Capsule Review: 2011 Hyundai Getz
Please welcome Jeff Jablansky, our newest guest writer and resident messhugeneh Attempting to carve into the curves of the Ramon Crater with a machine as dull as a Hyundai Getz is like trying to slice...
View ArticleEnterprise Rent-A-Car Buys Canadian Car Sharing Service
Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s Canadian subsidiary is buying AutoShare, a Toronto-based car sharing company that has established itself as a successful competitor to Zipcar. While terms of the deal weren’t...
View ArticleUr-Turn: Congratulations, You’ve Been Upgraded
Friend of TTAC Anand Ram writes about getting more than he bargained for at the Avis counter. There’s an explosive truth I want to share: We writers don’t make a lot of money. While you gather...
View ArticleAsk Jack: When To Rent?
It’s the triumphant return of Ask Jack, the question-and-answer series that has proven to be significantly less popular than Ask Bark. Today’s question comes from several commenters on the Malibu LTZ...
View ArticleIn With the Good Sales, Out With the Bad: GM Plans to Further Shrink Fleet Sales
General Motors has decided to further shrink its outgoing fleet of rental vehicles to prioritize its in-house vehicle lending service, Maven, and focus on getting newer cars to customers. That does...
View ArticleAutomated Cars Are Not Able to Use the Automated Car Wash
We’ve been cautiously optimistic about the progress of autonomous driving. The miraculous technology is there, but implementing it effectively is an arduous task of the highest order. A prime example...
View ArticleDay-rate Disruptors: Rental Agencies Sure Seem Excited About Mobility
Car rentals have evolved rather dramatically in the new millennium. While you can still reserve over the phone before walking into an office to pick up the manager’s special for the agreed upon...
View ArticleRental Agencies in Dutch: Hertz Looks Into Restructuring
Hertz Global Holdings is reportedly bringing in economic advisors to help the business manage its mounting debt. Unsurprisingly, everyone in the world simultaneously canceling their vacation plans...
View ArticleHertz, Still Hurting, Cuts a Deal With Creditors
Lenders are cutting Hertz a break by affording the company an extended grace period, giving it a chance to cope with its debt. Last we checked on the rental agency, things weren’t going well. With...
View ArticleThe Great Car Rental Revival of 2020
Rental-car agencies, shunned by a population that didn’t know whether it was safe to go outside for most of the year, have reportedly started to turn things around. While the recovery didn’t come soon...
View ArticleRental Car Companies Reeling From Uptick in Travelers
Rental car companies are their own worst enemies, having sold off much of their fleets during the pandemic’s height. With travel restrictions easing in many places they find themselves with no...
View ArticleRental Agencies Uncharacteristically Buying Used Cars
With rental companies coming off a particularly lean 2020, fleet downsizing turned out to be a necessity for many agencies. Unfortunately, demand for rental vehicles has begun to return and some...
View ArticleGood Luck Getting Rental Cars This Summer
As you might have noticed, or heard from us, rental agencies have been hoovering up new and used vehicles to offset the 2020 selloff that stemmed from everyone mysteriously canceling their travel plans...
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