The vehicles in a rental car company’s lineup might have a few more miles on them nowadays. And there are likely fewer cars, pickups, sport utility vehicles and minivans on rental lots than just a few years ago.
Automakers say they are selling fewer vehicles to rental companies and fleet buyers, like corporations and governments. Car [...]
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Balancing fleet size results in sales drop
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Hertz joins green car hire battle
Posted in car rental, tagged battle, BMW, car, car hire, car hire customers, car hire industry, car insurance, car keys, car rental, car rental companies, car sharing, car-sharing market, credibility, eco credibility, electronic card, green cars, Hertz, hire, hybrid car, hybrid cars, London, market, market share, members, membership, membership fee, Mini Cooper, New York, New York City, Paris, petrol, rent cars, rental, rental vehicle, reserve cars, reserve cars online, Toyota Prius, vehicle, vehicle hire, vehicle rental, world, Zipcar on January 8, 2009 | Comments Off
Green cars are dominating the car hire industry to the point that some of the world’s largest car rental companies are battling to boost their eco credibility in an effort to win a larger market share.
Hertz has become the latest company to get in on the act. Firstly, it is introducing a new car-sharing offering [...]
