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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 8, 2015

South America Grows Share of U.S. Rental Market

European tourists are no longer the top overseas customers in the U.S. rental car market.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 8, 2015

Avis Budget to Report Second Quarter 2015 Results

Avis Budget Group Inc. plans to report its second quarter 2015 results after the market close on Monday Aug. 3.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 8, 2015

1st Source Announces Leadership Changes in Specialty Finance

Chris Craft, president of the Auto/Light Truck and SFG Deposit Divisions of the bank’s Specialty Finance Group, has been named the new president and chief operating officer of the 1st Source Specialty Finance Group. And Greg Brown has been named president of the Auto/Light Truck Division.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 8, 2015

Pairing Smartphones Leaves Renters’ Personal Info Exposed

When renters connect or “pair” their smartphones via Bluetooth, the rental car’s infotainment stores their phone numbers and call logs. Because that personal information is saved inside the car’s system, the next renter can find it.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 8, 2015

Enterprise Hires More Than 6K Veterans

Enterprise Holdings has hired more than 6,000 military veterans and reservists since joining the ranks of the 100,000 Jobs Mission coalition in 2012.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 7, 2015

Frissora Named CEO of Caesars Entertainment

Mark Frissora, the former CEO and chairman of The Hertz Corp., has officially been appointed the president and CEO of Caesars Entertainment Corp.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 7, 2015

Zipcar, Showtime Offer Drive-In Screenings

Zipcar and SHOWTIME are collaborating for the second time to offer Zipcar members the opportunity to attend a complimentary drive-in screening of Showtime’s “Ray Donovan.”

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Legal & Legislativeby StaffJuly 1, 2015

Takata Airbag Linked to Rental Customer Death

A woman who died in a car crash last September has been named as the eighth victim killed by defective Takata airbags. The woman rented the Honda Civic with the defective airbag from Sunset Car Rental in San Diego.

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Remarketingby StaffJuly 1, 2015

June Rates Lower Than Past Two Years

The June 2015 average rate quote was down $4.85 from a year ago, according to The Tennant Group and Rate-Highway’s 50-City rate survey. Last year, a spike in recalls caused rates to increase from the third week of June and all of July, but they dropped by the last week of July.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJuly 1, 2015

GM Rental Deliveries Down 45%

In June, General Motors sales were affected by a 45% drop in rental deliveries. GM said it planned this decrease to reduce rental sales in favor of retail and commercial business, which tend to be more profitable.

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