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News•January 30, 2014

FTC Approves Advantage Sale to Catalyst Group

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved an application by Franchise Services of North America Inc. (FSNA) to sell its Advantage Rent A Car business to The Catalyst Capital Group Inc.

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News•January 30, 2014

Seattle is Fastest-Growing U.S. car2go City with 500 Vehicles

Celebrating its first year of operation in Seattle, car2go North America LLC has more than 40,000 Seattle members and a network of 500 smart fortwo vehicles. Seattle is the fastest-growing U.S. car2go city.

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News•January 29, 2014

Newark Car Rental Tax Funds Unrelated Programs

A tax on travelers who rent cars from New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport is helping to fund an animal shelter, a park and a jobs program in the city of Newark.

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News•January 29, 2014

Do You Know the Critical Components to Loss-of-Use Recovery?

This Car Rental Show seminar will give car rental agencies hands-on tools to recover for lost use of a damaged vehicle.

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News•January 28, 2014

National Starts ‘Emerald Aisle’ Service at Fifth Canadian Airport

National Car Rental has added its “Emerald Aisle” counter bypass service for Emerald Club loyalty customers at Edmonton International Airport in Alberta, Canada — its fifth Canadian airport location for this service.

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News•January 28, 2014

Zipcar: More than 50% of Millennials Choose Car Sharing Over Driving Own Car

According to Zipcar's "Millennials and the New American Dream" study, more than 50% of millennials say they would drive less if other transportation options like public transit and car sharing were available in their area — 35% reported seeking substitutions for driving.

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News•January 28, 2014

Highlights from Transportation Research Board Meeting

Seven delegates from the CarSharing Association participated in the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, which included discussions on shared-use mobility and the use of the term ridesharing.

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News•January 28, 2014

Expedia Drops in Google Page Rankings

Expedia’s page rankings have dropped 25% for travel-related searches on Google, according to Searchmetrics, a search-engine research firm.

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News•January 28, 2014

Kaye Ceille Replaces Mark Norman as Zipcar President

Avis Budget Group has appointed Kaye Ceille, the current managing director for Avis’ United Kingdom division, as the new president of its car-sharing Zipcar brand.

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News•January 27, 2014

Elephant Smashes Rental Car in South African Park

While on a self-drive safari in Kruger National Park, a bull elephant smashed a couple's rental car and flipped the vehicle over.

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