The growing trend of online shopping in the Middle East is likely to spread to car hire bookings, Hertz UAE has said. The prediction comes this week via an official release from one of the region’s largest car rental providers, which said that following a 35 per cent increase in internet bookings over the last [...]

US-based car hire giant Hertz has announced it will soon begin renting electric vehicles in China. Hertz officials said to reporters in Shanghai that the firm will begin offering the eco-friendly cars next week, complete with chauffeurs, since the Chinese government doesn’t recognise international driver’s permits. The vehicles will be available in three major cities [...]

US-based Rental firm Dollar Thrifty is seeking its final offers from Hertz and Avis for a much anticipated acquisition. Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc has been the centre of an ongoing saga between the two of the largest US rental firms for months, as both have thus far seen failed attempts to move forward with [...]

The Lotus Evora sports car will now be available to rent with Hertz at several European destinations. After a successful launch in Italy in 2010, the partnership with Lotus has been extended, meaning the sexy motor, which will make up the new Adrenaline category in Hertz’s Fun Collection, will now be available to hire in [...]

Two new car rental hubs have been opened up in Bangladesh’s business district, Dhaka, by the Hertz Corporation. Set to cater for both business and leisure travellers, the world’s biggest general use car hire firm will be offering long-term rentals, chuffer driven cars and airport transfers at the new locations. Also available are inner-city transfers [...]

Car hire giant Hertz has rebranded its car sharing service. The company unveiled this week its revamped Hertz On Demand program, which will see enhanced customer benefits and services in the coming weeks, whilst locations will be expanded and cost-cutting measures will be implemented. Hertz also said that that it will update its vehicle fleet, [...]

European car hire giant Europcar will soon add GM’s Ampera electric car to its rental fleet. GM and Europcar, the largest rental firm in Europe, have announced a partnership to begin offering the eco-friendly vehicle at major points around Europe beginning later this year. The two companies have said that branches in German cities will be [...]

Separate business entities carrying the Avis Rent-a-Car brand are to be reunited following a $1 billion deal. The news comes 25 years after the firm split into Avis Budget -still featured on the NYSE- and Avis Europe, which is currently listed in London. Following the split, the US-based firm bought the European company in a [...]

Car hire giant Hertz has announced a restaging of its US fleet, which includes the rebranding of two collections. The announcement came on Thursday, when the company said that it would be retaining its current Prestige Collection of luxury vehicles and would also be adding the Green Traveler Collection and the Adrenaline Collection, which will [...]

Rental firm Hertz has added Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV electric cars to its fleet of rental vehicles. The agreement between the two companies will also see two of the vehicles added to the array of cars available to Hertz Connect customers in the London area. The company said it would be adding several more of them throughout [...]