GPS Device Helps to Nab Would-Be Car Thieves

Using NavLynx Canada’s telematics technology, TripGuard™, Thrifty Car Rental of Waterloo, Toronto, Ontario was recently able to recover a stolen vehicle. After being notified by Thrifty of the m...

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CATRALA Recognizes Outstanding Students By Awarding Scholarships

Seven scholarships will be offered to high school seniors interested in pursuing careers in business by CATRALA – Hawaii during the 2000-2001 school year. All of the scholarships are $2,000. Fiv...

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Three Companies Plan Auto Parts Marketing Network

Automatic Data Processing, CCC Information Services, and the Reynolds and Reynolds Company have announced plans to form an independent company to develop an electronic parts network that will li...

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ADT’s Service Solutions Program Off to Successful Start

ADT Automotive’s Service Solutions program, boasts three leading financial institutions ¾ Wells Fargo, Key Bank and Gecal ¾ among its first seven customers. Other clients include Union Bank and ...

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Sabre Introduces Integrated Online Booking Feature, Signs Marketing Agreement

Sabre Holding Corporation has introduced a new feature on their AgentExplorer website. It will allow travel consultants to arrange specialty bookings integrating online content into the passenge...

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ADT Automotive’s ADT Lion Website Receives New Features

The Dealer Direct portion of the ADT Automotive website has recently been revamped. It now includes the ability for dealers to purchase vehicles prior to lease turn-in by the lessee; the ability...

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Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Revenues Up 11 Percent

The fourth quarter 1999 revenues and year-end revenues for the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (DTAG) show considerable gains when compared to 1998 figures. The company posed an increase of 11% ...

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Brazilian Car Rental Industry Breaks the $1 Billion Barrier

In 1999 the industry for car rental in Brazil had revenues totaling $1.39 billion.The car rental market in that country is controlled mainly by a company called Localiza. Its fleet totals about ...

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Ryder TRS Adds Online Reservations to Website

Besides offering a system to book one-way rental reservations online, consumers can now get free truck rental quotes at www.yellowtruck.com. To celebrate this new feature on the website and to e...

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Premier Fully Assimilated By Budget Rent a Car

Acquired by Budget in August 1997, Premier Car Rental is now fully integrated into Budget as part of its insurance replacement division. Budget signs and banners recently replaced the Premier si...

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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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