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Fleet Acquisition•by Staff•November 9, 2011

Zipcar Completes Integration of Streetcar

The company reports that the process to acquire and integrate the UK car sharing company went 'smoothly,' and that more than 1,000 vehicles have been migrated into the Zipcar system.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•November 9, 2011

5 Minivans Draw IIHS 'Top Safety Pick' Award

ARLINGTON, VA — Five minivan models have earned the 2011 Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan and Volkswagen Routan — which all share a common structure — join the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna in the Top Safety Pick ranks following new evaluations for rollover protection.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•November 9, 2011

E-Z Rent-A-Car Opens New Rental Location at Las Vegas Airport

The discount rental company opened a new rental location at the Las Vegas International Airport this month while beginning an initiative to increase their Facebook fan base.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•November 9, 2011

Auto Rental Rate Analysis for October

Rates, which showed a normal seasonal decline in October, are an average of aggregator/OTA rates for all vendors present in six cities: Miami, Boston, Orlando, Houston, Seattle and Los Angeles.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•November 9, 2011

Charlotte Airport to Begin Conrac Construction Next Year

The $121 million facility will include a seven-level parking deck and an adjacent building for eight rental car counters.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•November 8, 2011

Enterprise Holdings Launches QR Code Program

Enterprise will add QR codes to a rental fleet of nearly one million vehicles for ‘OnRampSM’ — a first of its kind in the rental car industry.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•November 8, 2011

‘Hertz For Heroes’ Serves Homecoming Troops

For the holiday season, Hertz Rent A Car's goal is to give away 40,000 free weekend rentals to men and women serving in the military.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•November 8, 2011

Kontos: 'Modest Softening' in Wholesale Prices

The October 2011 'Kontos Kommentary' on current used-vehicle market conditions is presented by Adesa's chief economist Tom Kontos.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•November 8, 2011

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Expands Electric Vehicle Fleet

With the addition of Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, Newport Beach, Encino and Riverside, renters can now access EVs in a total of 11 cities in California.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•November 8, 2011

Average Rental Car Days Booked on Priceline.com Increases

The average amount of rental car days booked using the opaque travel website was seven days for the third quarter of 2011 — a 36% increase year-over-year.

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