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Rental Operationsby StaffAugust 8, 2006

Manheim: New Model Focus Causes Softening of Wholesale Market

Tom Webb, Manheim's chief economist, reports that dealers shifted their focus to moving new vehicles in July before 2007 models hit the stores, leading to a softening in the used vehicle market and wholesale prices, according to AutoRemarketing.com.

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Rental Operationsby StaffAugust 8, 2006

Driveitaway "Intelligent" Platform to Power Dollar Licensee Remarketing

Driveitaway Inc., provider of Web-based upstream remarketing programs for commercial and rental fleet vehicles, announced that American Loan Masters, a Dollar Rent A Car licensee since 2002, launched its upstream remarketing program with Driveitaway's online platform, which now uses market intelligence provided by J.D. Power and Associates' Power Information Network (PIN).

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Rental Operationsby StaffAugust 7, 2006

Dollar Thrifty Announces Key Executive Retirement

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. announced that Chief Administrative Officer Donald M. Himelfarb has announced his retirement effective December 31, following a successful car rental career that spanned over three decades.

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Rental Operationsby StaffAugust 7, 2006

Dollar Thrifty Expands IT Services Relationship With EDS

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. and EDS today announced the signing of a five-year, $150 million information technology (IT) services extension agreement, with new revenue service to EDS of approximately $125 million.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 31, 2006

DOLLAR Launches Rewards Program for Travel Agents

Dollar Rent A Car, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., has launched a travel agent loyalty program in which agents earn points towards American Express gift cards when they book Dollar car rentals.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 31, 2006

Cendant to Vote on Name Change to Avis

Cendant will conduct its annual stockholders meeting Aug. 29 during which shareholders will vote on changing the company name to Avis Budget Group Inc., according to Travel Weekly.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 28, 2006

Schalberg.com Tops 10,000th Mark for Sales of Renters Collision Insurance

Schalberg.com announced that the June 2006 totals put the number of contracts protected by Renters Collision insurance over 10,000.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 27, 2006

RAC Businessman Sentenced for Loan Fraud

Former mobile-home dealer and rental-car business owner Roy Singleton has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraudulently obtaining small-business loans intended for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 26, 2006

National Car Rental Adds US Airways Dividend Miles

As a result of the recent US Airways and America West merger, National Car Rental has begun a frequent flyer program partnership with US Airways.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 25, 2006

Dollar Thrifty Quarterly Profit Up 80 Percent

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. posted a larger-than-expected 80 percent rise in second-quarter earnings on higher revenue and raised its profit forecast for the year, according to Reuters.

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