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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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Rental Operationsby StaffJanuary 21, 2014

Hertz Redesigns Mobile App

Now available on iTunes, Hertz's redesigned mobile app features several new features, including faster reservations and enhanced location search options.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJanuary 21, 2014

Zipcar Now Offered at Ohio’s Kent State University

Kent State University is now the second public university in Northeast Ohio to provide Zipcar’s car-sharing service.

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Remarketingby StaffJanuary 17, 2014

Vehicle Depreciation Slips to 12.8% in 2013

Used-vehicle depreciation improved toward the end of 2013, and vehicles depreciated 12.8 percent in the year, a slight pullback from the 12.4 percent depreciation in the previous year, reports Black Book.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJanuary 16, 2014

Avis Honored as Top Transportation Supplier

Avis Budget Group was named "Transportation Partner of the Year" and given an Outstanding Agency Support Award by Ensemble Travel Group, a member-owned organization of travel agencies.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJanuary 15, 2014

U.S. Business Travel to Hit $289.8B in 2014, Reports GBTA

With a stronger than expected finish to 2013, U.S. business travel spending is expected to advance 6.6% to $289.8 billion in 2014, according to the Global Business Travel Association’s “GBTA BTI Outlook — United States 2013 Q4” report.

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