Budget Car Sales Acquires Three Retail Car Dealerships
Jun 4, 1998
Budget Car Sales, Inc., announced that it has acquired Paul West Ford, Inc. in Gainesville, Fla.; Warren Wooten Ford, Inc. in Cocoa, Fla.; and Carson Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Jeep, Inc. in Plainfield, Ind. ... Continue reading
Budget Group Expects to Close Ryder TRS Acquisition by June 19
Jun 4, 1998
Budget Group, Inc. announced today that it expects to complete its acquisition of Ryder TRS, Inc., and certain related financing transactions, by Friday, June 19, 1998. ... Continue reading
Ford's U.S. Sales Up One Percent
Jun 4, 1998
U.S. consumers purchased or leased 353,793 cars and trucks from Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury dealers in May, up 1.2% from a year ago. Car sales totaled 139,622, down 5.5% from last year; truck sales totaled 214,171, up 6.2% from last year's record sales. ... Continue reading
Budget Signs On as Sponsor of AOL's Travel Channel
Jun 1, 1998
Budget Rent a Car announced today that it is the sponsor of the Car Rental Center of America Online's (AOL) Travel Channel. AOL is the world's leading Internet online service, with more than 12 million members. ... Continue reading
Budget Rent a Car Announces Aquisition
May 28, 1998
Budget Rent a Car Corporation, a subsidiary of Budget Group Inc. , announced that it has acquired franchise operations in San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... Continue reading
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Successfully Protects Slogan
May 28, 1998
Enterprise Rent-A-Car successfully protected the rights to its slogans, including "Pick Enterprise. We'll Pick You Up."A judge in U.S. District Court ruled that a competitor that had used the slogans can no longer use any that mention "pick you up." ... Continue reading
Avis Expresses Satisfaction With Justice Department Review
May 23, 1998
Avis Rent-A-Car, Inc. was notified today that the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice had formally ended its review of the company. The Justice Department concluded that no legal action against Avis was necessary. ... Continue reading
Budget Rent a Car To Seek New Ad Agency
May 22, 1998
Budget Rent a Car Corporation, a subsidiary of Budget Group, Inc. has announced its plans to seek a new advertising agency and will conduct an agency search in the Chicagoland area where the company is based. ... Continue reading
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Updates Earnings Information
May 19, 1998
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. reports that second quarter earnings are expected to be below current analysts' estimates due to operating results at Dollar Rent A Car, and lower retail and international tour rentals. ... Continue reading
May 14, 1998
Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc. offers customers a chance to scratch and win up to 500,000 free United Airline Mileage Plus Miles, or one of 11,000 free Alamo rental certificates. ... Continue reading
Pontiac Teams with National Car Rental to Promote Grand Am
May 14, 1998
Pontiac will promote the all-new 1999 Grand Am SE2 through an exclusive partnership with National Car Rental which is running from May 1 to August 31, 1998. ... Continue reading
Budget Group Reports Q1 Results
Apr 28, 1998
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Reports Q1 Revenue
Apr 28, 1998
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