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NewsJanuary 31, 2005

DTG's Dombrowski Promoted to Staff V.P.

TULSA, Okla. -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group has promoted Stan Dombrowski to staff vice president of corporate operations. Dombrowski will oversee maintenance, warranty and operations inform...

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NewsJanuary 31, 2005

Budget Loses Vicarious Liability Case in N.Y.

NEW YORK -- The New York State Supreme Court has ruled against Budget Rent A Car and upheld a $20.3 million award in a vicarious liability case arising from a Nov. 29, 2000, accident in lower Ma...

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NewsJanuary 31, 2005

ACTRA Chooses CRX for Web Services

Kevin Miles, the 2005 ACTRA President, announced today that Car Rental Express (CRX) has been chosen to be the exclusive supplier of Internet services for ACTRA.

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NewsJanuary 31, 2005

Manheim Reports 1.5M Rental Cars Sold at Auction in '04

ATLANTA – Manheim's newly released 2005 Used Car Market Report indicates that a record number of rental cars -- 1.5 million -- were sold at auction in 2004. In addition, wholesale used vehicle p...

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NewsJanuary 31, 2005

Advantage Expands Mexican Operations

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Advantage Rent-A-Car has expanded its operations in Mexico, adding airport locations in Durango, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mazatlan and Veracruz. Advantage now has 12 locations thr...

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NewsJanuary 24, 2005

Hertz's 2004 Pre-tax Profit Totals $493 Million

DETROIT -- The Hertz Corp. reported a full-year 2004 pre-tax profit of $493 million, a year-over-year improvement of $265 million, according to Ford Motor Co.'s quarterly report released last we...

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NewsJanuary 19, 2005

DTG's Smith to Oversee Alternative Remarketing

TULSA, Okla. -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group has promoted Ken Smith to executive director of fleet remarketing. He will oversee the marketing of fleet vehicles outside the company's tradition...

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NewsJanuary 18, 2005

Advantage RAC Founder Kenneth Walker Dies at 81

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Kenneth J. Walker, founder of Advantage Rent-A-Car, died Jan. 16. He was 81. Walker's career in car rental began in 1963, when he moved his wife and family to San Antonio ...

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NewsJanuary 18, 2005

DTG Acquires More Franchise Operations in Fla.

TULSA, Okla. -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group has acquired Thrifty Car Rental operations in Jacksonville, Melbourne and Cape Canaveral in the state of Florida. The acquisition, which adds appr...

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NewsJanuary 12, 2005

Hertz Develops Program for Conventions Market

PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- Hertz this week launched a new program for the meetings and conventions market. Program benefits include discounted rates, complimentary rental certificates, site inspection ...

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