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The struggles of one independent operator highlight what is right about the car rental industry.
The struggles of one independent operator highlight what is right about the car rental industry.
Two men are dead and another wounded in an apparent murder-suicide on Oct. 29 in the showroom of a luxury car rental business in Cathedral City, Calif.
As excise taxes on rental cars continue to increase throughout the nation, Maine residents have signed a petition to prevent a 2.5 percent car rental tax increase.
In a vote of 191 to 158, Hayden, Colo. residents have increased car rental taxes at Yampa Valley Regional Airport 3.5 percent, which will be effective Jan.1.
By offering sellers the option to order an inspection during the listing process, OPENLANE is providing its seller base with a value-added service that increases efficiency throughout the process, ultimately resulting in a more trusted and simpler way to sell— and buy—vehicles online, according to the company.
Rather than hiring drivers to get its inventory moved to Florida, Thrifty Car Rental is offering $1-per-day rates to its customers for one-way rentals.
The conduit financing was extended through Oct. 28, 2010, and now bears interest of LIBOR plus 2.25 percent, representing a reduction of 100 basis points versus the prior rate.
New system will find the best deals among bidding carriers to move the fleet of vehicles around the country.
"The operating trends that characterized the second quarter continued into the third quarter, with strong domestic leisure pricing, up 13 percent year-over-year, offsetting soft demand levels," said Ronald L. Nelson, Avis Budget Group chairman and chief executive officer.
In its 2009 Annual Car Reliability Survey, Consumer Reports found that about 90 percent of Ford, Mercury and Lincoln products were found to have average or better reliability than its foreign counterparts.
"We are pleased to announce the continued success we are experiencing in franchise sales,” stated Franchise Services of North America's President and COO Bob Barton. “With these three locations, we have now opened nine new airport locations and eight local market stores in calendar year 2009."
Effective Dec. 1, renters at Logan International Airport with pay a $6 a day fee to help pay for a $337 million car rental facility.
Rent a car company will still bus customers to and from Lambert terminals and have four courtesy telephones in the baggage claim areas.
Blog claims that renters who are residents of Minnesota are covered for loss of use, collision damage waiver and liability by the state.
Travel Leaders named Budget Rent A Car as the “Car Supplier of the Year” at the 2009 Travel Leaders National Meeting in Salt Lake City.
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