RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro has declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever, the city said in its official gazette on Monday, just days before Carnival celebrations kick off across Brazil. But the outbreak wasn’t expected to disrupt Carnival, which officially starts on Friday evening and runs […]
SIXT advertising at the Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., where it opened operations on April 1, 2023. SIXT USA this week announced the opening of six new off-airport locations as it rolls out a growing retail footprint across the nation. The six locations are: Pasadena, California; Cherry Creek, Colorado; Doral, Florida;
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The session will address — how to be better, move cars more quickly, and make more money while doing it. Photos: From speakers / Graphic: Bobit The traditional remarketing funnel may morph into a broader approach that takes sales and transactions upstream. A session at the Conference of Automotive Remarketing (CAR) will
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As electric vehicles become more affordable, apartment-dwellers will get on the EV train. Photo: Bullet EV Charging Solutions Bullet EV Charging Solutions, an installer of EV chargers, solar panels, and battery storage systems, on Jan. 24 released its predictions for major electric vehicle charging trends expected to affect the automotive and fleet industries
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Other countries are actively advancing strategies to gain international visitors and are now ahead of the U.S. in the race to win back the global travel market. Photo: Pexels / Andrea Piacquadio The U.S. Travel Association recently released its biannual forecast for travel to and within the United States through 2027, showing
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Richard “Dick” Hemel, Oct. 15, 1943 — Jan. 7, 2024 Photo: Hemel Family / Graphic: Bobit Richard “Dick” Hemel, a longtime rental car operator for Budget and Hertz and an industry association leader, died Jan. 7. He was 80 years old. According to recently published obituaries, Hemel worked for many years in
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EV batteries are holding up much better than many people expected, but the industry is realizing that the battery condition and resulting expected range are critical variables, said Scott Case, CEO at Recurrent. Black Book introduced Jan. 23 the industry’s first electric vehicle (EV) valuations, dubbed Battery Adjusted Values, which incorporate battery
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Panel topics include buying and funding fleet, maximizing revenues from reservations and fleet management, connecting to OTAs and other marketing opportunities, as well as advice on how to contract insurance, systems software, and other services. Attention small rental companies with 50 or fewer units: this seminar is for you. When you don’t
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Despite regional variations, challenging market conditions remain, and overall LOR stands much higher than it was pre-pandemic. Graphic: Enterprise Rent-A-Car Overall length of rental (LOR) for collision-related rentals in Q4 2023 was 17.7 days, a one-day decline from Q4 2022, according to a report released Jan. 22 by Enterprise Rent-A-Car. In Q4
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One major hurdle in damage recovery is the lack of concrete evidence. Without clear documentation of the vehicle’s condition before and after the customer’s use, rental companies often find themselves in a precarious position. The rental car industry is at a crossroads. Faced with the constant issue of recovering costs from damages
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