The Auto Escape growth slows to 18.2%

Auto Escape has just published a semi-annual turnover of 8.7 million, or 18.2% more than the same period last year (October 1 to March 31). In addition, in one year, the share of the Web in the broker's car hire almost double the online sales now represent 31.9% of sales, against 17.3% in first half 2007 -2008.

This activity is below the growth levels of recent years. Indeed, the average basket suffers from the fact that customers are increasingly moving towards shorter stays and destinations. Especially the french market, representing 89.9% of turnover biannual Auto Escape, is growing much lower (14.6%) that the international (+ 43.9%).