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December 11, 2008 | fleetvrcg | press
Express News December 2008 Advantage Rent A Car has filed for bankruptcy protection and has laid off about half of the staff at its San Antonio headquarters as part of a larger downsizing brought on by the nation’s ongoing economic crisis. The company filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy […]
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December 10, 2008 | fleetvrcg | press
Merger Market December 2008 As the hurricane gripping US auto manufacturers threatens to flatten weaker car rental agencies, New Jersey-based Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE:HTZ) could emerge an acquirer, according to two industry lawyers, an industry banker and an industry analyst. Dollar Thrifty remains the only large logical target for Hertz, they added. All the sources […]
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December 9, 2008 | fleetvrcg | Auto Industry
The following is put about as well as any I’ve seen as the calls for “the heads” of the domestic auto companies’ CEOs start to build. Who has asked for “the heads” of the dunderheads who got this party going in the first place? Read on: http://dealersedge.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=C01B032AD44A4E94A154436AAC1BBD24
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December 4, 2008 | fleetvrcg | Auto Industry
I took about 90 minutes today to listen the gas bag politicians grill three auto company CEOs about their business plan. Too bad the CEOs didn’t get to grill the Senators about THEIR business plan, and how dysfuntional THEIR “companies” are. Sheeeesh…….. Along the way, CNN did a nice job of outlining how many direct […]
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November 24, 2008 | fleetvrcg | Auto Industry
I’m not really good with words, but I’m getting pissed at the unequal treatment the auto industry is getting from Washington. Granted, the CEOs of GM, Ford and Chrysler did a poor job of articulating their problems, then compounded it with evasiveness (no, I wouldn’t do their job for $1.00 per year….why didn’t they just […]
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November 21, 2008 | fleetvrcg | Auto Industry
From Dealer’s Edge, by way of USAToday….an intersting idea on an auto maker industry fix: http://dealersedge.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=AF067B3255024A37B58AD3CF9C81FBFD
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January 29, 2008 | fleetvrcg | Auto Industry
Please check out this (in parts very funny….) article about how Ford is re-thinking its Taurus product placement! You have to love a company that moves decisively to correct a mis-step! Kudos to the Ford Motor Company and its leadership!! http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/29/autos/bc.ford.homersimpson.ap/index.htm?postversion=2008012916
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January 15, 2008 | fleetvrcg | press
Watch Your Back: Car Rental Scams Exposed PDF
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January 14, 2008 | fleetvrcg | Auto Industry
First, please take a look at our new inventory sheet…we’ve run across lots of great new cars. Call your Account Exec for more info! Secondly, the big North American International Auto Show is now up and running, and this week is Press Week. The public is invited this coming Saturday, but, there will be lots […]
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January 10, 2008 | fleetvrcg | Auto Industry
Please note we’ve updated our inventory mid-morning today, and for the first time in a while we’ve found some nice convertible units for the buyer who needs to get ‘out front’ on stocking up for Spring inventory. We have some nice Mustang Convertible units, and also take a look at the (hard to find…) 2006 […]
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