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Rental Operationsby StaffOctober 27, 2010

GM Improves While Honda, Toyota Dominate in Consumer Reports’ Reliability Survey

European reliability rally stalls: Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz among the worst.

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Rental Operationsby StaffOctober 27, 2010

Different Approaches to Environmentally Friendly Motoring

A test drive pits the Nissan Leaf against the Chevrolet Volt.

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Rental Operationsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices Show Seasonal Decline in September

Manufacturers registered a 0.7% month-over-month price increase and a 2.7% year-over-year rise, indicating still-strong demand for off-rental program units. Fleet/lease consignors experienced a 2.1% sequential price decrease and a 1.9% annual increase, in part from strong dealer demand for rental risk and commercial fleet units.

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Rental Operationsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

Dollar Thrifty Investor Sells Shares, but Stock Could Still Have Appeal

The car rental company’s stock price will depend on the health of the overall economy.

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Rental Operationsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

Corvette Rental Does Doughnuts (video)

An unidentified man and a couple went joyriding last Thursday night in the rented vehicle and ended up knee-deep in salt water on a California beach.

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Rental Operationsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

Hertz Ups Profit Outlook

Hertz issues new guidance of $0.47-$0.48 per share, attributes revision to resilience in commercial rentals and same-store-growth in Advantage and off-airport locations.

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Rental Operationsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

Hertz "Lighthouse" Efficiency Program Yields Results

Independent investment banking firm Avondale Partners offers a glimpse into Hertz's Lean Six Sigma program, which turned Hertz O'Hare location from a perennial money loser into one of its top 10 performing locations this year.

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Rental Operationsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

Hertz Europe Launches Self Service Kiosks, New iPhone App

Hertz Europe said it plans to roll out "Self Service Express" touch screen kiosks at select locations across nine countries in Europe. In addition, Hertz has launched a free iPhone application available in 18 languages for customers in Europe.

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Rental Operationsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

South African Car Rental Company Bans Smoking in Vehicles

First Car Rental removed all lighters from its vehicles to help renters comply with the new policy, which went into effect last week.

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Rental Operationsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

Australian Car Rental Company Director Fined for Underpaying Workers

Nathan Conn, of Enterprise Car Rental Group, was fined $110,000 for underpaying seven employees more than $61,000 between February 2006 and April 2008.

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