Goldman Sachs Leads a US$70m Investment in eHi Car Rental
Aug 31, 2010
SHANGHAI, Aug. 30 eHi Car Rental (http://www.1hai.cn/ , "eHi"), a Shanghai-based leading car rental company in China, is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive investment agreement valued at US$70 million today with a consortium including Goldman Sachs, as the lead investor, and all of eHi's existing share ... Continue reading
Aug 18, 2010
New Program offers Harvard University affiliated drivers, 18-years and older, cost effective, convenient transportation and rideshare options BOSTON, Aug. 18 -- Zipcar Inc., Harvard University Transportation Services and Zimride announced today Greater Boston's first campus car sharing program for drivers under 21. The ... Continue reading
Zipcar Challenges Car Owners to a 'Low-Car Diet'
Aug 17, 2010
Call for participants in third annual challenge encourages and enables people to give up their car for 30-days and get smart on alternative transportation options CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 17 -- Zipcar Inc., the world's largest car-sharing service, is challenging car owners nationwide to participate in its third annual Lo ... Continue reading
Cinema Vehicle Services and HotShot Picture Vehicles Merge
Aug 3, 2010
Together, these two suppliers of famous movie cars as well as the not-so-famous much needed on screen vehicles, will provide the entertainment industry with film and television vehicles in a more rapid and cost effective manner. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 3 -- Ray Claridge, President of Cinema Vehicle Services of North Ho ... Continue reading
Dollar Thrifty Receives Unsolicited Offer from Avis Budget Group
Jul 29, 2010
TULSA, Okla.--Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today confirmed that it received a letter dated July 28, 2010, from Avis Budget Group outlining an unsolicited proposal to acquire all Dollar Thrifty common stock for consideration consisting of $39.25 in cash and 0.6543 share of Avis Budget stock per Dollar Thrifty s ... Continue reading
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Provides Second Quarter and Full Year Update
Jul 7, 2010
Company Expects to Report Sixth Consecutive Quarter of Year-Over-Year Double-Digit Growth in Corporate Adjusted EBITDA TULSA, Okla., July 7 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today provided an update on preliminary estimates for second quarter results and its outlook for the full year of 2010. The Company announc ... Continue reading
US Auto Makers Support End to Discriminatory Taxes on Rental Cars
Jun 17, 2010
WASHINGTON--The American Automotive Policy Council - on behalf of Chrysler Group, LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company - announced its support for proposals in Congress to end an array of discriminatory taxes imposed by different states on consumers who need or chose to rent cars and trucks. A total of $7 ... Continue reading
Jun 16, 2010
by Dan Bancroft Boston June 16, 2010; Iâm the kind of guy who thinks the neighborhood should share the daily newspaper, so you can imagine when Zipcar hit the streets of Boston, I was psyched. One-stop car sharing with no confusing menus. You become a member (for a small fee), then go online to reserve the car you ... Continue reading
Swapalease.com Motivation Shifts as Economy Improves
Apr 27, 2010
CINCINNATI, April 27 -- The American Bankers Association released a Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin earlier this month stating that auto loan delinquencies which include leases had dropped significantly. Additionally, this drop in delinquency was viewed by a top ABA official as an indication the economy is trendin ... Continue reading
Rolls Royce Phantom Tops Poll of the Most Popular Wedding Cars
Apr 27, 2010
LONDON, April 27, 2010 -- In a recent poll conducted by leading limousine hire company Limo Broker (http://www.limobroker.co.uk/), the Rolls Royce Phantom emerged as the clear winner for the title of most popular wedding car. The Rolls Royce name has long been synonymous with opulence and glamour, so it's not surprisin ... Continue reading
Enterprise Holdings Shifts 600 Airport Buses to B5 Biodiesel
Feb 10, 2010
DALLAS, TX February 9, 2010; Enterprise Holdings today announced plans for its entire fleet of more than 600 Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental airport shuttle buses across more than 50 North American markets to begin using at least 5 percent biodiesel (B5). Further, the company will immedi ... Continue reading
Connect by Hertz Introduces London's Lowest Cost Electric Club Car to Camden
Jan 26, 2010
LONDON, January 25 -- - Camden Council to Offer Residents Electric Vehicle car Sharing From GBP3 per Hour Connect by Hertz, the global car sharing club from Hertz, has placed the UK's lowest cost electric club car in the London Borough of Camden. A Citroën C1 evie, which runs entirely on renewable energy provided by t ... Continue reading
Hotwire Highlights Top 10 Cities with the Lowest Car Rental Rates for January 2010
Jan 21, 2010
Low Post-Holiday Prices Mean Great Deals for Consumers in Early 2010 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20 -- Hotwire.com®, a leading discount travel site, today announced the top 10 cities with the lowest car rental rates for the month of January 2010. January car rental rates on Hotwire® are down as much as 20 percent compared to ... Continue reading
Jan 12, 2010
SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Parking shuttle and ground transportation operators at major international airports in Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, and Las Vegas have contracted with Clean Energy Fuels to design, build and maintain three new airport-adjacent CNG fueling stations. The new public access CNG stations, built on operato ... Continue reading
Dollar Rent A Car Unveils New Travel Blog on UK Site, dollarblog.co.uk
Dec 23, 2009
LONDON, December 22 -- Dollar Rent A Car, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. , announced today that it has launched a new travel blog on its UK website, http://www.dollarblog.co.uk. The blog features fresh, first-person content from some of the web's hottest travel writers, providing DOLLAR(c) consum ... Continue reading
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