Tagged Dollar Thrifty
January 26, 2011
Global Industry Analysts Inc. research forecasts global revenues for the car rental industry.
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January 12, 2011
“… the FTC's position with respect to the competitive issues remains uncertain,” the companies wrote in a joint statement.
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January 5, 2011
The new policy, which prohibits smoking in the Dollar and Thrifty fleets, went into effect Jan. 1, 2011.
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By Chris Brown , January 2011 in Rental Operations

J.D. Power and Associates’ Stuart Greif talks about the 2010 North America Rental Car Satisfaction Study, how RACs were graded and why brands achieved the scores they did.
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December 29, 2010
The firm raised its corporate credit ratings on Park Ridge, N.J.-based Hertz and subsidiary Hertz Corp. to "B+" from "B" and removed them from review status.
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December 29, 2010
The firm boosted Dollar Thrifty's ratings to "B" from "B-," and planned to keep the company's ratings under review.
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December 22, 2010 in Legislative
The car rental company says 2011 cash flow from operations, liquidity and cash position to be favorably impacted.
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December 8, 2010
The plaintiffs’ complaint states that the acquisition will lessen competition, increase prices, reduce supply and negatively impact service.
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December 8, 2010
Shares of Hertz have jumped 44 percent over the past three months. Avis, which has a $1.57 billion bid for Dollar Thrifty awaiting government approval, has seen shares rise 46 percent.
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December 8, 2010 in Rental Software
The car rental company has opened 16 new U.S. franchise locations since July 1, and added five master licensees to its international operations this year.
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