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New vehicles lined up in a large parking lot at a dealership in west-central Brazil, with the modern dealership building in the background.
ArticlesFebruary 18, 2026

Brazil’s Car Rental Industry Faces a Pivotal 2026

Structural pressures and opportunities converge to prompt rental car operations to find new balances between revenue and resales.

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Final Rentals CEO Ammar Akhtar with Pakistani franchise owner Ahtsham Ali in front of a green-and-white car rental counter.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 16, 2026

Final Rentals Founder Returns Home For Expansion

Ammar Akhtar experiences a full-circle moment planting first-of-its-kind global digital rental car services in his native country.

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Three U-Save franchise operators are congratulating each other along a horizontal table beneath a large framed U-Save logo print.
Newsby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 13, 2026

U-Save Turkey Opens First Sub-Franchise Location at Nevşehir Airport

The central Turkey airport serves a region with many tourist attractions and destinations.

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Videosby Martin RomjueFebruary 11, 2026

AI Appeals To More Car Renters

In a recent Car Trawler survey, two-thirds of respondents who used AI to research cars or transfers reported a positive experience. They cited clearer price comparisons and easier vehicle choices as key benefits.

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A driver seated in a luxury vehicle with leather surroundings and placing a coffee cup into the center console cup holder.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 11, 2026

Go Rentals, Repair Provider Partner To Ease Insurance Claims Experience

The arrangement helps reduce the stress of collision repair for vehicle owners by connecting them to reliable, timely rental cars.

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State by state map of LOR in different shades of green.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 10, 2026

U.S. Collision-Related Rental Length of Rental Declined Modestly in Q4 2025

While LOR continues to decrease from post-pandemic highs, ongoing market and economic conditions could impact future results.

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Woop logo with giant smartphone displaying rental cars.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 9, 2026

Woop Drive Starts Digital App-Based Car Rentals

The car rental platform removes some of the biggest pain points for car renters and travelers on a platform that it launched this year.

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Skyline of Colombo, Sri Lanka with a hello welcome message.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 5, 2026

Carwiz International Enters Sri Lanka Market

The global car rental franchise operator now provides rental cars for a key growth market in Asia.

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Green and black bar graphs show the rise in fleet sales from January 2025 to January 2026.
Newsby Martin RomjueFebruary 4, 2026

Rental Fleet Sales Shoot Ahead From The Starting Line

Rental car operations continued their 2025 reputation as the top driver of fleet sales.

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Photos of Jade Kang and Martin Romjue on intro title slide of ARN video series.
Videosby Martin RomjueFebruary 2, 2026

Ready For An All-AI Car Rental Operation?

In this Season 2 / Episode 2 of ARN Industry Newsmakers, Auto Rental News managing editor Martin Romjue talks with Jade Kang, chief product officer of Orcar, based in Seoul, South Korea, about how Orcar bases rental operations on AI.

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