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ACE Rent A Car Opens 5 Locations

ACE Rent A Car has added several new locations, including Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dallas, Panama City, Panama and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

by Staff
June 3, 2009
2 min to read


ACE Rent A Car has added services at several locations in the southern United States and Latin America, including Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dallas, Panama City, Panama and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

The new operation at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) provides a full range of late model vehicles for Fort Lauderdale Airport car rentals. This new airport service complements existing ACE car, van and SUV rental operations already in operation at 82 locations throughout the United States.

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ACE is also offering Dallas Love Field Airport car rentals. This new operation provides a full range of late model vehicles. Robert Bentley, president of Bentley Auto Rentals Inc. commented, “This new operation builds on success we have achieved at our Austin, Texas location. ACE Rent A Car fills an important market niche where customers are looking to rent first rate vehicles at a value-conscious price enabled by the lower overhead of the ACE system.”

ACE is offering Panama Airport car rentals, operating from the Hotel Riande hotel, which is located just two minutes from the terminal. This new operation, managed by Automobile Car Rental, provides a full range of late model vehicles. General Manager Alejandro Escallon commented, “We have 6 years experience serving car rental customers in Panama. Our connection with ACE allows us to reach a broad base of value-conscious consumers from the USA as well as other customers worldwide.”

Additionally, ACE is offering Puerto Vallarta Airport car rentals, operating from a convenient location in the heart of Puerto Vallarta, city center, a short shuttle ride from the airport terminal. This new operation, managed by Executive Car Rental, provides a full range of late model vehicles. Executive’s President, Alfredo Peniche commented, “We have 33 years experience serving car rental customers in throughout Mexico. Our connection with ACE allows us to reach a broad base of value-conscious consumers from the USA as well as other customers worldwide.” This new airport service complements existing ACE car, van, and SUV rental operations already in operation at 32 locations in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.

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