Who owns Zipcar?
Zipcar is owned by Avis Budget (the United States, NASDAQ: CAR).[1]
Evidence: Avis Budget Group, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-19, SEC EDGAR, 19 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Avis Budget Group, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Parsippany
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Travel & transport › Car rental
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: CAR
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Zipcar
Zipcar is a car sharing network that the 2025 annual report of Avis Budget Group calls a leader in its field. It offers self-service vehicles by the hour or day, kept in reserved parking spaces in neighbourhoods, business districts, offices and campuses, as an alternative to owning a car.
What Avis Budget's annual report says about Zipcar
Sentences about Zipcar from Avis Budget's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Zipcar is a leading car sharing network, driven by a mission to enable simple and responsible urban living.
With its wide variety of self-service vehicles available by the hour or day, Zipcar offers comprehensive, convenient and flexible car sharing options in urban areas and college campuses in hundreds of cities and towns.
How often Avis Budget names Zipcar in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of Zipcar
- Current owner Avis Budget [1] verified
Where Zipcar sits in Avis Budget
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Avis Budget
Avis Budget controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in car rental, and who owns them
Avis Budget has more brands in car rental on Brandtree than any other owner: 4 of 27.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| GreenMobility | GreenMobility | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
About the owner: Avis Budget
Avis Budget is a publicly listed company headquartered in Parsippany, United States. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: CAR.
Avis Budget Group is a vehicle rental and car sharing company whose 2025 annual report gives its principal executive offices as 379 Interpace Parkway, Parsippany, New Jersey. It describes itself as a global mobility provider with three main brands, Avis, Budget and Zipcar, and says it and its licensees operate in about 180 countries. The report also lists Payless, Apex, Maggiore and other regional brands in its portfolio.
🇺🇸 Zipcar and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Zipcar is not one of them.
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- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
- Advanced Air — Advanced Air 🇺🇸
- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Zipcar?
The parent company of Zipcar is Avis Budget, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Zipcar American?
Yes. Zipcar originated in the United States and its owner, Avis Budget, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Zipcar still owned by Avis Budget?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Zipcar is still owned by Avis Budget. 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] Avis Budget Group, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-19 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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