Assessing the New Hertz Bonus Plan
When normal incentive structures go out the window, how do you keep key talent in times of severe financial distress?
September 30, 2020
When normal incentive structures go out the window, how do you keep key talent in times of severe financial distress?
September 30, 2020
Bankruptcy proceedings can impact franchise contracts, fleet payments, and corporate accounts. When the dust settles, Hertz 2.0 will have ripples beyond the franchisees.
June 3, 2020
The outcome may not be as negative as feared, but there’s a greater issue for car rental companies in all this.
May 27, 2020
On its first quarter conference call, Hertz was candid about the impact of Uber and Lyft — as well as the unrealized revenue potential.
May 8, 2019
Hertz and Avis Budget Group are working on process initiatives that purport to improve pricing, reduce shuttling expense, collect more ancillary revenue, and take on ride hailing.
May 16, 2018
An analysis of the conference calls of Avis Budget Group and Hertz Global Holdings reveal trends and initiatives involving fleet right sizing, pricing, ancillary revenue opportunities, and renting to ride-hailing drivers.
March 19, 2018
Car rental companies’ recent fleet discipline is needed now more than ever.
July 17, 2017
Two new autonomous vehicle project partnerships bring the importance of fleet management to the fore.
June 27, 2017
Sifting through the notes of Avis Budget Group’s and Hertz Global Holdings’ recent fourth quarter conference calls give us some trend lines to watch out for in 2017. (Of course, this gives us an incomplete snapshot, as Enterprise Holdings is privately held.)
March 1, 2017
Car rental companies are migrating to vehicle segments with better residual values, though not without bumps in the road.
November 16, 2016
The bankruptcy of the Haggen grocery chain shows the FTC hasn’t learned its lesson.
October 14, 2015
Today’s conference call was the debutant ball for Hertz’s new CEO, in which he set the company’s direction on regaining market share, fixing Dollar and Thrifty, the threat from Uber, Hertz’s exit from carsharing, prepaid rentals and more.
July 17, 2015
The CNBC airline and auto reporter made some questionable assumptions as to the health of the car rental industry.
May 13, 2015
Digging deeper into the most recent public statements by Avis Budget Group and Hertz reveal direction on the market, including growing the deep-discount segment, ancillary sales drivers, Hertz’s ship-righting and Zipcar’s first franchise (you heard correctly).
March 3, 2015
It’s easy if you try.
January 14, 2015