Media Appearances

May 2018

Business Review | Dan Stefan (Autonom Rent-a-Car): Our solution to disruption is to stay agile as we grow. Details HERE.

ZF.ro | Transactions in the lease market: The financial group Banca Transilvania sells its operating lease division to the rent-a-car company Autonom.

Wall Street.ro | What plans does Autonom have following the purchase of BT Operational Leasing. Dan Stefan, at Inspiration in Business.

April 2018

HotNews.ro | Autonom is included in the “Entrepreneurial Museum”.

WorldBlu | Freedom at Work. Autonom is made a part of the World Blu community.

March 2018

Wall Street.ro | Autonom: Under 1% of the RCA faulted know they can receive a replacement car during the repairs.

ZF.ro | Autonom, amongst the best employers in Romania

December 2017

ZF.ro | The Brothers Stefan from Neamt have reached 22 mil. Euros in business from car rentals in two countries. The business in Hungary, plus 25%.

Iunie 2017

ZF.ro | How do we value a second chance in entrepreneurship – interview with Dan Stefan.

May 2017

Blog Autonom | For the fourth year in a row we are on the Car Rental Company of the Year podium in the Romanian TopHotel Awards Gala.

DIGI 24 | The Autonom story at Romania Fast Forward – how we started our business and how we grew along the years.

April 2017

DIGI 24 | Autonom, among the 15 companies awarded in the “Made in Romania” final.

March 2017

Le Petit Journal | About success and the organizational culture – interview with Dan Stefan.

February 2017

Business Review | Autonom receives the Business Review award during the Business Award gala.

November 2016

ZF.ro | About development and growing the business environment – interview with Marius Stefan

Blog Autonom | We are honored to receive, for the third year in a row, the Best Employer award.

August 2016

Profit.ro | The courage of being autonomous means innovation and avoiding patterns – interview with Marius and Dan Stefan

April 2016

JurnaluldeAfaceri.ro | The Autonom story from start to present.

March 2016

SalesMagazine.ro | About opportunities and challenges found while developing relations within people in the team – interview with Marius Stefan

February 2016

Forbes.ro | Autonom, a family business growing to be the largest company in its field according to Forbes.Details HERE

January 2016

Forbes.ro | Autonom lessons for the year 2016 – interview with Marius Stefan

November 2015

CariereOnline.ro | Interview with Dan Stefan in Cariere magazine about values and their role in the company’s success.

Wall Street.ro | Marius Stefan, CEO Autonom, appointed “Entrepreneur of the Year” 2015 during the Wall-Street Awards Gala.

September 2015

ZF.ro | About Autonom’s growth in the B2B segment.

Wall-Street.ro | Dan Stefan, speaks at the conference “Entrepreneur looking for financing”.

EcoProfit.ro | About the eco world and sustainability, interview with Dan Stefan.

April 2015

Wall-Street.ro | About the Autonom business and more – mobile interview with Marius Stefan.

February 2015

Manager.ro | About the man and entrepreneur Marius Stefan.

November 2014

Digi24 | Autonom Rent a Car, from idea to success.

Blog Autonom | Autonom Rent a Car obtains second place in the Best Employers 2014 awards gala.

Blog Autonom | Marius Stefan, general manager Autonom Rent a Car, reaches the finals of the Entrepreneur of the Year competition.

October 2014

Forbes | We are awarded a special courage award during the Forbes 500 Business Awards Gala.

Septembrie 2014

ZF.ro | The recipe of Romanian entrepreneurs that won against multinationals.

ZF Live | Autonom Rent a Car, a business of millions, on ZF Live.

August 2014

Business Magazine | Dan Stefan, manager of Autonom Rent a Car, is included in the Top 100 Young Managers, realized by Business Magazine.

May 2014

Blog Autonom | Autonom Rent a Car is awarded the title of Car Rental Company of the Year during the Hotel Tourism and Leisure Investment conference.

April 2014

Forbes | Dan Stefan, founder and executive manager of Autonom Rent a Car presents our entrepreneurial story as a guest for the “First Million” event, hosted by Forbes.

November 2012

Blog Autonom | We are awarded, along other nine entrepreneurs in the Moldavia region, during the “Champions in Business” event for results obtained in 2011.

Awards

 

U 2018.godini Autonom se pridružio međunarodnoj zajednici kompanija, prepoznatoj od strane WorldBlu-a za promociju slobode I demokratije na radnom mestu.

 

Četvrtu godinu za redom, Autonom ostaje jedina rumunska kompanija nagrađena od AON Hewitt sa naslovom “Najbolji poslodavac godine”

 

Program "Šampioni u poslu" podržava preduzetničke performanse, otkriva i promoviše uspešne preduzetnike koji su izgradili uspešne i dinamične kompanije u Rumuniji.

 

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Vec četvrtu godinu za redom Autonom je na podijumu gala događaja “Top Hotel Awards”, na takmičenju za Rent-a-Car kompaniju godine. Od ove četiri godine čak dva puta smo osvojili smo prvo mesto.

 

Dobili smo titulu “Excellence in Business” u okviru gala događaja “Business Review Awards”, koja prepoznaje I nagrađuje dostignuća lokalne poslovne zajednice.

 

Autonom je nagrađen sa “Made in Romania” nagradom, ušavši tako u ligu jedinstvenih 15 kompanija koje podstiču rast rumunske ekonomije.

Despre Noi

Autonom Rent a Car, osnovan 2006.godine u Piatra Neamcu, je najveća kompanija mobilnosti u Rumuniji. Mi našim klijentima pružamo različita rešenja transporta I iznajmljivanja u preko 40 agencija u 35 gradova u Rumuniji, Mađarskoj I Srbiji. Mobilnost je obezbeđena našom flotom koji broji više od 4.000 novih automobila, pogodnih za poslovna I privatna putovanja.

Usluge mobilnosti koje Autonom pruža su:

• Iznajmljivanje automobila na kratak I srednji rok
• Iznajmljivanje komercijalnih vozila
• Operativni lizing
• “Fleet Management”
• Transferi sa vozačem
• Zamena vozila u slučaju nezgode
• Iznajmljivanje opreme

Autonom je porodična kompanija koja razmišlja na duge staze.

 Naš uspeh je baziran na zadovoljstvu klijenata I usavršavanju zaposlenih. Poslovni rast, profitabilnost I finansijska stabilnost su prirodne posledice.

1. Sistem menadžmenta se zasniva na našim vrednostima I autonomiji.
2. Autonom je organizacija koja uči. Ohrabrujemo lični razvoj naših zaposlenih I podržavaamo konstantnu transformaciju kompanije.
3. Imamo pozitivan uticaj na društvo I životnu sredinu.

Short History

Short history of Autonom company:

2018

June 2018: The Autonom fleet reaches 5000 automobiles.

May 2018: Autonom signs an accord with Banca Transilvania to take over BT Operational Leasing.

April 2018: For the fourth year in a row, we are chosen Best Employer by Aon Romania. In the same month we join the international World Blu network because we support democracy at the work place.

March 2018: We expand to reach a third country – Serbia. We open a new office in Belgrade. We also open a new agency in Romania – in Miercurea Ciuc, thus totaling 48 agencies in 35 cities.

2017

June – December 2017We open 4 new locations: Bistrita, Buzau, Targu Jiu, Ramnicu Valcea and we reopen the Focsani agency.

June 2017:The Autonom fleet reaches 3500 owned cars.

Ianuary 2017:We launch a new service for the companies in Romania: long term equipment rentals.

2016

November 2016:We are honored to receive the Best Employer award for the third year in a row.Details HERE.

August 2016:We open our second office in Hungary, more precisely in the Debrecen airport.

2015

December 2015: Autonom receives the Best Employer title for the second year in a row following a study made by Aon Romania Details HERE.

November 2015:Autonom purchases Vehicle Management Systems (VMS). Details HERE.

October 2015We expand to the north of Romania with two new agencies in Satu Mare and Baia Mare.

March 2015:We open a new agency in Alba Iulia

2014

November 2014:Autonom is on the Best Employer podium in 2014 Details HERE.

October 2014:We branch out into a new market segment and start offering premium chauffeur rental services.

September 2014:We reach out across borders and open an agency in Hungary, in the capital city of Budapest.

May 2014:We are selected Car Rental Company of the Year during the Hotel Tourism and Leisure Investment Conference. Details HERE

2013

December 2013:We close the year 2013 with a fiscal value of 11 million euros, with a 30% growth from last year. Our company totals 1800 automobiles in 37 rental centers from 24 cities in Romania.

2012

April 2012:Autonom Fleet reaches 1000 new cars.

2011

April – November 2011:Autonom opens three new offices in Tulcea, Resita and Deva.

2010

January – May 2010:Four new agencies open in Oradea, Arad, Craiova and Pitesti.

2009

May – December 2009:Autonom keeps growing. We open three new offices in Botosani, Ploiesti and Roman.

2008

September 2008:We open our agency in Focsani.

June 2008:Autonom’s fleet totals 500 new cars.

2007

December 2007:Autonom has its 10000th customer.

January – November 2007:With the opening of new agencies in Brasov, Cluj, Sibiu, Targu Mures and Timisoara, Autonom now has 21 own centers and is the only Rent a Car agency in Romania with national coverage.

2006

June 2006:At our clients’ request, Autonom closes the first long term rental/operating lease contracts.

May 2006:The Autonom fleet passes 100 new automobiles.

January – June 2006:The first step of our national expansion is under way – we open in Bacau, Bucuresti, Iasi, Suceava, Constanta and Galati.

2005

December 2005:Our first year of activity has validated our business model and we decide to create a national rent a car network.

January 2005:The pilot rent a car agency opens in Piatra Neamt with an initial fleet of 5 new cars.

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