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
Posted in car hire, tagged auto industry, automakers, car hire, car hire companies, cars, fleet, fleet buyers, fleet sales, rent a car, rental, rental car, rental car company, rental companies, used vehicle, vehicle sales, vehicles on January 27, 2009 | Comments Off
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 [...]
Car Manufacturers face problems unloading their excess vehicles
Posted in car rental, tagged airports, Alamo, automakers, business, car, car hire, car loans, car manufacturers, car rental, car rental agencies, consumers, credit crunch, Detroit, economy, Enterprise, excess vehicles, fleet, Guardian, inventory, National, profitability, rent a car, rental, rental agencies, rentals, resale value, used cars, used vehicles, vehicle, vehicles on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
U.S. automakers have long relied on sales to car rental agencies to boost sales and raise cash, but as rentals have slowed with the weakened economy, it will be harder for the Big Three to unload their excess vehicles.
“For a long time fleet sales have served as a pressure valve for U.S. automakers,” said Michael [...]
Analysts speculate on sale of Dollar Thrifty
Posted in car rental, tagged bankrupt, car, car rental, car rental company, Dollar Thrifty, Enterprise, Enterprise rent-a-car, Hertz, marketing, rent a car, rental, reservation systems, Thrifty Automotive, Tulsa, Vanguard, Vanguard Car Rental on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The replacement of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. President and CEO Gary L. Paxton with Chief Financial Officer Scott L. Thompson may speed the car rental company’s sale to a rival, a national analyst said Tuesday.
Dollar Thrifty announced the leadership change late Monday. The Tulsa-based company said Paxton will remain a director at Dollar [...]
A recommended read if you plan to rent a car in Spain
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Andalucia, car, car hire, car rental, car rental brokers, cheap car hire, Costa del Sol, hire, rent a car, rental, Spain on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the leading online car rental brokers in Spain has written a nice post about cheap car hire in Spain called “Car Hire in Southern Spain”.
According to this post “Car hire in Spain is cheap due to the strong competition, specially in Andalucia or the Costa del Sol”.
A recommended read if you plan to [...]
Rent-a-car in Valladolid
Posted in car hire, car rental, tagged aqueduct, architecture, Avila, birthplace, budget, Burgos, capital, car, car hire, car hire companies, car rental, car rental prices, Castilla-Leon, Cathedral, churches, country, deal, El Cid, flights, hire, hire car, history, International Film Week, lesure flights, low-cost carriers, Madrid, passenger, prices, Renaissance, rental, rental car, reputable car hire companies, Segovia, Seminci, Spain, spanish, transport, university, Valladolid, Valladolid Airport, website on June 2, 2008 | Comments Off
Valladolid Airport, about 100 miles north-west of Madrid – the Spanish capital, has become one of the main passenger transport centres in Castilla-Leon. During recent years, it has experienced a great increase in the number of leisure flights from low-cost carriers which has also been benefical for the local car hire companies in Valladolid.
The surrounding [...]
