<i>Updated:</i> Public Rental Car Companies Announce Q2 Results
Almost all the public car rental companies have announced their second quarter financial results for 2012.
Avis Budget Group:
A web replay will be available at ir.avisbudgetgroup.com following the call. A telephone replay will be available from noon Eastern time on Aug. 2 until 8 p.m. on Aug. 16 at (203) 369-0757.
Avis Budget Group’s 2012 Q1 results
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group:
A replay of the conference call will be made available. To access the domestic audio replay, call 866-382-4783. The international replay number is 203-369-0362. The audio replay of the call will be available through Aug. 15, 2012. It will also be available on the Investor Information page of the corporate website for one year.
Dollar Thrifty's 2012 Q2 results
Dollar Thrifty’s 2012 Q1 results
Franchise Services of North America (FSNA):
Results for the second quarter, which ended March 31, 2012 for FNSA have already been announced and can be found here.
As of its second quarter results, FNSA and its subsidiaries own U-Save Car & Truck Rental, U-Save Car Sales, Rent-A-Wreck of Canada, Practicar, Auto Rental Resource Center ("ARRC"), Xpress Rent A Car and Peakstone Financial Services.
Hertz:
The call will remain available for audio replay until Aug. 14. Dial (800) 475-6701 for calls in the U.S. and (320) 365-3844 for International callers, using passcode 253851.
Sixt:
Aug. 21 is the date set in the company’s financial calendar. No time or further information is available at this time about the publication of the results.
Zipcar:
A replay will be available through Aug. 9, and can be accessed by dialing (877) 660-6853 for U.S. callers or (201) 612-7415 for international) callers. Callers will be prompted for replay account number 387# followed by conference ID number 397262#. An archived version of the webcast will also be available under the investor relations section of Zipcar's website.
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