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News•July 21, 2015

Enterprise Donates $10K to Military Nonprofit

Fisher House is a military nonprofit that provides free temporary lodging for military and veterans’ families at hospitals.

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News•July 21, 2015

Renter Steals Cars, Leases on Craigslist

A Zipcar renter near New York’s Kennedy Airport stole multiple rental cars and then leased them on Craigslist.

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News•July 21, 2015

Avis Offers More Rewards for Preferred Members

Avis Preferred members now have a new way to earn points: one point for every dollar spent on vehicle rentals and two points for every dollar spent on ancillary products.

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News•July 17, 2015

Hertz to End U.S. Carsharing Service

Hertz CEO John Tague indicated on Friday that Hertz will be withdrawing its carsharing service (Hertz 24/7) in the U.S., but it will continue to grow its carsharing programs internationally.

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News•July 17, 2015

Silvercar Provides Rentals to ESPY Nominees, Presenters

Silvercar, the all-Audi A4 rental company, offered a three-day rental to all ESPY presenters and nominees.

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News•July 16, 2015

Hertz Completes Financial Restatements

The restatements reduced Hertz’s profits by a cumulative $128 million for years 2011, 2012 and 2013, or nearly 20% of previously stated profits. Richard Broome resigns.

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News•July 15, 2015

Enterprise to Pay $425K to Settle Age Discrimination Case

An EEOC investigation determined that 10 job applicants over 40 were denied employment (not hire) in favor of less qualified, younger applicants at an Enterprise Rent-A-Car location in Burbank, Calif.

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News•July 15, 2015

FlightCar Launches Mobile App

FlightCar, a peer-to-peer carsharing service operating at airports, has launched its new mobile app. Using a smartphone, customers can list or rent cars, view scheduled trips and check the status of their car while away.

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News•July 15, 2015

Transportation Research Center Releases CarSharing Report

In the U.S., 1,181,087 members shared 16,754 vehicles among 23 operators, according to the Transportation Sustainability Research Center's carsharing market outlook for summer 2015.

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News•July 15, 2015

U.S. Business Travel Spending to Hit $302B in 2015

U.S. business travel spending will increase by 4.9% in 2015 to $302.7 billion, according to the Global Business Travel Association Foundation. Since 2009, U.S. business travel spending is up 38%.

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