initials were A.P., as well as the name's suggestion of "highest point or peak."
The company made its first public stock offering in 1987. [4] Team Rental Group purchased the public company in 1997 and took the name Budget Group. In 2002, Budget filed for bankruptcy and was later sold to the Cendant Corporation, which also owned Avis. [5] In September 2006, Cendant Corporation separated into four independent companies.
[2] [20] [21] In December 2001, the Wreckair equipment hire business was sold to Coates Hire. [22] In March 2002, the United Transport and Brambles Project Services businesses were sold to Patrick Corporation. [23] In October 2002, the railway leasing business was sold to VTG-Lehnkering.
This list of oldest businesses and companies in Australia includes businesses, whether incorporated or organised in a different form (such as a partnership). However, the list excludes non-commercial associations and educational , governmental, or religious organisations.
In 2003, JUCY launched their custom built campervans for hire in New Zealand. JUCY also built its own manufacturing plant in Auckland. In 2008, JUCY launched a fleet of 100 JUCY compact campervans for hire in Australia. Five years later in 2013, JUCY opened operations in Australia and by 2015 had a fleet of over 500 vehicles for hire. [6]
The service was the first of its kind in Australia. [1] [2] GoGet was launched as Newtown CarShare on 6 June 2003 with three vehicles and twelve founding members. [3] Following interest from the City of Darebin, the service was extended to Melbourne under the name "GoGet" in November 2004. With the growth of the service to other areas in Sydney ...