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Tax for Florida CarShare Customers Cut in Half

Tax for Florida CarShare Customers Cut in Half

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 19, 2015 -- Car-sharing customers in Florida are now paying a $1 per-use tax – half the rate paid in 2014. Enterprise Holdings – owner and operator of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands – opposes all discriminatory excise taxes that target c ... Continue reading

Budget UK Offers a Third Off Rentals to Celebrate Valentine's Day

Budget UK Offers a Third Off Rentals to Celebrate Valentine's Day

As Brits across the country get ready to proclaim their love for one another this weekend, new research from Budget Car Rental reveals the positive impact that spending a weekend with a loved one has on our happiness. The poll of 7,000 people across seven European countries, found that 80% of British couples have a bri ... Continue reading

Score a Bad Date Do-Over with Hertz 'Dream Date Rewind' Promotion

Score a Bad Date Do-Over with Hertz 'Dream Date Rewind' Promotion

Hertz Offers Customers the Chance to Win a Free Luxury Dream Car Rental with VIP Dinner and Entertainment ESTERO, FL -- Feb. 3, 2015: With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Hertz is offering its customers the chance to win the ultimate date do-over with its new 'Dream Date Rewind' promotion via social media. To e ... Continue reading

car2go San Diego Continues Commitment To Community With All New 2014 Electric car2go Fleet

car2go San Diego Continues Commitment To Community With All New 2014 Electric car2go Fleet

Over 33,000 car2go Members Now Able to Access New Vehicles For 41 Cents Per Minute SAN DIEGO, Jan. 28, 2015 -- car2go N.A. LLC, the largest carsharing company in the world, announced today that over 33,000 car2go San Diego members will have access to an all new electric smart fleet, beginning today. The new fleet of fo ... Continue reading

Hertz Named Best Car Rental Company at Business Travel Awards 2015

Hertz Named Best Car Rental Company at Business Travel Awards 2015

Judges praise Hertz's "constant innovation" at Business Travel Awards 2015 LONDON -- Jan. 23, 2015: The Hertz Corporation has been named Best Car Rental Company by industry experts at the Business Travel Awards 2015, one of the most significant fixtures in the travel industry calendar. Hertz won the acclaim of judges f ... Continue reading

Enterprise Wins Trademark Battle with Europcar at High Court in London

Enterprise Wins Trademark Battle with Europcar at High Court in London

LONDON -- Jan. 14, 2015: Following a judgment on 13th January 2015, the High Court in London has ruled in favour of Enterprise Holdings in a trademark dispute with Europcar. The dispute focused on the use of the "e-logo" by Enterprise Holdings' flagship brand, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and occurred when Europcar introduce ... Continue reading

car2go Kicks Off 2015 With A Bang With Over 20,000 car2go Members In The Twin Cities

car2go Kicks Off 2015 With A Bang With Over 20,000 car2go Members In The Twin Cities

Nearly 230,000 car2go Trips Taken Since car2go Twin Cities Launch car2go Twin Cities Continues to Provide More Options Due to Rapidly Growing Member Base TWIN CITIES, Minn., Jan. 8, 2015 -- car2go N.A. LLC, the largest carsharing company in the world, announced today that it has surpassed the 20,000 member milestone in ... Continue reading

Ride Sharing to Seriously Impact Taxi Medallion Lenders, New Investment Report Concludes

Ride Sharing to Seriously Impact Taxi Medallion Lenders, New Investment Report Concludes

Value of government-controlled taxi permits will continue to plummet BOSTON -- Dec. 18, 2014: A new analysis by HVM Capital concludes that the disruption in the taxicab business caused by upstart car-for-hire firms such as Uber and Lyft is only beginning, and warns investors to be wary of stocks in corporations financi ... Continue reading

Hertz Reveals Secret to Avoiding Holiday Road Trip Arguments

Hertz Reveals Secret to Avoiding Holiday Road Trip Arguments

Almost half of all family road trip arguments stem from getting lost, Hertz poll* suggests LONDON, Dec. 18, 2014 -- The secret to avoiding arguments in the car this holiday season is as simple as plugging in a reliable satellite navigation device(satnav), research by The Hertz Corporation in the UK found. According to ... Continue reading

car2go Reaches 1,000,000 Members, Marking Its Spot As The Largest Carsharing Company In The World

car2go Reaches 1,000,000 Members, Marking Its Spot As The Largest Carsharing Company In The World

In Celebration of 1M Member Milestone, car2go Reveals User Behavior Data Since Launch AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10, 2014 -- car2go, the largest carsharing company in the world, announced today that its revolutionary, one-way carsharing service has reached one million members with access to 12,000 car2go vehicles in 60 cities ... Continue reading

Hertz Opens in European Cities -- 80 New Downtown branches in 2014

Hertz Opens in European Cities -- 80 New Downtown branches in 2014

Latest city locations include Puerta de Atocha train station in Madrid for greater customer convenience LONDON, Dec. 10, 2014 -- The Hertz Corporation has opened more than 80 new locations in European cities this year, marking the brand's rapid and ongoing expansion across the continent's urban centres. The world's lea ... Continue reading

Hertz Recognized as Best Car Rental Company Among Industry Awards

Hertz Recognized as Best Car Rental Company Among Industry Awards

Company Earns Top Honors from Three Different Travel Industry Publications The Hertz Corporation , the world's largest general use car rental brand, was recognized as 'Best Car Rental Company of 2014' in three top-tier travel industry awards, including Business Traveler Magazine's 2014 Best in Business Travel Awards, G ... Continue reading

car2go Announces Over 13,000 Members In First Month Of Brooklyn Operation And Releases User Behavior Data

car2go Announces Over 13,000 Members In First Month Of Brooklyn Operation And Releases User Behavior Data

Leading Carsharing Service Also Announces New Mobile Access Feature BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 24, 2014 -- car2go North America LLC, the largest, fastest-growing global carsharing company, announced today that the company has over 13,000 Brooklyn members in its first month of operation in the Brooklyn borough, marking it car ... Continue reading

car2go Offers Mobile Access To Its Global Fleet

car2go Offers Mobile Access To Its Global Fleet

Members Will Now Be Able to Begin car2go Trips with their Smartphone Free Membership and Drive Time For a Limited Time AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 24, 2014 -- car2go North America LLC, the largest, fastest-growing global carsharing company, announced today the launch of Mobile Access, an upgraded app feature that allows member ... Continue reading

Hertz Launches 'Certified Clean & Safe' Rental Program In 30 European Major Airports

Hertz Launches 'Certified Clean & Safe' Rental Program In 30 European Major Airports

The Hertz Corporation announces that the company's new protocol for rental car maintenance and cleanliness, Hertz Certified Clean & Safe, is being rolled out at Hertz's major airport locations across Europe. Through this program the company is sharing with customers each step taken to prepare every car, certifying that ... Continue reading

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