Sixt to challenge BMW, Daimler with car-sharing offer

Germany’s Sixt (SIXG.DE) said on Thursday it would launch a new mobility platform this year that bundles its traditional car rental and transfer services with a car-sharing offering, challenging carmakers BMW (BMWG.DE) and Daimler (DAIGn.DE).

Sixt in January sold its stake in car-sharing service DriveNow to joint venture partner BMW, which is expected to combine the company with Daimler’s Car2Go in an alliance.