Mar 13, 2003
LOS ANGELES, March 13 -- One of the largest and longest one- way motorcycle guided tours will take place in March when 50 Harley-Davidson riders from the Netherlands will depart Orlando, Florida, on March 20 for a 14-day trip that culminates in Los Angeles, CA. The inveterate riders on the two-week, 2,566 mile sojourn ... Continue reading
Budget Rent A Car to McCann New York
Mar 7, 2003
PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 7 -- Budget Rent A Car, one of the world's top three car and truck rental systems, has awarded its advertising account to McCann-Erickson New York, it was announced today. Billings are not being released, nor are the participants in the review for the business. Cendant Corporation , which owns b ... Continue reading
Alamo Group Announces 2002 Year End Results
Feb 21, 2003
SEGUIN, Texas--Feb. 20, 2003--Alamo Group Inc. today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. Net sales in the fourth quarter were $59.9 million, an increase of 2% from the $58.6 million reported for the same period of 2001. The increases in sales were the result of the Valu-Bilt and Fa ... Continue reading
Segway Hits Legal Pothole in California
Jan 20, 2003
SAN FRANCISCO January 20, 2003; Angela Watercutrter writing for AP reported that because of its love of geek chic and congested streets, San Francisco might have been expected to embrace Segway, the environmentally friendly, self-balancing personal vehicle that promises to entice people out of their smog-spewing cars. ... Continue reading
Winner of Thrifty Honeymoon Disasters Contest
Jan 16, 2003
TULSA, Okla., Jan. 16, 2003; Thankfully, not many couples recount their honeymoon as "the stuff of nightmares." In the case of Katie and Ben Buchanan of Oregon however, that is exactly what made them the grand prize winner of Thrifty Car Rental's 9th Annual Honeymoon Disasters® Contest -- a great Valentine's Day surpr ... Continue reading
Cendant Completes Acquisition of Budget Group
Nov 25, 2002
Budget and Avis Brands Make Cendant the Largest General Use Car Rental Operator in the World NEW YORK, Nov. 22 , 2002 Cendant Corporation announced today that it has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Budget Group, Inc. The purchase price was $110 million in cash plus the payment of certain tr ... Continue reading
Ryder Settles Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against Budget Group
Nov 23, 2002
MIAMI--Nov. 22, 2002--Ryder System, Inc., a global leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced it has reached a favorable out-of-court settlement of its trademark infringement litigation against Budget Group, Inc. The settlement resolves the longstanding brand confusion in the market ... Continue reading
Budget Offers Impulsive Travelers Last Minute Rates as Low as $13.99 per Day
Nov 15, 2002
LISLE, Ill., Nov. 14, 2002; No big plans for the weekend? Maybe Budget Rent a Car can help to inspire some fun ideas with its series of special Last Minute weekend and weekly rates on all car classes, starting as low as $13.99 per day for Ford Rangers when booked online at www.budget.com . Every week Budget posts new L ... Continue reading
Alamo Group Inc. Announces 2002 Third Quarter Results
Nov 7, 2002
SEGUIN, Texas--Nov. 6, 2002--Alamo Group Inc. today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. Net sales for the third quarter increased 2% to $65.2 million from $63.9 million for the same period last year. Net income for the quarter decreased 56% to $1.7 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, from ... Continue reading
Ryder Names Paula J. Musto Vice President of Corporate Communications
Nov 5, 2002
MIAMI--Nov. 5, 2002--Ryder System, Inc. , a global leader in supply chain and transportation management solutions, today announced Paula J. Musto has been named vice president of Corporate Communications. Musto will oversee media relations and the Company's employee and marketing communications functions, reporting to ... Continue reading
EagleRider, World's Largest Renter of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, Announces New Adventure Rentals
Oct 30, 2002
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29 -- EagleRider, the world's largest renter of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, now covers the waterfront, as well as off-road terrain where only eagles dare to fly. EagleRider announced today that it has introduced its new EagleRider Adventure Rentals featuring all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), watercraft an ... Continue reading
Athletes With Disabilities Get Boost From Avis
Oct 25, 2002
Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available PARSIPPANY, N.J. & NEW YORK--Oct. 24, 2002--Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. has agreed to be the primary 2002 sponsor of this year's roster of athletes with disabilities participating in the New York City Marathon, according to the Achilles Track Club. Over two h ... Continue reading
Oct 24, 2002
MIAMI--Oct. 23, 2002--Ryder System, Inc. , a global leader in supply chain and transportation management solutions, today reported third quarter 2002 net earnings improved to $33.8 million, compared with a net loss of $5.5 million in the third quarter of 2001. Earnings per diluted share were $0.54 compared with a $0.09 ... Continue reading
Oct 23, 2002
Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available NEW YORK--Oct. 22, 2002-- Leading Experience Brands Differ Sharply from Traditional Brand Rankings Saturn, Gateway, Wal*Mart Lead the Field Wunderman (www.wunderman.com) today announced the results of a groundbreaking research initiative, the Wunderman Brand E ... Continue reading
Oct 10, 2002
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Oct. 9, 2002--ANC Rental Corporation announced today that Lawrence Ramaekers, its Chief Executive Officer and President, has informed the company's board of directors that he intends to go back into retirement at the end of 2002. William Plamondon, currently ANC's Chief Restructuring Officer and ... Continue reading
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