The American Car Rental Association’s April update includes information on airport MAG relief, vehicle cybersecurity guidance, COVID-19 liability protection bills, and $2 billion in unused grants — along with an April Fool’s joke.
April 1, 2021
The lawsuit claims that Getaround has stalled over 100 claims by Savva — regularly disregarding its Terms of Service and Insurance Statement in the process.
March 31, 2021
Bismarck, N.D. police issued a warrant for the claimant’s arrest when he never returned a rental vehicle. The claimant filed a lawsuit against the Hertz Bismarck franchisee and police department claiming the arrest was “revenge for his social media criticism of the company for his support of the pipeline protests in North Dakota.”
March 30, 2021
A former risk manager for Enterprise Holdings submitted at least 694 false and fraudulent check requests resulting in a loss of over $1.4 million to the company.
March 24, 2021
To help bring more business to their economies, these countries are welcoming travelers who have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
March 24, 2021
After being locked up for almost five years for a crime that he didn’t commit, a Michigan man is suing Hertz over a rental car receipt that verified his alibi.
March 14, 2021
The plan calls for 80% of those funds to be set aside for small airport concessionaires. The bill also provides $10 billion in funding for state small business support programs.
March 10, 2021
According to data by the Federal Aviation Administration, car rental company concession fees paid to airports were down 66% in 2020 ($1.97 billion in 2019, $654 million in 2020).
March 10, 2021
The attack by Darkside ransomware group resulted in the theft of 120GB of corporate, banking and franchise data.
February 17, 2021
ACRA seeks the funds to allow airports to provide minimum annual guarantees (MAGs) and rent relief for airport concessionaires.
February 1, 2021
Though City Car specializes in renting cars to the ultra-Orthdox sector, the fine can be levied on secular clientele as well.
January 19, 2021
In a court fight involving peer-to-peer pickups at Logan Airport, judges questioned Turo’s seeking of protection under Section 230, which provides immunity from liability for internet services and users for potentially harmful content.
January 12, 2021
Jagdish Bisnoi, 23, and Mahendra Godara, 19, allegedly rented vehicles for personal work, destroyed the GPS tracking device, then would sell the vehicles once COVID-19 travel restrictions eased.
January 11, 2021
According to airport officials, car rentals have decreased by about 80%.
January 5, 2021
Impala Car Rental CEO Thompson Dondo, who died of apparent renal failure, had refused a court order to turn over GPS tracking data on a customer who rented a vehicle used in an abduction and torture.
January 4, 2021
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