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News•October 27, 2014

Elio Passes First Phase for Department of Energy Loan

Elio Motors Inc.’s application for an Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan has passed the initial review phase. Elio is seeking a $185 million ATVM loan to accelerate plans to begin production of its enclosed, three-wheeled vehicle.

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News•October 27, 2014

Enterprise Helps Governments Address Car Rental Traffic Violations

Enterprise Holdings has provided contact information for its service centers to more than 7,400 local governments who need to issue fines for car rental customer traffic citations.

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News•October 27, 2014

Zipcar Names Lincoln MKX After Matthew McConaughey

After the TV show “South Park” featured actor Matthew McConaughey driving a Zipcar car-sharing vehicle, Zipcar Boston has named its Lincoln MKX the “McConaughey.” The show pokes fun of McConaughey’s recent commercials with Lincoln.

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News•October 24, 2014

Avis Budget Acquires Budget Licensee in So. Calif., Las Vegas

Avis Budget Group Inc. has agreed to acquire its Budget Car Rental licensee for Southern California and Las Vegas for approximately $210 million, plus the cost of acquired fleet.

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News•October 22, 2014

Kevin Hart Tries to Save National Employee’s Job

Genesha Bradley, a National Car Rental shuttle driver, was suspended without pay after she stopped her shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport to snap a selfie with comedian/actor Kevin Hart. Hart then made a video pleading with National to give Bradley her job back.

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News•October 22, 2014

Business Travel Not Yet Affected by Ebola

More than 90% of travel managers said domestic business travel has not been impacted at all or has not been impacted by much by the Ebola outbreak during this past month, according to a Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) poll.

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News•October 22, 2014

Enterprise CarShare Releases New Mobile App

Enterprise CarShare has launched a new mobile app for smartphone users to make reservations, choose pickup locations and extend rentals. Over the past year, the car-sharing service has launched more than 30 new U.S. programs.

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News•October 22, 2014

Hertz Named United Airlines’ Car Rental Partner

United Airlines has expanded its partnership with Hertz, naming the car rental company as its exclusive car rental partner beginning Nov. 1.

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News•October 22, 2014

Cash Car Rental Company Expands Fleet

Georgia-based Premier Cash Car Rentals has added seven cars to its fleet, including four Nissan Versas and three Nissan Sentras.

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News•October 22, 2014

Avis Wins Award for Social Media

At the inaugural Skiftie Awards, Avis Car Rental won the award for the “Best Social Media Presence — Ground Transportation.” Avis has a presence on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.

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