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Fleet Acquisitionby StaffJune 30, 2010

Used-Vehicle Supply to Decline, Resale Values to Increase in Coming Years

The extensive drop in new-vehicle sales last year may cause a decline in the used-vehicle supply, resulting in higher resale values in the next few years.

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Fleet Acquisitionby StaffJune 30, 2010

J.D. Power: New-Vehicle Retail Sales Continue to Weaken in June

June new-vehicle retail sales were down 5 percent compared with one-year ago. Fleet sales were not expected to change, so the SAAR may come in well below the 10.9 million units previously expected.

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Rental Softwareby StaffJune 30, 2010

Dollar Thrifty Opens 12th 'Customer-Choice' Location at San Jose International Airport

The “customer-choice” rental service allows customers to reserve a vehicle class and size, and then select their own vehicle from those available on the lot at the time of arrival. The car rental company says it plans to rollout out this service in 10 cities, including Miami, Cleveland, Dallas Love Field and Baltimore, by the end of this year.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJune 30, 2010

Dollar Thrifty Expands Franchise and Corporate Locations

The car rental company opened corporate locations to serve two of the top 100 airports in the United States, as well as 15 new franchise locations.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJune 30, 2010

Fourth of July Holiday Travelers Expected to Increase 17.1 Percent, AAA says

Travel by automobile continues to be dominant mode of transportation as AAA expects more emergency roadside assistance calls than any other summer holiday.

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Legal & Legislativeby StaffJune 23, 2010

Domestic Automakers Support Bill to End Excise Taxes on Rental Cars

The American Automotive Policy Council, a representative of the Detroit Three, said it supports H.R. 4175, “The End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act,” which would prohibit state and local governments from enacting future discriminatory taxes on rental vehicles.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJune 23, 2010

Enterprise Reviews Procedures for Automobile Manufacturers’ Recalls

The issue of how rental car companies handle manufacturers’ recalls has been put in the spotlight following the resolution last week of a lawsuit in Alameda County, Calif.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJune 23, 2010

Enterprise to Pay $15 Million in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

The rental car company’s Capitola, Calif., branch was accused of negligence in handling a vehicle safety recall of a 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser, which was involved in a fatal traffic accident of two women.

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Fleet Acquisitionby StaffJune 23, 2010

Dollar Thrifty Completes $300 Million Asset-Backed Financing

The car rental company said the transaction will provide additional long-term fleet funding before the next scheduled fleet debt matures.

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Rental Operationsby StaffJune 23, 2010

Man Accused of Car Rental Thefts in Arizona

Police said the suspect used Mexican identification to rent vehicles from two airport rental agencies and never returned them.

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