Car & Truck Rental News
Browse the latest breaking news across the automotive rental industry covering fleet acquisition, remarketing, rental software, GPS & telematics, fleet insurance and financing, rental operations, risk management, technological innovations and shifting market conditions.
November 18, 2003
ST. LOUIS -- Enterprise Rent-A-Car Chairman and CEO Andrew C. Taylor led the National Urban League’s efforts to raise a record-breaking $1.5 million at the organization's 47th Annual Equal Oppor...
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November 18, 2003
WARREN, Mich. -- The 2004 GMC Savana and Chevrolet Express, the industry's first and only 15-passenger vans with a stability enhancement and traction control system, will go on sale beginning in...
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November 17, 2003
ORLANDO -- The Auto Club's overall travel bookings increased by more than 3% in October over the same period last year, according to the monthly AAA National Travel Barometer. The largest increa...
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November 15, 2003
ACTIF is always looking for dedicated members of the vehicle rental industry to serve as volunteers on one or more of ACTIF’s committees. Serving on a committee is a terrific way to meet new p...
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November 14, 2003
AUSTIN, Texas -- The Travel Industry Association of America forecasts that overall traveler spending by domestic and international visitors will increase 4.4% in 2004 to $568 billion, up from $5...
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November 11, 2003
CHICAGO -- United Airlines announced that customers who book travel on united.com now through Nov. 30 can qualify for one free car rental day from Avis. Mileage Plus members can also earn 50 mil...
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November 11, 2003
SANTA FE -- New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has publicly endorsed an omnibus tax and highway bill that calls for a rental car surcharge hike from $2 a day to $4 a day.Introduced by Senate Ma...
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November 11, 2003
ORLANDO -- Courtney Leasing Inc., a leading vehicle leasing company, announced it is moving to a new location this week. The new address is
8126 Benrus St., Orlando, FL 32827
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November 10, 2003
PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Avis Rent A Car System has launched Avis California Dreamin' Sweepstakes. Now through Jan. 16, U.S. travel agents who book Avis via the Galileo Global Distribution System (GD...
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November 10, 2003
TULSA, Okla. -- Dollar Rent A Car has opened in-terminal at Richmond International Airport.
"We're pleased to open in the Richmond airport located in the gateway of central Virginia and look for...
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