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NewsNovember 8, 2011

Enterprise Holdings Launches QR Code Program

Enterprise will add QR codes to a rental fleet of nearly one million vehicles for ‘OnRampSM’ — a first of its kind in the rental car industry.

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NewsNovember 7, 2011

Hotwire Reports 82% of U.S. Adults Have Yet to Book Turkey Day Travel

Holiday prices are on the rise; but here are tips for those last-minute bookers.

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NewsNovember 7, 2011

Hertz On Demand Cruises Onto 6 New Campuses This Fall

The program, which allows users to rent vehicles on an hourly basis without a membership or annual fee, will soon be on more than 50 U.S. university campuses.

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NewsNovember 7, 2011

Prestige Auto Rentals Opens New Land Rover Rental Location

In a response to a high demand in luxury rentals, Prestige Auto Rentals opened a second location on Nov. 4.

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NewsNovember 7, 2011

Avis Budget Group Announces Completion of Multi-Country European Fleet Facility

Transaction provides incremental liquidity for funding its European fleet.

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NewsNovember 3, 2011

Avis Budget Group Reports Record Results for 2011 Third Quarter

The increase in margin was primarily due to a 19 percent decline in per-unit fleet costs, including gains on vehicle dispositions, lower vehicle interest costs and incremental savings from the productivity initiatives.

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NewsNovember 2, 2011

New Vehicle Sales Expected to Reach Highest SAAR this Year

Fleet and rental sales are expected to make up 20 percent of total industry sales in October 2011.

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NewsNovember 2, 2011

New Rental Taxes Proposed at St. Mary’s County of Maryland

A county commissioner is proposing two new laws that would increase a hotel tax to 7.5 percent and would introduce a rental car tax.

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NewsNovember 2, 2011

Car Rental Customers Slam Cars into Homes, Injure Biker

Several accidents occurred last week involving rental cars. In one case, the rental agency was blamed for not screening its senior customers before renting, but the DMV said the company wasn’t responsible.

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NewsNovember 2, 2011

Black Book: Are Gas Prices Driving the Market?

Ricky Beggs, managing editor of Black Book, presents the Oct. 31 edition of "Beggs on the Used Car Market." In his weekly video, he discusses the performance of the various car and truck market segments, and the possible role of changing fuel prices.

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