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News•November 23, 2016

Avis Lebanon Named Licensee of the Year

Avis Lebanon has been honored as Licensee of the Year in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. Avis Iceland and Avis Russia were recognized for outstanding achievement.

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News•November 22, 2016

In Memoriam: Rick Mullinax, Executive Vice President of MCar

Rick Mullinax, executive vice president of MCar, died on Nov. 12 in Los Angeles. Under his leadership, MCar has grown from four rental locations to 10 locations throughout Los Angeles and San Diego.

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Articles•November 22, 2016

2016 L.A. Auto Show: SUVs, Electrification, Mobility

The mobility revolution is happening through greater connectivity, manufacturers' suites of transportation services, electrification, and the introduction of autonomous vehicles themselves. At the same time, manufacturers are placing the car at the center in this new world.

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News•November 22, 2016

Rent-A-Wreck's Pat Bowie Visits Capitol Hill

Pat Bowie, the director of training and development for International Franchise Systems (IFS), owners of the Rent-A-Wreck, Priceless, and Nextcar brands, recently visited Capitol Hill with the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) Maryland team.

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News•November 22, 2016

car2go to Cease Operations in Twin Cities, San Diego

car2go plans to suspend its carsharing service in the Twin Cities and San Diego by the end of the year. In San Diego, car2go hasn’t seen enough business to continue while it has faced high rental car taxes in the Twin Cities.

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News•November 22, 2016

Enterprise Provides Insurance for Donated Vehicle Program

Progressive Insurance’s annual Keys to Progress program provided more than 100 newly refurbished vehicles to military members and their families. Enterprise Rent-A-Car offered six months of automobile insurance for each donated vehicle.

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News•November 22, 2016

AAA Projects 48.7 Million to Travel for Thanksgiving

Compared to 2015, this is an increase of 1 million travelers or 1.9% growth. It's the most Thanksgiving travelers since 2007.

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News•November 22, 2016

Hertz Introduces Electronic Rental Agreements

Hertz has started using electronic rental agreements and has expanded its eReceipt and Express Return service. The services will be available at all U.S. Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty corporate locations by the end of this year.

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News•November 22, 2016

Avis Budget Extends Marketing Relationship with USAA

Through this agreement, Avis Budget Group will continue to promote its Avis Car Rental and Budget Car Rental brands and special offers to USAA's membership base of nearly 12 million current and former members of the U.S. military and their families.

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News•November 21, 2016

Self-Driving Startup Nutonomy Starts Road Tests in Boston

Self-driving taxi startup Nutonomy is expanding its autonomous vehicle trials to roads in the U.S.

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