Hertz Named Best Car Rental Company at Business Travel Awards 2015
Jan 25, 2015
Judges praise Hertz's "constant innovation" at Business Travel Awards 2015 LONDON -- Jan. 23, 2015: The Hertz Corporation has been named Best Car Rental Company by industry experts at the Business Travel Awards 2015, one of the most significant fixtures in the travel industry calendar. Hertz won the acclaim of judges f ... Continue reading
Enterprise Wins Trademark Battle with Europcar at High Court in London
Jan 15, 2015
LONDON -- Jan. 14, 2015: Following a judgment on 13th January 2015, the High Court in London has ruled in favour of Enterprise Holdings in a trademark dispute with Europcar. The dispute focused on the use of the "e-logo" by Enterprise Holdings' flagship brand, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and occurred when Europcar introduce ... Continue reading
car2go Kicks Off 2015 With A Bang With Over 20,000 car2go Members In The Twin Cities
Jan 9, 2015
Nearly 230,000 car2go Trips Taken Since car2go Twin Cities Launch car2go Twin Cities Continues to Provide More Options Due to Rapidly Growing Member Base TWIN CITIES, Minn., Jan. 8, 2015 -- car2go N.A. LLC, the largest carsharing company in the world, announced today that it has surpassed the 20,000 member milestone in ... Continue reading
Ride Sharing to Seriously Impact Taxi Medallion Lenders, New Investment Report Concludes
Dec 19, 2014
Value of government-controlled taxi permits will continue to plummet BOSTON -- Dec. 18, 2014: A new analysis by HVM Capital concludes that the disruption in the taxicab business caused by upstart car-for-hire firms such as Uber and Lyft is only beginning, and warns investors to be wary of stocks in corporations financi ... Continue reading
Hertz Reveals Secret to Avoiding Holiday Road Trip Arguments
Dec 19, 2014
Almost half of all family road trip arguments stem from getting lost, Hertz poll* suggests LONDON, Dec. 18, 2014 -- The secret to avoiding arguments in the car this holiday season is as simple as plugging in a reliable satellite navigation device(satnav), research by The Hertz Corporation in the UK found. According to ... Continue reading
car2go Reaches 1,000,000 Members, Marking Its Spot As The Largest Carsharing Company In The World
Dec 14, 2014
In Celebration of 1M Member Milestone, car2go Reveals User Behavior Data Since Launch AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10, 2014 -- car2go, the largest carsharing company in the world, announced today that its revolutionary, one-way carsharing service has reached one million members with access to 12,000 car2go vehicles in 60 cities ... Continue reading
Hertz Opens in European Cities -- 80 New Downtown branches in 2014
Dec 11, 2014
Latest city locations include Puerta de Atocha train station in Madrid for greater customer convenience LONDON, Dec. 10, 2014 -- The Hertz Corporation has opened more than 80 new locations in European cities this year, marking the brand's rapid and ongoing expansion across the continent's urban centres. The world's lea ... Continue reading
Hertz Recognized as Best Car Rental Company Among Industry Awards
Dec 8, 2014
Company Earns Top Honors from Three Different Travel Industry Publications The Hertz Corporation , the world's largest general use car rental brand, was recognized as 'Best Car Rental Company of 2014' in three top-tier travel industry awards, including Business Traveler Magazine's 2014 Best in Business Travel Awards, G ... Continue reading
Nov 25, 2014
Leading Carsharing Service Also Announces New Mobile Access Feature BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 24, 2014 -- car2go North America LLC, the largest, fastest-growing global carsharing company, announced today that the company has over 13,000 Brooklyn members in its first month of operation in the Brooklyn borough, marking it car ... Continue reading
car2go Offers Mobile Access To Its Global Fleet
Nov 25, 2014
Members Will Now Be Able to Begin car2go Trips with their Smartphone Free Membership and Drive Time For a Limited Time AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 24, 2014 -- car2go North America LLC, the largest, fastest-growing global carsharing company, announced today the launch of Mobile Access, an upgraded app feature that allows member ... Continue reading
Hertz Launches 'Certified Clean & Safe' Rental Program In 30 European Major Airports
Nov 22, 2014
The Hertz Corporation announces that the company's new protocol for rental car maintenance and cleanliness, Hertz Certified Clean & Safe, is being rolled out at Hertz's major airport locations across Europe. Through this program the company is sharing with customers each step taken to prepare every car, certifying that ... Continue reading
Colorado's First All-Electric Car Share Service Launches in Colorado
Nov 11, 2014
DENVER -- November 11, 2014: The nationâs first operational, all-electric car share service launched in Golden, Colo. eThos Electric Car Share will provide the Golden and Denver-metro area with American-made, all-electric sedans (EVs) for short-term rental. âI signed up because itâs great to promote elec ... Continue reading
Nov 11, 2014
Enterprise Ranks Highest in Satisfying Rental Car Customers WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 11, 2014 -- Higher costs and longer waiting times have leveled off the upward trend in rental car satisfaction the industry has experienced since 2009, according to the J.D. Power 2014 North America Rental Car Satisfaction StudyS ... Continue reading
Frost & Sullivan: "Vision 2020" sets Framework for Steep Growth of the Car-Sharing Market in London
Oct 29, 2014
London could become the largest car-sharing market in the world with significant benefits to the city: reduced congestion, improved air quality and cash released into the local economy LONDON, Oct. 28, 2014 -- Recent research from Frost & Sullivan, commissioned by Zipcar UK, outlines the extent to which existing and ne ... Continue reading
Reflections on SXSW Eco's "Urban Myths & Urban Mobility" Panel
Oct 24, 2014
Ryan Johnson, vice president of Enterprise CarShare, Rideshare and Zimride, participated in this month's SXSW Eco panel discussion on urban transportation. The Austin-based conference's connected Johnson with an academic researcher and a peer-to-peer car-sharing pioneer in the panel discussion â "City Transit 411: ... Continue reading
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