Tagged Toyota
February 10, 2010 in Rental Operations
Enterprise Holdings announced that almost 8,000 of its approximately 35,000 recalled Toyota and Pontiac Vibe vehicles have had their accelerator pedals fixed and have been returned to service at its Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental locations in North America.
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February 10, 2010 in Rental Operations
In addition to removing the 2010 Toyota Prius from its fleet, Zipcar has also removed the 2009 and 2010 Toyota Matrix.
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February 8, 2010 in Fleet Acquisition, Remarketing
In response to the slowing demand for Toyota models in the marketplace, Kelley Blue Book has decreased the used-car values of recalled Toyotas for the second time by 1 to 3 percent.
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February 3, 2010
Nearly 30,000 vehicles have been removed from Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car rental locations nationwide.
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February 3, 2010
Budget's Executive Vice President Thomas Gartland says Toyotas represent a small percentage of the company's overall fleet.
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February 3, 2010
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood revises his remarks to Toyota owners to take their vehicles to dealers and “exercise caution until repairs can be made.”
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February 3, 2010
The automaker says parts used to reinforce the sticking pedals are being shipped to dealers to complete customer repairs.
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January 29, 2010
The company said it removed these vehicles from its Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental locations in less than two days.
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January 28, 2010
The operational and financial impact of the Toyota recall on the auto rental industry is expected to be minimal, according to an analysis by equity trading and research firm MKM Partners LLC.
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By Chris Brown , January 2010
A separate recall was issued on Wednesday in regards to the potential risk for floor mat entrapment of accelerator pedals. Commercial and rental fleets as well as leasing companies are handling this problem in different ways at the moment. The prevailing wisdom is "inform, inform, inform."
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