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NewsApril 23, 2010

Sixt Adds 2,000 Vehicles to Help Travelers Stranded by Ash Cloud

The European car rental company helps stranded air travelers by temporarily expanding its fleet by up to 2,000 vehicles. The car rental company directed these additional vehicles to airports so that stranded passengers could get to their destinations. The company said it offered customers one-way rental prices.

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NewsApril 23, 2010

Hyundai Names Richard Pipenhagen as Corporate Sales Manager

He will be responsible for developing and implementing Hyundai's first commercial-corporate fleet group. Previously, He was the national manager of Toyota Financial Services’ sales and marketing commercial finance division, where he was responsible for sales and marketing groups of more than 20 individuals, generating annual sales in excess of $300 million.

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NewsApril 23, 2010

TRALA Opposes Fee for Rhode Island Rental Trailers

The Truck Rental and Leasing Association (TRALA) is strongly opposed to proposed legislation in Rhode Island that would require a $40 annual registration fee for every trailer used in the transportation of persons or of household goods in the state.

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NewsApril 23, 2010

Hertz Helps Customers Affected by Volcanic Ash Crisis

The car rental company is waiving international one-way drop off fees, extending rentals for customers with disrupted departures and honoring reservations for people with delayed arrivals.

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NewsApril 14, 2010

Hybrid and Car-Sharing Program to Launch in Kauai

Through a partnership between GreenCar Hawaii and the Grand Hyatt Kauai, visitors will be able to rent hybrid SUVs directly from the hotel.

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NewsApril 14, 2010

Advantage Offers 5% Discount for Booking Online

The five-percent discount is available on all qualifying weekly car reservations made through now through May 31, 2010. Advantage Rent a Car, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hertz Global Holdings Inc., operates in 25 markets throughout the United States.

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NewsApril 14, 2010

Daimler's Car2Go to Launch May 21 in Austin

car2go N.A. LLC said it will publicly launch in May its car-sharing program in Austin and that it will extend its successful pilot partnership with the City of Austin for an additional six months.

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NewsApril 14, 2010

Dollar Thrifty to Open 28 New Franchises

The car rental company said it will add 19 domestic and nine international franchises. As of Dec. 31, 2009, in addition to the 296 company-operated stores, Dollar Thrifty has 1,262 franchise locations in 81 countries.

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NewsApril 7, 2010

Telecom Company Buys South Korea’s Largest Car Rental Company

KT Corp. will acquire Kumho Rent-a-car Co., a car rental unit of the ailing Kumho Asiana Group, which owns 50,000 vehicles and operates in 169 locations, including nine overseas.

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NewsApril 7, 2010

Participants Wanted for ARN’s 2010 Fleet Mileage Survey

The brief, 10-question survey covers topics such as fleet size, average hold time and fleet repurchase habits. Deadline to participate in the survey is April 12.

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