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NewsApril 9, 2001

Dollar Launches German and Austrian Web Sites

Dollar Rent A Car has launched two new Web sites: www.dolarrentacar.de and www.dollar.at. The sites offer German and Austrian customers two prepaid rental car packages when traveling to the Unit...

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NewsApril 9, 2001

L.A. Police Blame Budget Error in Arrest of Innocent Doctor

An error in how a Los Angeles Budget operator reported a stolen vehicle has made Budget Rent a Car an unwitting player in the city’s latest controversy involving the police department’s embattle...

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NewsApril 9, 2001

Budget Secures Fleet Financing, Continues European Reorganization

Budget Group Inc. has secured a $350 million asset-backed financing facility to acquire more vehicles during its peak rental season. Earlier this year, Budget received an amendment to its revolv...

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NewsApril 5, 2001

Avis Names Deaver Marketing Vice President

Avis Rent A Car has named Scott Deaver the company's new executive vice president of marketing. Deaver, 48, was previously chief marketing officer for move.com, an online real estate and home se...

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NewsApril 5, 2001

International Data Corp. Predicts Internet Will Influence Nearly Half of U.S. Used-Car Sales by 2004

Rental car operators may find themselves relying on the Internet more and more to remarket fleet cars.According to new research by International Data Corp., two out of every five used-car purcha...

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NewsApril 5, 2001

Manheim Auctions Releases 2001 Used Car Market Report

Manheim Auctions has released the "2001 Used Car Market Report," declaring that strong vehicle quality, a surge in immigration and household formation, and a highly efficient remarketing system...

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NewsApril 4, 2001

Avis Rent A Car Launches Club Red 2001

Avis Rent A Car this week launched Club Red 2001, this year's edition of the rental car company's incentive program for travel agents. The program rewards travel agents with $5 for every qualify...

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NewsApril 4, 2001

Alamo Opens Downtown Montreal Facility

Alamo, a division of ANC Rental Corp., has opened a facility in downtown Montreal at 1206 Stanley Street. The facility is within steps of hotels, the Metro, the train and the central shopping di...

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NewsApril 4, 2001

Thrifty Selects IMRglobal Corp. to Develop Fleet Management System

Thrifty Rent-A-Car System has selected IMRglobal Corp. to develop a fleet management system for the company. The project is aimed at creating a vehicle management and leasing system to replace i...

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NewsApril 4, 2001

Payless Releases TRANSlink Transaction Processing System to Franchisees

Payless Car Rental is making a new Web-based transaction processing system, TRANSlink, available to its franchisees to improve access to database information. The system is designed to let franc...

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