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Founded in 1953 when the American vehicle hire group Avis (named after its founder Warren Avis in 1946) set up under licence, Avis Europe is today the leading European rental network. Based in Great Britain, with more than 4,000 franchised and fully-owned companies across Europe, Avis Europe employees nearly 6,000 people who are responsible for renting vehicles to more than 7 million customers a year trough its brands Avis and Budget.Outside Europe the group has subsidiaries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and in the Indies.