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5. Hymer-rent – in its fifth year of success
Hymer-rent is one of the most successful motorhome leasing organisations in Europe
and therefore makes a substantial contribution to the overall success of Hymer.
In 1999 Hymer opted for an in-house leasing organisation, and in 2000 Hymer-rent
was begun with 49 contract partners in four countries. In 2002 the leasing organisation
was represented by 65 contract partners in eight countries, and had already won itself
a leading position in the European leasing market. Now in its fifth season, Hymer-rent
is represented by 73 contract partners in 13 European countries.
In the last five years the “European ratio” between German and foreign agents has
changed significantly. While German leasing agents have shown an increase of two
during this period to a current 47 leasing agents, the volume abroad increased to a
total of 26 Hymer-rent offices.
Hymer-rent is currently represented beyond Germany in Denmark, Finland, Ireland,
Italy, Luxemburg, Norway, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia and Spain. Further
offices are programmed in Europe for 2005.
Continuous growth was enjoyed not only in terms of the number of agents and
countries – the range of vehicles offered under the leasing scheme has also been
expanded. In the beginning, in the year 2000, only five vehicle types were offered, from
the ranges at the time Hymer C-Class Swing, Hymer C-Class, Hymermobil B-Classic
and Hymermobil B-Class; this range has now been extended significantly. At present,
in 2004, 24 vehicle types are available from the ranges Hymer Exsis, Hymer C-Class,
Hymer C-Class GT, Hymer T-Class, Hymermobil B-Classic and Hymermobil B-Class.
This comprehensive range, which ultimately represents a fleet of more than
800 vehicles, is not only marketed by Hymer contract partners.
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