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ArticlesCover Storyby Chris BrownNovember 9, 2010

How to Rent an Electric Car

Enterprise and Hertz are rotating the Nissan LEAF into their rental fleets. How do you rent a vehicle with brand-new technology that no one has driven before?

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NewsNovember 3, 2010

Hertz to Acquire Australian Car Sharing Company Flexicar

The acquisition brings Connect by Hertz, the car rental company’s global car sharing club, into its sixth country.

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NewsNovember 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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NewsOctober 27, 2010

Hertz Teams With IBM and Mindshare Technologies to Analyze Customer Feedback

"Hertz gathers an amazing amount of customer insight daily, including thousands of comments from Web surveys, emails and text messages. We wanted to leverage this insight at both the strategic level and the local level to drive operational improvements," said Joe Eckroth, chief information officer, the Hertz Corporation.

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NewsOctober 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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NewsOctober 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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NewsOctober 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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NewsOctober 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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NewsOctober 13, 2010

Where the Avis, Dollar Thrifty Saga Goes from Here

Avis has yet to enter into a merger agreement with Dollar Thrifty and has not commenced its promised exchange offer for Dollar Thrifty.

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NewsOctober 6, 2010

Advantage Rent a Car Opens Four New Locations in the U.S.

The Hertz Corporation said it will open six more locations by November.

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