Tagged Dollar Thrifty

Dollar Thrifty Announces 2011 Officer Promotions

The car rental company promoted seven individuals across five departments.

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Dollar Thrifty Board Names New Chairman

Thomas P. Capo will be succeeded as chairman of the board by Richard W. Neu, effective immediately.

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JDPA Rental Car Satisfaction Study: Behind the Numbers

Stuart Greif, the director of the study for J.D. Power and Associates, drills down past the circle scores to analyze the factors that produced this year’s results. Factor number one—the economy, stupid!

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Overall Satisfaction With Rental Cars Rebounds to Pre-recession Levels

Enterprise ranks highest in customer satisfaction among rental car companies for a seventh consecutive year, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 North America Rental Car Satisfaction Study.

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Merger Talks in Holding Pattern

While Avis Budget and Dollar Thrifty wait for an FTC ruling, the three public companies report solid financials.

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Industry Realignment: What Now?

Avis is asking the FTC to bless a merger between four out of the seven major brands. Something has to give.

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Dollar Thrifty's Earnings Surge in Q3

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.'s net income grew to $49.16 million in the third quarter compared with $30.09 million in the prior-year period, constituting the best quarterly financial performance in company history, company executives said.

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Dollar Thrifty Investor Sells Shares, but Stock Could Still Have Appeal

The car rental company’s stock price will depend on the health of the overall economy.

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Where the Avis, Dollar Thrifty Saga Goes from Here

Avis has yet to enter into a merger agreement with Dollar Thrifty and has not commenced its promised exchange offer for Dollar Thrifty.

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Avis Budget Prices $400 Million in Senior Notes

The car rental company said proceeds from the offering will be used to partially fund its proposed acquisition of Dollar Thrifty.

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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.

How Far Will Cell Phone Bans Go?

The federal government means business with its new law banning cell phone use while driving commercial vehicles. Can the laws go even further, and how should fleets react?

Righting a Wrong in Arizona

Arizona is one of a super minority of states in which auto rental companies are required by statute to pay for the negligent acts of their renters. Look for new legislation in the coming weeks that proposes to change that.

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