Press Releases

BOSTON, Dec. 23, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, has added “Santa’s sleigh” to its fleet in eight U.S. cities from Dec. 23-28, providing even more “vehicle” variety for its members.

BOSTON, Dec. 16, 2015 – With millions of drivers hitting the roads this holiday season, Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, set out to learn more about Americans’ holiday driving habits. The survey follows a campaign Zipcar began earlier this year to encourage its nearly one million members to embrace driving for the real-world connections it enables, calling on members to “visit your screensaver” and create “more social, less media” relationships.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., November 17, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced that its “wheels when you want them” service is now available in Farmingdale, N.Y. Two Zipcars are now available for reservation by the hour or by the day, marking the first Zipcar vehicles available on Long Island.

The two Zipcars are parked at the Farmingdale Train Station parking lot west corner in designated spots for convenient pick-up and drop-off. The vehicles can be reserved in seconds on Zipcar’s mobile app, online or over the phone.

CHICAGO, November 05, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, and Divvy, North America’s largest city bike sharing program, have entered into a joint marketing partnership to provide a bundle offer through the end of the year to new and existing members of either service in the Chicago metropolitan area. This new partnership will further enable city dwellers to use a variety of mobility solutions to get around the city without the cost and hassle of owning a personal vehicle.

MONTCLAIR, N.J., October 20, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced that its “wheels when you want them” service is now available in Montclair, N.J.

BOSTON, October 19, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced that it is now operating on more than 500 colleges and universities throughout North America, by far the largest such presence among car sharing brands. Zipcar is the unparalleled leader in college and university car sharing, offering students, faculty, staff and nearby residents with its “wheels when you want them” service and the freedom to travel off or around campus.

BOSTON, September 28, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced that it will launch at more than 100 colleges and universities in 2015 - a milestone driven by the company’s strategic initiative for growth in this sector. Zipcar has signed contracts with over 100 colleges and universities to date and will continue to launch on campuses throughout the fall.  As the leader in the college and university car sharing market, Zipcar now operates on more than 475 campuses in North America with a variety of vehicles available on demand.

BOSTON, September 10, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced plans to expand its ONE>WAY beta program to Denver, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Zipcar ONE>WAY, which was launched as a beta in Boston last year, enables members to take on-demand one-way trips with the flexibility to choose a parking spot at both the pick-up and drop off locations.  ONE>WAY, combined with Zipcar’s leading round-trip model, provides members with a comprehensive mobility solution to meet a variety of their transportation needs.

BOSTON, August 31, 2015 — Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced it has acquired Community Car, a sharing company based in Madison, Wisconsin, to provide residents and visitors with greater alternative transportation options. Zipcars will soon be deployed at all Community Car locations, providing Madisonians with a greater variety of vehicles and car sharing options. The terms of the acquisition were not announced. 

CHICAGO – The Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC), a national, public-interest organization working to foster collaboration in shared transportation and Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced Zipcar as the founding champion-level Ally of the just launched SUMC Trade Ally program.

Washington, D.C., Aug. 19, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced a new agreement with 7-Eleven, Inc. to place a total of 18 Zipcars at nine 7-Eleven® stores throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. These vehicles are now available for reservation by the hour or by the day at affordable rates which include gas, insurance and 180 miles per day.

BOSTON, July 27, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, and the University of California, Berkeley’s Transportation Sustainability Research Center (TSRC), today announced that two in five corporate Zipcar members – people who join a car sharing program through an affiliation with an employer – sell or avoid buying a vehicle after joining Zipcar.

LONDON, Thursday 16^th July, 2015:  Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced that Nicholas Cole has been appointed president, International. In this role, Cole will be responsible for driving Zipcar’s international expansion in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia and Australia, and for accelerating the Company’s growth in these key territories. Cole will replace Massimo Marsili, who has been appointed managing director, Western Region, Avis Budget EMEA.

WILMINGTON, DEL., June 18, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced a new partnership with the City of Wilmington to bring its “wheels when you want them” membership service to area residents, businesses, visitors and students. Eight Zipcars are now available in Wilmington for reservation by the hour or by the day, offering an affordable, convenient and sustainable transportation option.

WASHINGTON, D.C.,  June 3, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network and the longest-running car sharing provider in the greater Washington, D.C. area, is expanding once again to provide additional “wheels when you want them” to residents, businesses, visitors and students.

LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2015 – In an effort to help enhance mobility, provide Los Angeles transit customers with more transportation options and improve first mile-last mile connectivity to Metro stops, Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) have entered into a partnership to provide vehicles for hourly or daily reservations at ten Metro park-and-ride locations.

BOSTON (May 18, 2015) – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today released its first independent study examining the attitudes and lifestyle of “Urban Boomers,” a demographic cohort of adults who live in urban areas and who are ages 50 to 69, part of the “baby boomer” generation. The study, conducted by KRC Research, revealed that Urban Boomers in the U.S. are tech-savvy, highly active, and while many still own a car, they are driving less after moving to the city.

OTTAWA, May 6, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced that its global “wheels when you want them” membership service is now available to Ottawa residents, businesses, visitors and students.  A total of 23 Zipcars are now parked in easily accessible locations in the Ottawa area and are available for reservation by the hour or by the day as an affordable, convenient and sustainable transportation option.  Further expansion with additional vehicles is planned for the coming months.

BOSTON – April 30, 2015 –Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced it has  expanded to seven additional airports in North America, making it even easier to have access to “wheels when you want them” when members travel. With this expansion, Zipcar is now present at more than 50 airport locations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Zipcar’s newest airport offerings include:

·         Augusta (Ga.) Regional Airport (AGS)

Washington, D.C.– April 29, 2015 – Today, American University announces a unique new partnership with Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, to offer a special car sharing program on campus. The new program will provide access to car sharing vehicles for all of American University Zipcar members, as well as select vehicles dedicated for the exclusive use of faculty, staff and students needing cars for school-sanctioned activities. All American University vehicles will be available to students ages 18 and older.

Paris, 16 April 2015: Zipcar, the world's leading car-sharing network, today announces its partnership with SNCF, France’s national railway operator, to integrate into its "door-to-door" mobility service.

BOSTON, April 16, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today released its fifth annual independent study which examines millennials’ (18-34 year olds) attitudes toward transportation, technology and lifestyle compared to older generations. This year, Zipcar analyzed the results by the geographic area in which respondents live and found, surprisingly, that city-dwellers of all ages displayed attitudes strikingly similar to those of millennials, whereas suburban and rural residents did not.

TORONTO –April 2, 2015 –Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, and Metrolinx, Ontario’s regional transportation agency for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), are expanding their partnership by adding Zipcars to seven additional GO Transit stations to grow the number of seamless transportation options available to GTHA residents, businesses and visitors.

Istanbul, 02 April, 2015: Zipcar, the world's leading car-sharing network, today launches its service in Istanbul. Istanbul marks Zipcar’s sixth European city and with Istanbul straddling Europe and Asia, its first footstep into Asia.

Chicago – March 6, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Big Ten Conference to sponsor its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.  Each of the Big Ten schools will be represented by its own branded Zipcar vehicle, complete with school colors and logo.

BOSTON (January 13, 2015) – When Zipcar first launched in Cambridge, Mass. 15 years ago, smart phones hadn’t been invented, social media sites didn’t exist and “sharing” was a concept relegated to toddlers and libraries. Today, thanks to the success of Zipcar and its members sharing thousands of cars in hundreds of locations around the world, cities have a wider variety of transportation options that reduce parking demand, save businesses, students and consumers money and decrease emissions and pollution.

BOSTON – January 5, 2015 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing to encourage Zipcar members to take “Zip Trips” to the state. The partnership comes on the heels of a fun, interactive marketing campaign that asked voters on social media to determine “Who Taps it Best?” – Vermonters who tap their abundance of maple trees to create 100% pure Vermont Maple Syrup or Zipcar members who tap their Zipcards on over 10,000 vehicles around the world to begin a Zip Trip.