Car Rental Operators: Take the Coronavirus Survey
This third survey of U.S. franchised and independent auto rental operators will track the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. car rental industry over time.(Updated with correct link.)
The survey closes by end of day on Monday, Oct. 26.
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Please note that the link to take the survey was updated on 10/21 at noon Pacific time.
To better understand the effects of the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic on the car rental industry, Auto Rental News is conducting a survey of franchised and independent (non-corporate) auto rental operations in the United States. This third survey of U.S. franchised and independent auto rental operators will track the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. car rental industry over time.
The data and an analysis will be published online. We ask that only non-corporate operators in the U.S. participate. The survey closes by end of day on Monday, Oct. 26.
This survey is completely anonymous and confidential and does not ask for company or personal names. The results will only be used in aggregate and will not be shared with any source.
Visit here to begin the survey.
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