Mexican Media Brands
GM Expands Car Rental Program for Lyft Drivers
General Motors Co. has expanded its special short-term rental plan for Lyft Inc. ride-hailing service drivers to California and Colorado.
Share
General Motors Co. has expanded its special short-term rental plan for Lyft Inc. ride-hailing service drivers to California and Colorado.
GM and Lyft launched the program, called Express Drive, in Chicago in March and soon expanded it to Baltimore, Boston and Washington, D.C. The plan enables Lyft’s independent drivers to rent a new GM vehicle, including insurance and maintenance, for $99 or less per week.
The expanded program adds the option to renting a 2016 Chevrolet Volt extended-range hybrid or 2017 Chevy Bolt electric sedan. Express Drive also offers the Chevy Equinox crossover.
GM says the offer has been very well received, noting that 30% of Lyft driver applicants in Chicago have requested an Express Drive vehicle. The companies note that 60,000 people in Chicago previously had applied to become Lyft drivers but lack a car that qualified.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Jeeps Modified for Moab
On Easter morning in Moab, Utah, when the population of that exceedingly-hard-to-get-to town in one of the most beautiful settings on Earth has more than doubled, some people won’t be hunting for Easter eggs, but will be trying to get a good look at one of the vehicles six that Jeep has prepared for real-life, fast-feedback from the assembled at the annual Easter Jeep Safari.
-
GM Seeks to Avert U.S. Plant Shutdowns Linked to Supplier Bankruptcy
General Motors Co. says it hopes to claim equipment and inventory from a bankrupt interior trim supplier to avoid being forced to idle all 19 of its U.S. assembly plants.
-
On Electric Pickups, Flying Taxis, and Auto Industry Transformation
Ford goes for vertical integration, DENSO and Honeywell take to the skies, how suppliers feel about their customers, how vehicle customers feel about shopping, and insights from a software exec
