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.
October 5, 1999
EV Rental, a joint effort between EV Rental and Budget Rent a Car Corp., announced the opening of its first electric and natural gas vehicle rental fleet in Sacramento, Calif. at Budget’s airpor...
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October 4, 1999
Budget Rent a Car Corp. announced a partnership with TWA Aviators, Trans World Airline’s frequent flyer program, in August.To celebrate its new partnership with TWA, Budget is offering TWA Aviat...
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October 3, 1999
Avis Europe plc, with locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, will consolidate its position in the German car rental market through the acquisition and integration of the operatio...
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October 2, 1999
Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., announced the formation of a joint venture with Sixt AG and the Dogmoch Group, a company specializing in i...
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October 1, 1999
The Florida Division of Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc. has brought back its 15% commission for domestic travel agencies that book leisure rentals with Dollar Rent A Car in Florida until Decembe...
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September 30, 1999
In the September/October 1999 issue of Auto Rental News, the article “Use a Second Form of Rental Agreement for Trucks” talked about the laws in certain states that could affect a car rental com...
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September 29, 1999
On September 12-15, 1999 the 4th annual Car Rental Show took place at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The show encompassed all aspects of the car and truck rental industry, and ...
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August 24, 1999
The state of New York will have to do without CDW for at least another couple of months. Voting on Assembly Bill 4488D, which would allow for CDW sales to be reinstated in New York, was again po...
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August 18, 1999
Bob Faulkner, a consultant to the car rental industry and a former independent operator in New York for 17 years as well as a Budget manager, has formed Rental Profit Groups, Ltd. (RPG, Ltd.). T...
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August 17, 1999
Both U-Save Auto Rental and Toyota Rent a Car have selected TSD’s RENT2000 Rental Management Software. Both companies will use the software to automate their franchisee and dealer rental operati...
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