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Rental Operationsby StaffJanuary 28, 2014

National Starts ‘Emerald Aisle’ Service at Fifth Canadian Airport

National Car Rental has added its “Emerald Aisle” counter bypass service for Emerald Club loyalty customers at Edmonton International Airport in Alberta, Canada — its fifth Canadian airport location for this service.

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Remarketingby StaffJanuary 27, 2014

Manheim’s 2014 Used-Car Report Predicts Declining Margins

With labor market and credit conditions continuing to improve and expected to maintain an upward trajectory in the year ahead, the environment is ripe for sustained vitality in the new, used, and wholesale marketplaces.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJanuary 27, 2014

Enterprise Announces New Caribbean Franchises

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has expanded its franchises to the Caribbean locations of French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJanuary 27, 2014

Spanish Car Rental Companies Face Fines in Excess of $3M

Following an investigation by the National Commission for Markets and Competition, 11 car rental companies were fined more than $3 million after an investigation of price fixing at several of Spain’s airports in conjunction with Aena and Aena Aeropuertos.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJanuary 27, 2014

Elephant Smashes Rental Car in South African Park

While on a self-drive safari in Kruger National Park, a bull elephant smashed a couple's rental car and flipped the vehicle over.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJanuary 24, 2014

Thirty Advantage Locations to Close, Reports FSNA

Effective today, Franchise Services of North America Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Simply Wheelz LLC — which does business as Advantage Rent A Car — has determined to cease operations at 30 Advantage locations.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJanuary 23, 2014

Budget Expands Operations to Colombia

Budget Car Rental has opened two new locations in the Republic of Colombia at El Dorado International Airport and in downtown Bogota.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJanuary 22, 2014

National Ranks High For Customer Experience

National Car Rental scored the highest in the car rental industry in Forrester Research’s Customer Experience Index, 2014, which highlights the quality of customer experience by 175 U.S. brands.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJanuary 22, 2014

Sixt to Open New U.S. Franchise Locations

Sixt SE and Sixt Franchise USA, LLC will be opening several new U.S. franchise locations this year and has launched a new global franchise recruiting website.

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Remarketingby StaffJanuary 22, 2014

Keys to Understanding Residual Value Performance

Eric Ibara, director of residual value consulting for Kelley Blue Book, will present a seminar at the 2014 Car Rental Show that uses real case studies to provide insights into the factors affecting residual values for popular rental car models.

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