Who owns Nippon Rent-A-Car?
Nippon Rent-A-Car is owned by Nippon Rent-A-Car Service, Inc. (Japan).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Company profile - Nippon Rent-A-Car, Nippon Rent-A-Car Service. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nippon Rent-A-Car Service, Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Category
- Travel & transport › Car rental
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Nippon Rent-A-Car
Nippon Rent-A-Car is a Japanese car rental brand run by Nippon Rent-A-Car Service with regional group companies across Japan. Its group page says it works with Enterprise Holdings so customers can use the Enterprise, Alamo and National brands abroad, and operates Nippon Rent-A-Car Hawaii for Japanese-language service.
Ownership timeline of Nippon Rent-A-Car
- Current owner Nippon Rent-A-Car [1] reported
Where Nippon Rent-A-Car sits in Nippon Rent-A-Car
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Nippon Rent-A-Car ownership tree →
Other brands in car rental, and who owns them
The 27 brands in car rental on Brandtree belong to 21 owners. The largest is Avis Budget, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Avis | Avis Budget | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dollar | Hertz Global | 🇺🇸 United States |
| El Monte RV | thl | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| Arval | Arval | 🇫🇷 France |
| ASSA Rent | ASSA | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Ayvens | Ayvens | 🇫🇷 France |
| Alphabet | BMW Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Europcar | Europcar Mobility Group | 🇫🇷 France |
About the owner: Nippon Rent-A-Car
Nippon Rent-A-Car is a privately held company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1969. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Nippon Rent-A-Car Service is a Tokyo-based car rental company whose own company profile gives its establishment as 25 March 1969 and a network of 504 locations in Japan plus one overseas. The page names Tokyo Century Corporation and ANA Holdings as its main shareholders as of December 2025 without giving percentages. Its group page lists 17 domestic group companies and a partnership with Enterprise Holdings for overseas rental.
Nippon Rent-A-Car: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 Nippon Rent-A-Car and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Nippon Rent-A-Car is not one of them.
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
- AIT — AIT 🇯🇵
- ANA — ANA Holdings 🇯🇵
- AZ-COM Maruwa — AZ-COM Maruwa 🇯🇵
- Amakusa Airlines — Amakusa Airlines 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nippon Rent-A-Car?
The parent company of Nippon Rent-A-Car is Nippon Rent-A-Car Service, Inc., a privately held company headquartered in Japan.
Is Nippon Rent-A-Car Japanese?
Yes. Nippon Rent-A-Car originated in Japan and its owner, Nippon Rent-A-Car Service, Inc., is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Nippon Rent-A-Car still owned by Nippon Rent-A-Car Service, Inc.?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Nippon Rent-A-Car is still owned by Nippon Rent-A-Car Service, Inc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Company profile - Nippon Rent-A-Car — Nippon Rent-A-Car Service, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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