SIXT adds 45 IVECO Dailys to rental fleet
SIXT is only 14 months old but it continues to grow, now adding 45 IVECO Daily vans to its commercial vehicle fleetCommercial vehicles make up a considerable portion of the SIXT fleet and includes utilities through to light trucks, tippers and mine-spec vehicles.
A recent addition to these offerings are 45 IVECO Daily 35S vans, which were purchased predominantly to meet the growing needs of SIXT’s long-term rental customers working in pick-up and delivery applications.
The 12-cubic-metre vans feature IVECO’s 2.3-litre Euro 6 turbo-diesel engine, coupled to an eight-speed fully automatic transmission, along with a raft of standard active and passive safety features including four airbags, AEB, and IVECO’s ‘ESP9’ program, comprising a suite of nine electronic driving aids.
SIXT National Commercial Fleet Manager, Ian Moore, has been with the company since its inception in Australia, but has almost 25 years of experience in the rental industry. He said the Daily vans were a great fit for SIXT and the requirements of its clients.
“From a specification standpoint, the Daily offered an extremely close match to what we seek in a van,” Ian said.
“The vehicles we select need to be practical and flexible to suit varying final-mile delivery duties, and must also align with SIXT’s broader requirements around safety and emission performance. The Daily meets Euro 6 emission levels and is also well equipped from a safety standpoint – it’s important we can provide these benefits to our customers as well as other road users.”
Another major consideration for SIXT is the comfort and user friendliness of its fleet, as Ian explained.
“Users of the Daily will typically spend long hours at the wheel each day and often in city areas where there’s traffic congestion, so it’s vital that we chose a model that was comfortable and easy to use,” he said.
Ian said a major reason for SIXT’s rapid acceptance in Australia was due to its customer-centric focus.
“SIXT might be a newer entrant in Australia but the company has been a major player in Europe for over 100 years,” he said.
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“We’ve drawn on this vast experience along with a thorough understanding of the local market to hit the ground running. We’ve worked hard to remove friction points that customers may have contended with at other providers, and our goal is to deliver them a premium overall experience every time.”
Another area of emphasis for SIXT is what it terms ‘the green mobility transformation’ – it’s a transformation that’s already begun with the company boasting one of the country’s largest passenger EV rental fleets. Commercial fleet electrification is also on SIXT’s agenda with interest being shown in IVECO’s new eDaily.
“We’re well aware of the eDaily model and its availability in Europe and know that the range is also slated for launch in Australia later in the year. On paper these models would meet a lot of our requirements in the commercial EV space. We look forward to them landing,” Ian said.
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