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Rental Operationsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

Rental Agency Employees Struggle With Robbery Suspects

Car rental employees at Salt Lake International Airport struggled with five suspects in a $500,000 jewelry robbery. No one was seriously injured in the incident.

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Rental Operationsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

Want to Try Out an EV? Rent One!

Enterprise adding 500 electric vehicles to fleet; uses demo vehicle to build awareness of EV rentals and infrastructure.

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Rental Operationsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

Budget Offers Sirius XM Radio to Customers

The new Dock & Play radio, compatible with almost all Budget vehicles, offers renters the "XM Everything" package with more than 170 channels of programming. The devices are available for rent for $4.99 per day or $20 per week.

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Rental Operationsby StaffSeptember 15, 2010

Ratings Services' Outlook Mixed on Hertz Deal

Moody's has Hertz on downgrade watch, Standard & Poor's on positive.

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Rental Operationsby StaffSeptember 15, 2010

Traders Like Hertz Shares

Hertz’s bid for Dollar Thrifty Seen as a good move.

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Rental Operationsby StaffSeptember 15, 2010

Canadians Cannot Drive a U.S.-Rental Car in Canada

Canadian officials are working to fix a regulation stating that a Canadian cannot drive a U.S.-rental car into Canada.

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Rental Operationsby StaffSeptember 15, 2010

Resurfacing Project Causing Pain for Washington Car Rental Companies

One rental car company loses 90 percent of its business.

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Rental Operationsby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

Quick Hits

Here's a few noteworthy news links of interest to the car rental community.

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Rental Operationsby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

Enterprise Offers $9.99 Per Day Rentals

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has announced a special rate for families and individuals renting cars and traveling for weekend getaways. Starting from $9.99 per day, the offer runs through May 24, 2011, at participating neighborhood locations.

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Rental Operationsby StaffSeptember 13, 2010

Hertz Ups Dollar Thrifty Bid, Begins Divestiture of Advantage

New purchase price of $50 per share represents an increase of $10.80 per share in the cash consideration to be paid to Dollar Thrifty shareholders. Other key provisions remain unchanged, including a $44.6 million reverse termination fee payable to Dollar Thrifty if required antitrust clearance is not obtained.

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