Hertz Global Holdings, the largest hire car organisation on the planet, has revealed that its fourth quarter loss has dropped dramatically from the dark times of a year ago. This time last year, the car rental industry was embroiled in a bitter fight to stay afloat as the effects of the global recession weighed heavily [...]

The world’s largest car rental brand, The Hertz Corporation, has won a favourable ruling from the US Supreme Court in the hotly debated case of Hertz vs. Friend. The case revolved around a lawsuit which brought into question how the principal place of business for a national corporation could be defined by the court. The [...]

Hertz, the world’s largest car rental company and premier hire organization inside the United Arab Emirates, has been ranked the region’s leader under a new survey using mystery shopper. The survey was undertaken by Dubai-based Arabian Travel News and Ethos Consultancy, a leading travel publication for the travel industry. The leading rental group in the [...]

The Irish county of Fingal is set to receive a much needed employment boost after car hire giant Hertz announced plans to create up to 100 new jobs at the Swords Business Park outside of Dublin. Seeking to expand its European services, Hertz, the world’s largest rental car organisation, will upgrade Dublin operations at the [...]

The issue of finding a rental car at this Winter Olympics in Vancouver has become more serious following the decision by Hertz staff to man the picket lines on Tuesday this week. According to the union representatives of the 51-strong group from Hertz Rental Cars the move to strike could result in significant disruptions in [...]

The largest hire car operator in the world, the Hertz Corporation, continued its outstanding recent run of recognition with two New Year awards, being voted ‘Best Car Rental Company in the US’ and ‘Best Car Rental Company in Europe’ from the German Business Traveller. The annual reader survey looks at a range of diverse travel [...]

Staycation trends look set to continue this winter as the increased burden of Christmas shopping and family together time impacts on holidaymakers. Forecasts have suggested that this holiday season most Britons are ditching the traditional European jaunts in favour of heading to the countryside or visiting the grandparents. Tightened purse-strings have seen demand for car [...]

Hertz has announced a forthcoming makeover to its corporate identity with customers set to see a whole new side to the rental car giant. 2010 will see Hertz undertake a range of new marketing initiatives which include a new brand identity, corporate logo, modern uniforms and an array of new vehicles. In addition, the group [...]

For the first time in the history of America’s rental car industry, they are carrying more foreign built cars than domestic. This marks a significant change in a country that has tended to support its own industries. Only three years ago eight out of ten cars rented from such fleets as Hertz and Avis were [...]

ertz Corporation has announced plans to lay off an unspecified number of employees. The employee cutbacks will be mainly out of the IT department, as the company is struggling to introduce more efficient practices into this everyday actions. “What’s going on in Oklahoma City is over a year ago we announced some outsourcing arrangements with [...]