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Rental Operations•by Staff•May 11, 2011

National Car Rental Launches "Tales From The Road" Facebook Contest

Grand Prize Winner Receives National's Emerald Club Executive Elite Status for Life and 350,000 Airline Miles

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Rental Operations•by Staff•May 11, 2011

Enterprise Implements Program to Recycle Used Motor Oil

Universal Lubricants will collect the spent motor oil of Alamo, Enterprise and National vehicles and re-refine the waste fluid to be used in a new motor oil, which will then circle back into Enterprise cars and light trucks.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•May 11, 2011

Private Equity Firm Invests in CarTrawler

ECI Partners, a UK mid-market private equity firm, will provide resources to help the online car rental distributor’s aggressive expansion plans. Founders Greg and Niall Turley will retain advisory roles.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•May 9, 2011

Wholesale Prices Stay Near Record Levels

According to Adesa, wholesale prices in April averaged $10,551, only 0.6 percent lower than last April’s record level.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•May 9, 2011

Hertz Submits New Bid for Dollar Thrifty

Hertz's new offer is for $72 a share. Hertz said it will divest discount brand Advantage to gain FTC clearance.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•May 6, 2011

Hertz Names John Holt Leader of Advantage Rent A Car

John Holt has been appointed Vice President, Advantage Rent A Car, effective immediately, and reporting to the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mark P. Frissora.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•May 6, 2011

Hertz Introduces Tesla Roadster Electric Vehicles Into Fleet at Show Biz Expo on May 7th

Hertz continues to expand its electric vehicle fleet and offers premium model for test-drives at five-star production tradeshow and conference.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•May 6, 2011

Hertz Installs EVs in NYC Car Sharing Club

Connect by Hertz introduces Nissan Leaf to fleet of Seward Park Co-op car sharing location. Co-op installs four charge points to power vehicles.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•May 6, 2011

Enterprise Holdings Hosts Fourth Annual Clean Car Championship

Six rental car service agents representing the Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental brands competed from airports across North America.

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Rental Operations•by Staff•May 6, 2011

Dollar Thrifty Profit Slides in Q1

Net income for the first quarter of 2011 is $16.5 million, down from $27.3 million a year earlier. Rental revenues were adversely impacted by the winter storms and a weakened pricing environment following the storms, the company said.

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