rental cars

Hertz Reducing EV Fleet Due to High Cost, Low Demand
Hertz Reducing EV Fleet Due to High Cost, Low Demand
January 11, 2024  |  Transportation

Car rental firm Hertz is selling 20,000 electric vehicles (EVs) from its U.S. fleet — amounting to one-third of its global fleet — and replacing...

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Citi Launching New Travel Portal with Booking.com
Citi Launching New Travel Portal with Booking.com
August 18, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Citi will be debuting a new portal, Citi Travel, with Booking.com to help customers plan and book their trips, a press release from the bank...

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How Ridesharing Is Driving Rental Car Industry Innovation
How Ridesharing Is Driving Rental Car Industry Innovation
November 15, 2018  |  Retail

In the 1960s, Avis turned to its marketing agency in hopes of tackling a challenge: the car rental company wanted to keep pace with Hertz,...

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Avis Rewarding Amazon Customers With Gift Cards
Avis Rewarding Amazon Customers With Gift Cards
July 24, 2018  |  Amazon

Avis Budget Group, the car rental company, is offering Amazon customers a deal when they rent vehicles through the company. CNBC, citing Avis Budget Group,...

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Auto Leasing Startup, Fair, Raises $50M And Buys LA Leasing Biz
Auto Leasing Startup, Fair, Raises $50M And Buys LA Leasing Biz
February 06, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

After recently acquiring Uber’s leasing portfolio, Xchange Leasing, Fair raised another round of funding and bought Skurt, a service that allows customers to rent a car and have...

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Engine Sputters For June Car Sales
Engine Sputters For June Car Sales
July 04, 2017  |  Commerce

The engine is sputtering for U.S. auto sales. The latest data, as noted by news in The Wall Street Journal, shows that June marked another slowdown, as...

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Uber Partners Up With Getaround To Boost Car Rental Market
Uber Partners Up With Getaround To Boost Car Rental Market
April 14, 2017  |  Retail

Getting around without a car can be a laborious and grueling process. Within larger cities, there’s usually a Zipcar or other short-term car rental service...

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Avis Takes Car Rental Mobile
Avis Takes Car Rental Mobile
August 10, 2016  |  Vending Machines

Rental car giant launches mobile app and sensors to combat startups like Uber.

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