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Garage 77 Brings the Classics to Carsharing

Located on California's Pacific Coast Highway in Redondo Beach, Garage 77 offers members access to a fleet of eight classic cars, including a 1956 Porsche 356 Speedster Tribute, 1975 Ford Bronco, and 1959 Chevrolet Corvette C1.

Maven, GoShare Expand Los Angeles Truck Rental

Members renting the Chevrolet Colorado will be eligible to apply to GoShare, where freelancers can earn between $47 and $71 an hour providing last-mile delivery services and assisting with other cargo transportation needs.

Porsche Pilots 2 Short-Term Rental Programs

Porsche's new short-term rental programs will allow users to rent their luxury vehicles for a day, to a week, or longer.

LAX Commissioners Approve CONRAC Developer Recommendation

Once completed and operational, rental car shuttles will no longer access the LAX terminal loop as all customers will ride the automated people mover train to get to their rental car company.

LAX Approves CONRAC Lease Agreements with 7 Car Rental Companies

The seven companies will be relocated to the Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility when it opens in 2023.

A Day Around the LA Rental Scene

Starting with Airport Van Rental near LAX, and ending at Midway Car Rental in West LA, Auto Rental News' editors and publisher talked with car rental operators about their operations, unique problems, and future in the rental industry.

Turo Sues LAX Over Permit Classification, Facility Fees

Turo maintains that its platform is a technology company, not a rental car agency, and therefore should not be subject to the airport taxes and fees that traditional car rental companies pay.

Rental Car Rally Returns to LA

The eccentric event sees teams race from a starting point to an end location, with the winning team receiving "a golden gas pump and $500 in loose change."

Taxis Discriminate More than Ride-Hailing, Study Finds

UCLA's Institute for Transportation Studies analyzed 1,700 Lyft, Uber, and taxi rides to measure wait times and ride cancellations against racial, ethnic, and gender demographics.

Renting Vehicles to the One Percenters

Now celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Platinum Car Rental Founder and CEO Sam Telikyan reflects on starting his company in the 2008 Great Recession, and muses on what it has yet to achieve.