car rentals

When vacationers rent cars this summer for their adventures, they'll have to decide: Do they want the insurance the company is offering. It might be tempting to it pass up the extra fees, but whether or not you should is a something you should figure out long before you get to the counter.

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Hertz Global Holdings's says fourth-quarter profit exceeded the company's forecast as it improved the efficiency of its operations. Strong used-car prices probably don't hurt too.

You're paying $300 a month for your car, yet you use it no more than an hour or two a day. Is there some way to reduce your car costs and perhaps make some money from those idle hours? A new company, RelayRides, is trying to establish a business to do just that, using peer-to-peer renting. The...

For many Americans, an integral part of the holiday experience is travel. You may already know this if you were among the 42.2 million Americans that the American Automobile Association estimates hit the roads for Turkey Day this year. Unfortunately, travel can also be one of the pricier...

Car rental company Avis Budget Group Inc (CAR) improved its offer for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (DTG). Avis raised the cash portion of the offer to $40.75 a share, from $39.25, Avis said in a statement. The offer now stands at $40.75 in cash and 0.6543 shares of Avis Budget stock per share...

Hertz Global Holdings, the world's largest airport car rental company, announced plans Monday to acquire rival Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Monday -- a deal that Hertz said will allow it accelerate its presence in the European market.

Rental car rates became even more expensive this week as agencies nationwide grappled with the loss of scores of recently-recalled Toyotas now sitting in mechanics' garages waiting for retrofits. The dilemma prompted one of the country's largest agencies, Hertz, to say that it won't honor coupons...

Airfares may be reasonable, and gas prices aren't killing us the way they were a year ago, but there's one travel essential that's bleeding Americans: car rentals. The New York Times reports that compared to May 2008, the price for a rental car shot up by 73% last month. In June, they were up 63%...

How does one know when a commerce phenomenon is more than just a passing fad and has become a trend? When it's accepted by a segment of society? No, when a cross-section -- old / young / rich / not-so-rich -- are accessing the service or product. Zipcar, which "shares" (or rents) cars by the hour,...