News By Topic: Rental

Enterprise and Hertz Tie as Leaders in Car Rental Customer Satisfaction

Mar 23, 1999

In a tie with Hertz, Enterprise ranks highest in car rental customer satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 1999 Domestic Rental Car Customer Satisfaction Study(SM). ... Continue reading

Avis Rent A Car, Inc. Completes Purchase of Richmond's Rent-A-Car Company, Inc.

Mar 22, 1999

GARDEN CITY, N.Y., March 19 -- Avis Rent A Car, Inc., today announced it has completed its previously disclosed purchase of Rent-A-Car Company, Inc., one of the oldest Avis franchises in the United States, headquartered in Richmond, VA. ... Continue reading

Hertz Launches New Business Advertising Campaign

Mar 22, 1999

This month, The Hertz Corporation, the world's largest car rental company launches a new multi-million dollar advertising print campaign targeting both large and small business customers. ... Continue reading

Dollar Rent A Car and Europcar International Terminate Reservations Alliance

Mar 19, 1999

TULSA, Okla., March 19 -- Europcar International, S.A. and Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc. today announced that they will terminate their reservation transfer agreement effective as of February 2000. ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Grp Posts Expected Earnings for Q1 1999

Mar 17, 1999

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. announced earnings for the first quarter of 1999, which ends March 31, are expected to exceed $.15 per diluted share, significantly above current First Call consensus estimates of $.06 ... Continue reading

The Hertz Corporation Announces Pricing of $300 Million of Senior Notes

Mar 17, 1999

The Hertz Corporation, the world's largest car rental company and a leading industrial and construction equipment rental business has announced the issuance of $300 million of Senior Notes due March 15, 2009. ... Continue reading

Budget Rent-A-Car Ordered to Turn Over Accident Info In Discrimination Suit

Mar 16, 1999

Budget Rent-A-Car, accused of gouging Michigan consumers and discriminating against minorities in a Class Action lawsuit filed in Wayne County Circuit Court, was ordered to turn over accident information by 3/19/99 ... Continue reading

National Introduces its New Rental and Reservations System

Mar 10, 1999

National Car Rental announces the introduction of Global Odyssey, a new state-of-the-art reservation system designed to further reduce car rental pick-up time, speed up returns and eliminate billing surprises at the rental counter. ... Continue reading

Thrifty Customers Receive Free TripMaker CD-ROM in Canada

Mar 9, 1999

Thrifty Car Rental customers who rent two days or longer at participating locations in Canada will receive one free Rand McNally TripMaker CD-ROM. ... Continue reading

Budget Group Agrees to Form Strategic Alliance with Storage USA, Inc.

Mar 4, 1999

Budget Group, Inc., which owns Budget Rent a Car Corporation and Ryder TRS, Inc., announced today that it reached an agreement in principle to create a strategic alliance with Storage USA, Inc. ... Continue reading

Hertz Rent A Car Opens Two New Corporate Locations in Arizona

Mar 4, 1999

The Hertz Corporation announces the opening of two new corporate car rental locations in Arizona, one at Hertz' Car Sales Superette in Gilbert, the other at Pulliam Municipal Airport in Flagstaff. ... Continue reading

Thrifty Joins Aeromexico Club Premier Program

Mar 4, 1999

Thrifty Car Rental is teaming up with Aeromexico, Mexico's largest airline, to give Club Premier frequent flyer members 1,000 kilometers every time they rent from Thrifty anywhere in the world effective immediately. ... Continue reading

Republic Industries to Sell Remaining Shares of Republic Services

Mar 3, 1999

Republic Industries, Inc. announced that it will sell all of its shares of Republic Services, Inc. in a public offering. ... Continue reading

Budget Names ixL as Internet Agency of Record

Mar 2, 1999

Budget Rent a Car Corporation, the world's third largest car and truck rental system and a wholly owned subsidiary of Budget Group, Inc., announced that it has signed a two-year agreement with iXL as its Internet agency of record. ... Continue reading

BancBoston Robertson Stephens Upgrades Dollar Thrifty Automotive

Mar 1, 1999

BancBoston Robertson Stephens senior automobile services/financial services analyst Jordan Hymowitz upgraded Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to a Long-Term Attractive rating from Market Performer. ... Continue reading