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NewsDecember 27, 2005

State of California Awards Rental Contract to Enterprise

SACRAMENTO -- The California Department of General Services has awarded a contract to Enterprise Rent-A-Car, making the rental car company the state's primary provider of rental vehicles to state employees on official business.

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NewsDecember 21, 2005

Ford Completes Hertz Sale, Sees Pretax Gain

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. has completed the sale of Hertz Corp. to a private equity group, and plans to report a fourth-quarter pretax gain from the transaction of $1.1 billion to $1.3 billion, according to Reuters.

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NewsDecember 8, 2005

Court: DOT Has Right to Regulate GDSs

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Transportation's efforts to maintain jurisdiction over the GDS industry received some help after a federnal court upheld the department's move.

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NewsDecember 7, 2005

Rental Facility in Nation's Third-Largest Auto Rental Market Set for Jan. '06 Opening

PHOENIX -- Eighteen months of design, more than two years of construction and $250 million later, the consolidated car rental facility at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is nearing completion, with the finishing touches being added for its January opening.

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NewsDecember 6, 2005

GMI Insurance Services Named MGU on behalf of XL Insurance

Valley Forge, PA –– GMI Insurance Services announced Dec. 1 its appointment as nationwide MGU on behalf of the XL Insurance companies in their Auto Rental and Business Auto Programs.

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NewsDecember 6, 2005

Controversial LAX Renovation Plan Under Review, Consolidated Facility Scrapped

LOS ANGELES -- After drawing criticism and legal action, the city agreed to rework its overhaul plan for the region's busiest airport, scrapping many of the items, including a $476 million consolidated car rental facility.

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NewsDecember 6, 2005

Orbitz Uses Automatic Registration to Trim Booking Process

Chicago –- Travel search engine Orbitz introduced a new, condensed car-booking path, allowing Orbitz and CheapTickets customers to book a car through a three-step proces

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NewsDecember 2, 2005

Bismarck City Commission Approves Tax Hike on Airport Rentals

The Bismarck City Commission voted unanimously Nov. 22 to approve a 1% tax increase on all airport car rental transactions to fund marketing programs.

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NewsDecember 2, 2005

Looking for 'Fun' in Hertz Car Rental

PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- Hertz has launched the Hertz Fun Collection, featuring vehicles made for travelers looking for man than just a means of transportation.

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NewsNovember 30, 2005

GM to Cut Fleet Sales to RACs

General Motors Corp. has taken further steps to increase profits by reducing its lower-profit fleet sales to rental companies and other businesses.

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