Associação Nacional dos Locadores de Veículos
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Sept 2025 | Jean-Louis Colson Head of Unit | Discussion on a possible initiative of the Commission on cross-border car rentals. | — |
| 09 Sept 2025 | Jean-Louis Colson Head of Unit | Discussion on a possible initiative of the Commission on cross-border car rentals. | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The ARAC is the Employers’ Association that represents and provides support to its member companies across all sectors of mobility rental in Portugal. Its scope of activity encompasses the full range of modalities available in the market, namely: short-term vehicle rental (rent-a-car); long-term vehicle rental (ALD); operational leasing (AOV/Renting); goods vehicle rental (rent-a-cargo); carsharing; light mobility rental; and rental of vehicles with special characteristics.
EU Legislative Interests
All topics related to mobility, cross border vehicle registration, services directive, ancillary insurance sales, motor insurance consumer regulation Mobility packages (I, II, II); Connected and automated mobility initiatives; Digital Services Package and platforms regulation Data policy Crossborder car rentals Decarbonise Corporate Fleets
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ARAC is a member of the following entities, information which is also available at:https://www.arac.pt/gca/index.php?id=1 LEASEUROPE – https://www.leaseurope.org/ CTP – Portuguese Tourism Confederation – https://ctp.org.pt/ Regional Tourism Authority of Porto and Northern Portugal – http://www.portoenorte.pt Regional Tourism Authority of Central Portugal – https://turismodocentro.pt/ Regional Tourism Authority of Lisbon – https://www.ertlisboa.pt/ Regional Tourism Authority of Alentejo – https://www.visitalentejo.pt/pt/ Regional Tourism Promotion Agency of Alentejo – https://www.visitalentejo.pt/pt/ Regional Tourism Authority of Algarve – https://www.turismodoalgarve.pt/pt/Default.aspx
Organisation Members
The full list of our member companies is available at: https://www.arac.pt/pontos_venda/ At the same time, ARAC has allied members, i.e. companies that, although not full members of the association, are linked to it by complementary interests, namely through protocols and partnerships established for the benefit of our member companies. The list of these allied members can be consulted at:https://www.arac.pt/pontos_venda/membros.php