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Articles•March 15, 2016

The Challenge to Comply

Before the enactment of the Safe Rental Car Act, our industry needs guidance on the ambiguous areas of the law, and NHTSA needs to enact common sense fixes to allow our industry to fully comply and protect the public.

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Articles•by Chris Brown•January 29, 2016

Safe Rental Car Act Passes as Part of Highway Bill

The recall bill will become law on June 1, 2016. The law exempts companies with rental or loaner fleets of fewer than 35 vehicles.

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Articles•January 29, 2016

The Path to Passage of the Recall Bill

The successful passage of recall legislation was the result of consensus building, working with legislators and understanding what car rental customers want.

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News•December 16, 2015

Fed Raises Interest Rates by Quarter-Percentage Point

The Federal Reserve announces the first rise in U.S. interest rates since 2006. This marks the end of a seven-year monetary policy to hold the rate near zero.

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News•December 16, 2015

Safe Rental Car Act Passes as Part of Highway Bill

The Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act was signed into law on Dec. 4 as part of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (H.R. 22).

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News•December 2, 2015

ACRA Backs Highway Bill's Car Rental Recall Provisions

The American Car Rental Association (ACRA) commended the House and Senate conferees for including The Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act in the federal highway bill conference report filed yesterday.

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News•November 11, 2015

ACRA Opposes Amendment to Recall Bill

The American Car Rental Association (ACRA) opposes the amendment that exempts car dealers from grounding recalled vehicles in their rental fleets.

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Articles•November 6, 2015

Traditional and Peer-to-Peer: Let's Work Together for Better Regulation

Peer-to-peer carsharing companies and traditional car rental should play by the same rules. Together, let's work to modify regulations that are unfair to our businesses and customers so we all can compete for business.

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News•November 2, 2015

CarAmigo Reaches Fiscal Agreement with Belgian Government

CarAmigo, a peer-to-peer carsharing service with a mobile platform, reached an agreement with the Belgian government regarding the potential taxation of carsharing users.

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News•October 20, 2015

Europcar Australia Advocates for Improved Rental Industry Standards

Europcar, Hertz and other Australian-based rental car companies have joined with the Australian Fleet Lessors Association (AFLA) to push for improving rental car industry standards and building a stronger relationship with the government to drive reform.

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