French Peer-to-Peer Car-Sharing Program Starts Text Messaging System

CityzenCar deploys text messaging to make the car sharing process more secure and simple for consumers.

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Avis in Israel Offers iPad2 with Car Rental

Avis customers traveling in Israel can add-on an iPad 2 with their rental, which includes Internet access and GPS.

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Dubai: Rhinocarhire.com Expects an Increase in Car Rental Demand

Car rental broker Rhinocarehire.com, an online booking site, expects the demand for car rental in Dubai to increase in 2012, following last year’s booking trends.

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Enterprise Launches Mobile Booking Sites for European Customers

A new mobile website is available for European customers in the UK, Ireland and Germany who book through Enterprise.

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New Mobile Booking Site for Avis UK

The site includes branch search, calendar view, pricing, service details, quick checkout and other reservation tools.

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RelayRides Updates Website, Requires Renters to Replace Gas

Peer-to-peer car-sharing company announced that gas will no longer be included in the reservation price starting Jan. 16.

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Gear Up for Mobile Transactions: Visa OKs Smartphones for Use as Payment Device

The transactions — certified by Visa Inc. and Visa Europe — will use Visa’s ‘payWave,’ so car rental companies that offer this type of Visa transaction should be prepared when customers begin pulling out their cell phones instead of credit cards at the point of sale.

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TSD Expands Reporting Features, More than 20 Other Upgrades

The rental management company’s customers can now validate VINs in real-time, and create and design rental agreement reports from the recently expanded report system.

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U-Save Car & Truck Rental Offers Advanced Search Features, Mobile Site

The updated website allows customers to use an interactive map, and search for airport and international locations.

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OnStar Opens API to Selected Developers

Peer-to-peer car-sharing company RelayRides will be the first 2012 business partner by creating its own mobile app on the OnStar application program interface (API).

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When Commercial Parking Bans Go Too Far

Is it a neighborhood aesthetics issue or an intrusion on personal freedom? At any rate, a new local law will force many contractors, landscapers and fleets that allow workers to take vehicles home to rethink their transportation.

Some Thoughts on Michael LaPlaca

These remembrances speak to the more personal side of the lawyer that helped guide the auto rental industry for close to 50 years.

Which Hybrids Pay Back the Quickest?

After five years and 15,000 miles of driving per year, are there any hybrids that actually have a lower cost of ownership than their gas-engine counterparts? One unexpected vehicle takes the prize.

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