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Rental Operations•by Staff•August 6, 2018

Avis to Provide Vehicles to Lyft Express Drive Program

The partnership will make it easier for people to drive with Lyft without the cost of car ownership. 

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Rental Operations•by Staff•August 3, 2018

Getaround Comes to Philadelphia

A full security screen of every renter, $1 million insurance policy to cover each booking, real-time GPS tracking, and 24/7 customer support ensure that owners can confidently share their cars on the platform.

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Fleet Acquisition•by Staff•August 3, 2018

Bluebird Auto Rental Acquired by Valsoft

Bluebird Auto Rental Systems, LP, was established in 1993 when Angela Margolit and a handful of limited partners purchased the auto rental division of Bluebird Systems.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•August 2, 2018

Enterprise Pledges $250K to Wildfire Victims

Enterprise has worked with the Red Cross globally for more than 30 years, including an annual multi-million-dollar commitment by the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation to the Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•August 2, 2018

Pa. Tightens Autonomous Vehicle Testing Guidelines

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has released updated voluntary guidelines asking autonomous vehicle (AV) makers testing in the state to put a second safety engineer in the passenger seat.

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NYC Council Considers Cap on Ride-Hailing Vehicles

Currently, there are more than 100,000 ride-haling vehicles in New York City, up from 63,000 in 2015.

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San Diego Airport Joins Hertz, Enterprise Lawsuit Against Port

The rental companies contend that the car rental fee does not benefit its customers, as the revenue generated from the fee will fund a parking structure at the Chula Vista Bayfront development project, which is 10 miles from the airport.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•August 1, 2018

Waymo Pilots Autonomous First-, Last-Mile Transit Connections

The partnership will expand to include Valley Metro RideChoice travelers, which supports communities typically underserved with public transit options.

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Fleet Acquisition•by Paul Clinton•August 1, 2018

Commercial Fleet Sales Increase 6.3% in July

Sales of vehicles to commercial fleets increased 6.3%, while sales into daily rental increased 44.9%. Sales to government fleets increased 13%.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•August 1, 2018

Europcar's Ubeeqo to Increase Paris Fleet by 25%

Thanks to the Ubeeqo mobile app, the 8,400 or so active users in the Ile-de-France region can easily reserve a self-service vehicle for a short period between one hour to 30 days.

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