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NewsJuly 15, 2002

Budget Licensee's GPS Use Spurs Lawsuits

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Car rental customers recently filed at least four lawsuits against a local Budget Rent a Car licensee, after the company used its GPS tracking systems to levy penalties against ...

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NewsJuly 15, 2002

Thrifty Opens New Nashville Location

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Thrifty Car Rental announced it has opened a new location in downtown Nashville. Located at 1204 Demonbreun St., the operation offers a full range of Chrysler vehicles, inclu...

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NewsJuly 1, 2002

Alamo Seeks to Boost German Reservations

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Alamo Rent-A-Car is now offering travel-agent partners more incentives to book reservations in Germany.Agents booking an Alamo car rental in Germany can offer clients sa...

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NewsJune 28, 2002

N.Y. Legislators Pass Reform Bill

ALBANY, N.Y. -- In a major victory for the car rental industry, the New York Senate and Assembly on June 20 passed a bill that would lift the state's ban on collision damage waiver (CDW) sales a...

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NewsJune 27, 2002

Payless Offers Online Coupon for Upgrades

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- To generate more online business, Payless Car Rental is offering an online coupon that can be redeemed for a free upgrade as well as $10 off any upgrade. As a result, the...

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NewsJune 27, 2002

Dollar Thrifty Earnings to Exceed Early Estimates

TULSA, Okla. -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. announced it expects to exceed early earnings estimates of 54 cents per share for the second quarter. "Throughout the second quarter, we hav...

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NewsJune 27, 2002

Columbus Passes $4-Per-Day Car Rental Tax

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus City Council on June 24 approved a $4-a-day car rental tax that the council expects to generate $6 million to $10 million for the city's general fund. Exempt from ...

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NewsJune 27, 2002

Enterprise Opens Location at Outagamie Airport

GREENVILLE, Wis. -- Enterprise Rent-A-Car on June 19 celebrated the grand opening of its new location at the Outagamie County Regional Airport in Greenville, Wis. Enterprise takes over a spot pr...

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NewsJune 19, 2002

RADIUS Honors Budget With Supplier Award

WESTMINSTER, Col. -- Travel management company RADIUS has given Budget Rent a Car Corp. the company's Global Preferred Supplier of the Year Award.Radius annually gives the award to the supplier ...

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NewsJune 19, 2002

Cendant Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Budget

NEW YORK -- The Wall Street Journal reported today that Cendant Corp., which owns Avis, is in negotiations to acquire Budget Group. The newspaper said that, according to "people familiar with th...

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