There have been a few changes by the large car rental companies in Australia about the classifications of their cars. We list a few of these changes and find out what they mean to you the consumer.

According to the changes outlined earlier, the segment which comprised of 5 door cars like hatchbacks such as Audi A3, Volkswagen golf and the cars in this category will have another label attached to their name.

This segment of vehicles will now include passenger cars like like smaller 4WD’s and SUV’s. Cars that may appear similar to the Nissan Dualis – Not actually off road going vehicles however may appear to look so.

The reason for these changes is so customers will have more choice in choosing a car for the same price bracket they are used to. This means that there will be in more on offer for the same amount of money.

Overall increasing this range means that the car companies will have stiffer competition on their hands and this equates to better value for Australian’s and travellers of this great country of ours.

The example above stated changes in the smaller hatchback section of vehicles on offer, however the changes will be made across the range of various segments. To continue this example if you wanted to hire a large 4WD then doing so means you will have the choice of over 5 various cars to choose from.

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