Car rental veterans share stories about Gil Cygler and his impact on the car rental industry. Cygler recently sold his AllCar Rent-A-Car and Carpingo brands to Enterprise Holdings.
Enterprise Holdings announced today that it has purchased the AllCar Rent-a-Car and Carpingo brands from Citiwide Auto Leasing Inc.
Car-sharing service Carpingo has been chosen as a vendor for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)’s new one-year car-sharing pilot program in New York.
New York-based AllCar Rent-A-Car and its car-sharing company CarPingo have been approved as official government and military car rental providers.
Two independent car rental companies try car sharing from different business models.
AllCar Rent-A-Car’s Facebook contest asks participants to submit photos of their favorite New York City winter hangouts. The grand-prize winner will receive a two-night stay at a local bed and breakfast and a three-day car rental package.
AllCar Rent-A-Car and car-share company Carpingo have joined forces with SpotHero, an online and mobile platform that connects parking lots with drivers to provide reserved guaranteed parking at a discounted rate.
Together with Rapid Realty, a New York-based apartment and commercial rental company, AllCar Rent-A-Car aims to provide low-cost moving vans and rentals to NYC residents.
AllCar Rent-A-Car said it will keep the lowered rates until the strike is over.
While the car sharing market is moving toward control by national corporations, Gil Cygler, founder of Carpingo, believes there’s a place for an independent.