A SHORT STORY ABOUT AUTO EUROPE Old Cars Our story began in 1954 when the company was founded in the USA with the main focus of renting VW Beetles to fellow Americans who visited their children stationed in Europe. From that point on our concept has developed significantly and today we offer car hire worldwide to the most affordable rates. To ensure excellent service Auto Europe cooperates with international car rental suppliers such as Avis Budget Europcar and Hertz as well as a great number of national and regional suppliers.