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NewsMarch 15, 2005

Kelso & Co., IAAI Sign Merger Agreement

WESTCHESTER, Ill. -- Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. (IAAI) announced it has signed an agreement to be acquired by private equity-investment firm Kelso & Co. for $385 million. IAAI specializes in remarketing services for salvage, repossessed, do-not-repair and slightly damaged vehicles.

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NewsMarch 15, 2005

Hagenbach to Oversee GMC Rental Sales

DETROIT -- Tom White, the rental sales director for General Motors Corp., has retired from the company. Rick Hagenbach, former finance director for GMC, will assume the rental sales position, the company said.

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NewsMarch 15, 2005

Vanguard Begins Offering Portable GPS

NEW ORLEANS -- Vanguard Car Rental USA, which operates the National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands, this week began offering customers a portable GPS navigation system from Motorola.

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NewsMarch 15, 2005

Hertz Acquires Nottoli Family's Midwest Franchise

PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- The Hertz Corp. has acquired the operations of one of its biggest licensees, John Nottoli Inc.

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NewsMarch 15, 2005

U-Save Adds Two Airport Franchises

JACKSTON, Miss. -- U-Save Auto Rental of America announced the sale of new franchises in two key airport markets: Anchorage, Alaska, and Providence, R.I. U-Save now has 21 airport locations.

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NewsMarch 15, 2005

TIA Pow Wow Set for May 3-7

NEW YORK -- The Travel Industry Association of America has scheduled the 37th annual International Pow Wow trade show for Tuesday, May 3, through Saturday, May 7, in New York City.

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NewsMarch 15, 2005

DTG Acquires San Jose Thrifty Franchise

TULSA, Okla. -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. has acquired the Thrifty Car Rental franchise operation in San Jose, Calif., adding approximately 550 vehicles to the DTG's corporate fleet.

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NewsMarch 14, 2005

Average Retail Gas Price Jumps by 7 Cents

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline increased the first week of March by 7.1 cents from the previous week to reach 199.9 cents per gallon March 7 -- 26.1 cents higher than this time last year, the Energy Department reported.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2005

Search Engine Optimization Demystified

With long-term commitment and enough investment, you can dramatically increase the traffic to your Web site.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2005

EV Rental Cars Partners With Fox

With a fleet of low-emission vehicles, EV Rental is giving environmentally conscious customers another option.

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