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NewsOctober 10, 2011

No 'Final' Bid from Hertz for Dollar Thrifty

Back on Aug. 21, Dollar Thrifty had asked for final bids from Hertz and Avis, which dropped out Sept. 6. Though Dollar Thrifty did not accept an earlier bid from Hertz, a Hertz spokesperson says ‘Hertz remains interested.’

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NewsOctober 5, 2011

GM Enters Peer-to-Peer Car-Sharing Business

General Motors and RelayRides, a peer-to-peer car-sharing company, announced an exclusive relationship that will allow car owners to leverage the OnStar system and rent out their idle cars.

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NewsOctober 4, 2011

Avis Rent A Car and TripIt Join Forces to Aid Trip Planning

Avis Rent A Car becomes the first car rental provider to offer personalized reservations using TripIt's open technology platform.

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NewsOctober 4, 2011

Auto Rental Rate Analysis for September

With the help of Michael Meyer of Rate-Highway Inc. and Jim Tennant of The Tennant Group, Auto Rental News will conduct weekly auto rental rate surveys for six major cities and will publish the findings in our e-newsletter the first Wednesday of each month.

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NewsOctober 3, 2011

Avis Budget Group Realigns on Avis Europe Completion

Avis Budget Group will create three new operating regions: Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), North America, and Latin America/ Australasia. The company has filled three new positions to oversee each division.

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NewsOctober 3, 2011

Bluebird Holds Users Conference

The conference and mini trade show took place Sept. 21-22 at Caesar’s Resort in Atlantic City, N.J.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2011

Facebook Used to Recover Stolen Rental Vehicle

An Affordable Rent-A-Car employee used Facebook to track down a rental car stolen by one of its clients by simply making a request to “Add Friend.”

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NewsSeptember 29, 2011

Conrac Facility Underway at Oklahoma City Airport

The Oklahoma City Airport Trust approved a $3.2 million contract with C.H. Guernsey for design of a new consolidated car rental facility.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2011

Enterprise Holdings President, COO Named in America’s Most Powerful Women

Pam Nicholson, Enterprise Holdings president and chief operating officer, has been named as one of America’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business from Fortune magazine.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2011

Global Reporter: Auto Rental News Announces Worldwide Coverage

In a twice-a-month e-newsletter, Auto Rental News is set to launch the Global Reporter on Oct. 18.

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