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  1. More hybrid, electric cars available to rent

    Sun, 11 Mar 2012

    fuel-efficient rental options open to travelers: • Avis Budget Group has added Chevy Volt electric cars to its fleet at New York the charging stations. John Barrows, a spokesman for Avis Budget Group , acknowledges that the higher daily rates could offset

  2. Mom Launches Fight Against Enterprise Rental Car Company

    Wed, 22 Feb 2012

    amendment. In a statement, an Avis spokesman said his company was also weighing the Hertz deal. "It has always been Avis Budget Group 's view that recall issues should be resolved on a federal level, rather than a 50-state patchwork solution," said

  3. Hertz agrees to government oversight of recalled cars

    Mon, 20 Feb 2012

    therefore, is well-meaning but unnecessary," she says. Avis Budget Group spokesman John Barrows says rental car companies would limousine companies untouched. Nonetheless, Barrows says, Avis Budget Group has been reviewing the agreement between Hertz and consumer

  4. Dollar Thrifty, Expedia Extend Relationship

    Tue, 21 Jun 2011

    websites Hotwire.com and Carrentals.com will also offer Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty as their preferred brands. Avis Budget Group Inc . and rival Hertz Global Holdings Inc. have been in a tug-of-war for more than a year to buy Dollar Thrifty

  5. Business Highlights

    Tue, 14 Jun 2011

    8212;— Avis, Budget brands to unite worldwide in $1 billion deal DETROIT (AP) — Car rental company Avis Budget Group Inc . said Tuesday it will take over Avis Europe in a $1 billion deal, raising the possibility that Avis Budget

  6. Nokia, Best Buy, J.C. Penney Are Big Movers

    Tue, 14 Jun 2011

    become the department store's new CEO in November. Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., down $7.44 at $72.43 Avis Budget Group 's takeover of Avis Europe means the car rental agency may back away from a bidding war for its rival. Accretive Health

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  1. Avis, Budget Brands to Unite Worldwide in $1B Deal

    Tue, 14 Jun 2011

    Car rental company Avis Budget Group Inc . said Tuesday it will take over Avis Europe in a $1 billion deal, raising the possibility that Avis Budget may back away from

  2. Avis, Budget Brands to Unite Worldwide in $1B Deal

    Tue, 14 Jun 2011

    Car rental company Avis Budget Group Inc . said Tuesday it will take over Avis Europe in a $1 billion deal, raising the possibility that Avis Budget may back away from

  3. Avis, Budget Brands to Unite Worldwide in $1B Deal

    Tue, 14 Jun 2011

    Car rental company Avis Budget Group said Tuesday it will take over Avis Europe, from which it separated in the eighties, in a $1 billion deal which unites the Avis

  4. Rental cars also going smoke-free

    Wed, 16 Feb 2011

    rooms," says Perigo, a consultant in Woodstock, Md. Four car-rental brands have already gotten the message. The Avis Budget Group on Feb. 9 was named winner of the National Smoke-Free Business Award for its September 2009 decision to ban smoking

  5. Toyota Recall: Did the Motor Giant Drag Its Feet While Drivers Died?

    Wed, 27 Jan 2010

    will suspend rentals of Toyotas and the Pontiac Vibe. Enterpise Holdings, operators of Enteprise, National and Alamo, joined Hertz and Avis Budget Group in pulling the cars from their rental fleets. Click Here for the Blotter Homepage.

  6. Leverage and low prices help heat up hot funds

    Wed, 23 Sep 2009

    The tiny $2.5 million fund made a big hit with Dollar Thrifty Automotive, up 1,919% the past six months, and Avis Budget Group , up 1,538%. What makes the hot funds hot: •Lots of leverage. Many of the top performers, such as Direxion Financial

  7. Budget, Avis ban smoking in cars

    Mon, 14 Sep 2009

    says John Barrows, spokesman of the Avis Budget Group , the parent company. He says a common Holdings. Anti-smoking groups hailed Avis Budget Group 's ban. "Avis is protecting the rent from them again." Barrows says Avis Budget Group , based on customer research, expects

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