Avis Ups the Ante on Dollar Thrifty Bid
3 Sep 2010, 09:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The fight to take over the assets and business of rental company Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group continues in the US, with the latest move being made by Avis. The company which messed up the plans r...
Fiat 500 and Alfa MiTo Join Connect Car Share Fleet
2 Sep 2010, 05:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Fiat announced today it has partnered with car-share organisation Connect owned by Hertz to introduce the Fiat 500 city car and Alfa MiTo in its fleet. The scheme will initia...
Avis Tops Hertz's Offer for Dollar Thrifty
29 Jul 2010, 06:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in April, the rental business in the US was bracing for what was supposed to become the most important deal in the car-rental sectors ever made in the country: the purchase of Dollar Thrifty Au...
Hertz to Rent the Nissan Leaf
17 May 2010, 08:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Still caught in a bitter fight with rival Avis for the control of Dollar Thirfty, the car rental company announced it will be the first in its area of expertise to offer the Nissan Leaf for rent sta...
Avis Asks Permission to Buy Dollar Thrifty
14 May 2010, 12:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what has become a hard to predict battle for the control of rental company Dollar Thrifty, Avis Budget announced today it has filed for permission with federal antitrust authorities to buy Dollar...
Avis Looks into Dollar Thrifty's Books
7 May 2010, 08:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After yesterday rumor came Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group has given Avis Budget Group access to its books in the hope of a better buy offer, confirmation came today from the parties involved. &...
Dollar Thrifty Considering Avis Offer
6 May 2010, 08:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The recent developments on the US car-rental market has stalled the deal between Dollar Thrifty Auto Group and Hertz Global Holdings, as the former has taken note of the offer made by Hertz's r...
Avis to Outbid Hertz for Dollar Thrifty
4 May 2010, 13:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The car-rental war is heating up in the US, after in the end of April a deal between Dollar Thrifty Auto Group and Hertz Global Holdings was regarded as a done deal. Rival Avis Budget Group announce...
Hertz to Buy Dollar Thrifty
27 Apr 2010, 08:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what is to become one of the most important deals in the car-rental sectors in the United States, Dollar Thrifty Auto Group and Hertz Global Holdings agreed on a buyout, at a price of $41 per sha...
Hertz Will Rent Nissan Leaf in the US and Europe
15 Feb 2010, 14:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As all eyes now anxiously turn towards Nissan and the anticipated release onto the market of the first mass produced electric vehicle, car rental company Hertz is hard at work setting up a special b...
Hertz Introduces Zero Emissions Program
26 Jan 2010, 08:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hertz, world leader in the public car rental business, has developed a new “0 emissions” program, releasing UK’s lowest cost electric club car in the London Borough of Camden. C...
Hertz International Appoints Michel Taride as President
21 Jan 2010, 09:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The world’s largest general use car rental company, Hertz, has appointed Executive Vice President Michel Taride to President of Hertz International. He will be based at Hertz International Hea...
Hertz Adds BMW Z4, Lotus Elise and Exige to Fun Collection
28 Oct 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Car rental company Hertz announced today the addition of no less than three models to the Fun Collection in Europe, to meet the demand of the most demanding on their customer. As a result, you may c...
Hertz Sues Analyst for Defamation
29 Sep 2009, 15:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Car rental company Hertz announced it filed a suit against Audit Integrity and its CEO, Jack Zwingli, accusing them of defamation. The analyst and his company at one point said Hertz is "most l...
Rent-a-Lotus Elise in Italy
9 Jul 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Driving a Lotus Elise is surely a thing most of us would enjoy and, in case you're living in Italy, you will be soon able to do that via a rent-a-car service. Car rental company Hertz has signe...
Hertz Launches Green Collection in Europe
5 Jun 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was only a matter of time before the invasion of eco-friendly vehicles would force car rental companies to offer more of these types of cars to their customers. With UN's World Environmental...
Denny Hecker Goes Bankrupt
5 Jun 2009, 08:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following months of struggle with the depleting automotive industry, Minnesota dealer Denny Hecker was forced to file for personal bankruptcy under Chapter 7 yesterday. The filing comes as a result ...