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Rental Operationsby StaffNovember 10, 2010

Sharon Faulkner Appointed Executive Director of ACRA

Faulkner brings more than 35 years of experience in car rental, as a corporate area manager, franchisee, independent RAC owner and legislative advocate.

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Rental Operationsby StaffNovember 10, 2010

Avis Budget Reports Q3 Revenue and Earnings Gains

Revenue totaled $1.5 billion, an increase of 3 percent year-over-year, while net income gained 58 percent.

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Remarketingby StaffNovember 10, 2010

Lower Fleet Costs Ahead?

Favorable deals with the OEMs, a mix of vehicles with higher residual values and higher-return remarketing channels all bode well for continued lower fleet costs, says equity research firm MKM Partners.

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Rental Operationsby StaffNovember 10, 2010

Avis Budget Named Preferred Marketing Partner by American Airlines

The new agreement provides Avis Budget with an exclusive opportunity to promote its Avis Rent A Car and Budget Rent A Car brands with the more than 105 million business and leisure travelers that fly with American Airlines and American Eagle Airlines each year.

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Fleet Acquisitionby StaffNovember 10, 2010

Black Book: Market Continues Stable Value Trend

Ricky Beggs of Black Book provides an in-depth analysis of the wholesale market for the quarter and year to date.

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Rental Operationsby StaffNovember 10, 2010

American Airlines Threatens To Pull Listings From Orbitz

American wants to "force agencies to connect directly to [American's] system to access content as opposed to using global distribution systems," or GDSs, Orbitz President and Chief Executive Barney Harford told the Wall Street Journal.

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Rental Operationsby StaffNovember 10, 2010

Stay at Hard Rock Hotel, Get a Free Hybrid Rental

The Hard Rock San Diego hotel and Enterprise Rent-A-Car are offering customers a free one-day hybrid car rental through the “I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas” package.

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Rental Operationsby StaffNovember 3, 2010

Hertz Reports Strong Q3 Results

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. reported third quarter 2010 worldwide revenues of $2.2 billion, an increase of 7.1 percent year-over-year. Transaction days for the car-rental segment grew 8.2 percent, while the rental rate per transaction day rose 1.1 percent.

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Rental Operationsby StaffNovember 3, 2010

Dollar Thrifty's Earnings Surge in Q3

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.'s net income grew to $49.16 million in the third quarter compared with $30.09 million in the prior-year period, constituting the best quarterly financial performance in company history, company executives said.

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Legal & Legislativeby StaffNovember 3, 2010

Enterprise Advocates for Car-sharers on Excise Taxes

The car rental company urges for-profit car-sharing operators to join the broad-based coalition against discriminatory car rental excise taxes.

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