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Rental Operationsby StaffDecember 30, 2014

Avis, Budget Fleet Includes Canadian Cars of the Year

Avis Budget Group has announced that three vehicles in its Canadian 2015 model-year fleet (2015 Volkswagen Golf, 2015 Hyundai Sonata and the 2015 Hyundai Genesis) have been named as “Best Cars of the Year” by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada.

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Rental Operationsby StaffDecember 30, 2014

Hertz New Caledonia Celebrates 50 Years

Opening as the first car rental company on the Pacific island of New Caledonia in 1964, Hertz has expanded to more locations and now has a fleet of 170 vehicles.

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Rental Operationsby StaffDecember 30, 2014

Avis, Budget Acquire Brands in Scandinavia

Avis Budget Group has agreed to acquire its licensee for the Avis and Budget brands in Norway, Sweden and Denmark for approximately $50 million.

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Rental Operationsby StaffDecember 24, 2014

Booking Group Mails Santa Letters Worldwide

For the second year, car rental broker Booking Group sent Christmas cards to children of its clients worldwide. The personal Santa letters were mailed from Santa Claus Village in Lapland, Finland.

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Rental Operationsby StaffDecember 24, 2014

Irish Car Rentals Opens 14th Location

Irish Car Rentals, a franchisee of Europcar, has opened its 14th location in Ireland in the city of Portlaoise.

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Rental Operationsby StaffDecember 23, 2014

Car Cost Inflation Drives Hertz Price Increase

Over the weekend of Dec. 19 to Dec. 21, Hertz Global Holdings Inc. announced that it increased U.S. retail prices for all Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty car rentals reserved for pick-up on or after Jan. 1, 2015. This price increase was driven by fleet depreciation increases.

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Rental Operationsby StaffDecember 23, 2014

Enterprise Acquires Texas Rental Car Fleet

Enterprise Holdings has purchased certain business assets — including a fleet of approximately 1,400 vehicles — from Open Road Rent A Car, an on-site rental car provider at select Toyota dealerships in Texas.

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Rental Operationsby StaffDecember 23, 2014

Car Rental Facility Part of L.A. Airport Renovation

The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners has approved moving forward with a $4 billion plan to transform Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) ground transportation and arrival and departure experience, including a consolidated Rent-A-Car Center.

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Rental Operationsby StaffDecember 23, 2014

City CarShare Expands Service to Underserved Communities

City CarShare, a nonprofit car-sharing organization based in San Francisco, will expand its car-sharing network to underserved East Bay communities through CarShare4All — in collaboration with the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and the Bay Area Climate Collaborative (BACC).

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Rental Operationsby StaffDecember 23, 2014

Avis’ Charitable Foundation Matches Funds Donated by Employees

In 2014, the Avis Budget Group Charitable Foundation matched funds raised by Avis Budget Group employees to benefit the American Cancer Society, the ALS Association and the Wounded Warrior Project.

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