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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 21, 2015

$100K Reward Offered in Rental Car Facility Murder

Monique Marlowe was shot and killed while vacuuming a vehicle at a Hertz Rent-A-Car location in Duluth, Ga., in 2012. The reward has been increased to $100,000 — with Hertz offering $50,000 of it.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 21, 2015

Enterprise Donates $10K to Military Nonprofit

Fisher House is a military nonprofit that provides free temporary lodging for military and veterans’ families at hospitals.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 21, 2015

Renter Steals Cars, Leases on Craigslist

A Zipcar renter near New York’s Kennedy Airport stole multiple rental cars and then leased them on Craigslist.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 21, 2015

Avis Offers More Rewards for Preferred Members

Avis Preferred members now have a new way to earn points: one point for every dollar spent on vehicle rentals and two points for every dollar spent on ancillary products.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 17, 2015

Hertz to End U.S. Carsharing Service

Hertz CEO John Tague indicated on Friday that Hertz will be withdrawing its carsharing service (Hertz 24/7) in the U.S., but it will continue to grow its carsharing programs internationally.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 17, 2015

Silvercar Provides Rentals to ESPY Nominees, Presenters

Silvercar, the all-Audi A4 rental company, offered a three-day rental to all ESPY presenters and nominees.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 16, 2015

Hertz Completes Financial Restatements

The restatements reduced Hertz’s profits by a cumulative $128 million for years 2011, 2012 and 2013, or nearly 20% of previously stated profits. Richard Broome resigns.

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Legal & Legislativeby StaffJuly 16, 2015

Senate Committee Kills Amendment to Modify Recalls

The Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee did not approve Section 4209, an amendment for rental recalls in the S. 1732 bill: Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015.

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Legal & Legislativeby StaffJuly 15, 2015

ACRA Opposes Amendment to Modify Vehicle Recalls

A transportation bill introduced by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, would allow car rental companies to rent recalled vehicles that haven’t been repaired.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 15, 2015

Enterprise to Pay $425K to Settle Age Discrimination Case

An EEOC investigation determined that 10 job applicants over 40 were denied employment (not hire) in favor of less qualified, younger applicants at an Enterprise Rent-A-Car location in Burbank, Calif.

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