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Rental Operationsby StaffMay 13, 2009

Enterprise Urges Industry to Lower Refueling Charges

Enterprise, National and Alamo charge roughly 65 percent less than what some of the other major car rental brands charge their customers for refueling charges.

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Rental Operationsby StaffMay 13, 2009

Oregon County Approves Vehicle Rental Tax Increase

Multnomah County's tax on rental cars and moving trucks will move from 12.5 percent to 17 percent.

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Rental Operationsby StaffMay 13, 2009

Ford Wins $3.1 Million Judgement Against a Denny Hecker Dealership

It's the latest setback for Hecker, who last month lost a $476.9 million judgment from Chrysler and still faces a lawsuit from Hyundai Motor Financial.

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Rental Operationsby StaffMay 13, 2009

Hertz Negotiating to Lease Vehicles

Hertz said it's negotiating with two automakers to lease as much as 20 percent of its U.S. fleet.

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Rental Operationsby StaffMay 13, 2009

Avis Budget Reports Narrower-Than-Expected Q1 Loss

Domestic leisure pricing increased 4 percent and 9 percent for the Avis and Budget brands respectively, the company reports. Domestic fleet costs are expected to increase several percentage points on a per-unit basis in 2009.

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Rental Operationsby StaffMay 13, 2009

Dollar Thrifty Loss Narrows in Q1

The company's exposure to Chrysler LLC has been reduced. On April 30, 2009, the company had approximately $11 million of trade receivables due from Chrysler, and estimated exposure of $28 million related to residual value guarantees provided by Chrysler.

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Rental Operationsby StaffMay 6, 2009

Avis where2 Now Includes Flight Status Input

For no additional cost, Avis where2 renters can now input their flight number or a time range into their GPS unit and receive up-to-date departure and arrival times, provided by MSN Direct.

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Rental Operationsby StaffMay 6, 2009

Payless Signs Preferred Partner Agreement with Expedia

Under the agreement, Expedia customers will have access to Payless Car Rental's fleet of vehicles.

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Rental Operationsby StaffMay 6, 2009

CRS Speaker Presentations Posted

Seven Powerpoint presentations, including Matt Darrah's keynote speech, are now posted on www.carrentalshow.com.

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Rental Operationsby StaffMay 6, 2009

FTC Issues Three-Month Delay of Enforcement of Red Flags Rule

The Federal Trade Commission will delay enforcement of the new Red Flags Rule until August 1, 2009, to give creditors and financial institutions more time to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs.

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