Tagged Inventory Management

Corporate Rental Rates Stabilizing … Or Even Increasing

Average corporate car rental rate for a full-size car is up more than $4.

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How to Survive "Vehicularly Challenged" Days

Follow this step-by-step guide to handle days when duebacks and cars on the ground will not cover reservations. Four unique scenarios are examined.

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How to Improve Utilization – And Still Satisfy the Customer

With proper fleet planning techniques, having 25 cars on the lot and 100 expected reservations that day is a very manageable situation.

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Blizzard Ties Up Car Rental Customers

Storm in New York causes shortage of cars for Hertz.

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Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Improves Fuel Efficiency of Fleet

Forty percent of DTG's vehicles are rated over 30 mpg.

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Rightsize or Capsize

Rental car companies large and small grapple with tight lending, lower demand and two supplier bankruptcies. Is the industry heading in the right direction?

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Buying Used Cars (Intelligently)

With fewer program cars and a cap on financing limits, it’s time to consider “fleeting up” with used vehicles.

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Small Car Reality

The days of customers being excited about a free upgrade are over. How is the car rental industry dealing with the shift in demand to smaller vehicles?

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Finding Opportunity in the New Reality

The migration to smaller cars may be temporarily painful, but savvy operators know there’s new business to be had.

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Car Rental: First Quarter Analysis and Outlook

A stronger-than-expected used car market is tempered by competitive pricing in the first quarter. But will the trend continue?

What is Holding Back the Electric Vehicle Revolution?

The movers and shakers in the electric vehicle market offer a candid glimpse into the immediate future of electric vehicles. (With photos!)

What’s Next for a Hertz Deal for Dollar Thrifty?

With Hertz’s announcement of a potential buyer for Advantage, how will a Dollar Thrifty deal go down, when, and for how much?

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