Residents in the North Carolina city of Raleigh can now take advantage of hourly car hire. Wednesday saw the release of a new car sharing program between the city and leading car rental organisation Enterprise Rent A Car, with the key target market those residents who do not have a vehicle of their own who [...]

Hertz Global Holdings has announced the acquisition of another organisation as it continues to expand its portfolio. 1st Call Studio Equipment has been bought from RoadSafe Holdings, with the deal continuing the long association Hertz has with the television and film industry. Based in the Californian district of Sylmar, 1st Call provides services to a [...]

The Dollar Thrifty Group has unveiled its 12th ‘Customer-Choice’ destination, this time at the San Jose International Airport. The announcement continues the group’s expansion with further plans to add up to 10 additional locations by the end of this year. San Jose marks the 12th operation for the group, which sees it deliver efficient, customer-friendly [...]

The US car rental service designed for inner-city dwellers is planning a $75 million US stock market float. Zipcar, which has been battling to achieve stead expansion since its inception a decade ago, hopes to raise $75 in the move, which was announced yesterday after the successful acquisition of the UK franchise Streetcar – which [...]

Leading US car rental company Enterprise Holdings has announced a new companywide sustainability initiative. On Thursday last week, Enterprise unveiled the new project which it claims will reduce both usage and costs by up to 20 per cent in the next five years. The 20/20 Vision program from Enterprise has already made a selected debut, [...]

Hertz, one of the leading car hire companies in the world, has announced the addition of the battery-electric Nissan Leaf vehicle to their fleet. Beginning in early 2011, the Nissan Leaf will join both the major markets of the United States and Europe, shortly after the international release of the highly anticipated electric car. Hertz [...]

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has joined with Student Conservation Association Teams to protect US parklands. The new partnership will seek to eradicate invasive species that destroy thousands of acres of public land every year, at an estimated cost of more than $1 billion. The Native Plant Restoration Initiative will see the restoration of some 75,000 acres of [...]

The takeover of Dollar Thrifty may develop into a protracted saga after Avis Budget joined the bidding war on Monday. The falling numbers of car hire industry players has been cited as the reason why antitrust regulators will be taking a keen interest in the case. Earlier this week, the Avis Budget took everyone by [...]

Leading car rental company Avis Budget Group has announced a narrower 2010 first quarter loss than originally forecast. Aided by increased rental prices and a range of cost-saving initiatives, the New Jersey-based company has said the earnings outlook for the remainder of the year was positive. Net loss for the group’s first quarter period narrowed [...]

With the cost of renting a car becoming an increasingly expensive proposition over recent months, recent industry moves have led to speculation that deals may become harder to find. Last week’s takeover of the Dollar Thrifty group by industry giant Hertz cause mild panic among consumers who felt that a larger organisation would lead to [...]