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NewsMay 11, 2010

ARN Launches New Website

Auto Rental News announces the launch of its redesigned Website, www.autorentalnews.com. The updated site includes dedicated channels to address fleet acquisition, remarketing, rental software, telematics, fleet insurance and rental operations.

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NewsMay 5, 2010

Clean Energy to Provide CNG Fueling Services to SuperShuttle Vans

Under the terms of the new five-year agreement, SuperShuttle vans will fuel up at existing and future public access Clean Energy compressed natural gas stations at major airports in Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, New York City, Phoenix and six airports in California.

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NewsMay 5, 2010

Volcanic Ash Cloud Costs European Car Rental Industry €65 million

The unprecedented travel disruption across Europe resulted in 22 percent of global car rental bookings being canceled, with over 95 percent of passengers not collecting their rental cars at most European airports.

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NewsMay 5, 2010

Sixt Launches Pilot Program to Rent Electric Cars

Sixt, Germany's largest car rental company, and energy supplier RWE expanded their partnership and started a pilot program Tuesday to offer customers the opportunity to rent electric cars.

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NewsMay 5, 2010

And Then There Were Three

How will the potential Hertz acquisition of Dollar Thrifty affect franchisees and independents?

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NewsMay 5, 2010

Avis Budget Narrows Loss in Q1

Excluding unusual items, first quarter EBITDA was $39 million and pretax loss was $25 million, compared with an EBITDA loss of $3 million and a pretax loss of $63 million in the prior year first quarter.

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NewsMay 5, 2010

Rental Car Tax to Help Pay for Proposed Stadium in Minnesota

As part of a new bill, the rental car tax will help fund a $791 million multipurpose stadium, which would replace the Metrodome in Minnesota.

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NewsMay 5, 2010

Dollar Thrifty to Consider Avis Offer

Dollar Thrifty responds to Avis Budget Group's May 3 letter about offering a competing bid to Hertz and tells the company that it “is prepared to entertain a 'substantially higher offer.” Dollar Thrifty also tells Avis Budget that it "mischaracterized prior events and interactions between the two companies."

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NewsMay 3, 2010

Avis Budget Proposes Bid for Dollar Thrifty

Ronald Nelson, Avis Budget’s chairman and chief executive officer, sends a letter to Dollar Thrifty’s executives and says the company wants to make a “substantially higher offer” than Hertz.

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Articlesby Chris BrownMay 1, 2010

What’s Wrong (and Right) With Car Rental Customer Service?

Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott weighs in on the industry from the other side of the rental counter, including damage complaints, surprise add-on charges, car rental taxation and no-show fees.

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