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News•September 13, 2017

Florida Rental Operators Return to Locations After Irma

We reached out to several rental operators in Florida for an update on their rental locations and the safety of their employees after Hurricane Irma tore through the Caribbean and East Coast. Some cities are still facing flooding and power outages.

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News•September 11, 2017

Zipcar Expands in Chicago After Enterprise CarShare Shuts Down

Zipcar has added 15 vehicles at eight new locations throughout Chicago after Enterprise CarShare shut down its carsharing service in Chicago.

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News•September 11, 2017

Auto Europe Offers Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund

Auto Europe is pledging $5 per reservation booked by any travel agent nationwide for their client now through Sept 30, 2017. The pledge goes toward a relief fund to assist agents in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

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News•by Amy Hercher•September 8, 2017

Florida Rental Companies Brace for Hurricane Irma

As Hurricane Irma closes in on South Florida, car rental operators are closing early, securing buildings, and relaxing rental policies to ensure that employees and renters are safe.

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News•September 7, 2017

Seattle Airport Rental Employees Get $2M in Back Pay

Hertz and Thrifty will pay nearly $2 million to its Seattle-Tacoma International Airport employees in back pay owed under SeaTac’s minimum wage law, according to the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.

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News•September 7, 2017

Zipcar Expands to Costa Rica

Throughout San Jose, Heredia, and Alajuela, 20 Zipcar vehicles are now available by the hour or the day. Costa Rica is Zipcar’s first launch in Latin America.

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News•by Chris Brown•September 7, 2017

Fleet Jam Session to Analyze Hurricanes' Effect on Industry

Fleet Jam Session, convening at the 2017 Auto Rental Summit, will provide analysis of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma's effects on the auto rental industry, from the used car market and new car sales to rental rates, volume, and new and used values.

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News•September 6, 2017

Greg Thibault to Retire as Avis Budget’s VP of Fleet Disposal

Greg Thibault will retire as Avis Budget’s vice president of fleet disposal after 20 years of leading Avis Budget’s auction sales and wholesale turn-back process with manufacturers.

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News•September 6, 2017

Enterprise to Transport 17K Rental Vehicles to Texas

To assist with disaster recovery, Enterprise Holdings has already delivered more than 4,000 rental cars and trucks into the Southeast Texas region. It anticipates bringing in 17,000 total vehicles before the end of the month.

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News•September 6, 2017

Turo Raises $92M, Acquires Daimler's Croove

Turo, a peer-to-peer carsharing marketplace, has raised $92 million in funding from Daimler and other investors. Turo also acquired Daimler's Croove, a peer-to-peer carsharing service in Germany.

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