Nippon Rent-A-Car Service announced that the franchise system will be abolished at the end of December and will shift to a direct management system with the company and its subsidiary from January 2018.

The environment surrounding the rental car business is changing, such as changing customer needs from "owned" to "using", increasing demand for inbound, and intensifying competition among business competitors.

The company has been developing the franchise systems with local railroads and bus companies since 1969, but it will be abolished at the end of 2017.

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