The announcement of a new on-airport car rental facility at Orlando International Airport means that travellers can wave goodbye to the airport shuttle bus. Hertz is now fully operational at the airport, having relocated into the brand new high quality facility that can be found at both Terminal A and Terminal B. The move will mean [...]

The Toyota automotive group, still reeling from the worldwide recall of several models over safety concerns, is to recall an additional 870,000 vehicles across the United States. The latest North American recall follows fears that corroding cables may cause spate tyres to detach from the back of vans and fall onto the road. While recalls [...]

Hawaii-based entrepreneurs Justin MacNaughton and Warren Doi have unveiled a new vision for eco-friendly car hire. They have launched the new Green Car Hawaii which aims to simplify the rental process while at the same time saving the environment. The pair has decided on the new approach to an established industry as they believe the [...]

In a bid to raise attention for environmental awareness, the Hertz car hire group has announced its sponsorship of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder for Green Week. Green Week is an initiative from the National Basketball Association, and will see Hertz offering a range of offers aimed at game-lovers and rental drivers. The sponsorship will [...]

One of the leading US car rental companies is offering a great new deal. Advantage Rent A Car, has announced that all online bookings made via its website will receive a five per cent discount. The five per cent savings will apply to all weekly car bookings that are under the program and must be made before [...]

Police in Naples, Florida, are hunting for a man who they claim conned a Hertz clerk to hand over keys to a rental car valued at $17,000. At roughly 18:30 on Monday evening, the suspect entered the Hertz Rent-a-Car office at 160 Aviation Drive in downtown Naples, on the west coast of the Florida peninsula. [...]

Last year, in the midst of the economic crisis, car hire firms across the US scrambled to reduce their fleets in the face of mounting overheads. This led to several situations where car hire companies were forced to deploy second-hand or well-worn models to meet demand. Frequent travellers were often irked to find rentals with [...]

The United States automotive industry is entering a state of battle as the three leading manufacturers – GM, Ford and Toyota – go head-to-head in the race for leadership. The past month has seen all three groups offer a huge range of incentives to woo American motorists, a push that has resulted in the highest [...]

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 Rent-A-Car, the world’s largest hire car company, has announced plans to roll out an all-electric car concept. The news comes with plans to make the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle available from a number of locations across the United States and Europe, with the first models scheduled for release as early as 2011. Ideally placed [...]