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Hertz earnings hit by wariness over EVs

Nov 12, 2024
Some car renters, used to gas vehicles, don’t know how to charge electric vehicles or how much they'll cost to rent.
Hertz's bet on electric vehicles hasn't paid off.
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Kathryn Marinello takes the wheel at Hertz

Jan 2, 2017
There have been a lot of management changes happening at car-rental companies.
A Hertz car-rental agency in Manhattan.
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For Hertz, disappointing results reflect challenging times

Nov 8, 2016
The rental car business is running on E.
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How do rental car companies make money?

Feb 10, 2014
And seriously, what's with those key chains you can't take apart?

Do we need both Hertz and Dollar Thrifty?

Aug 27, 2012
The separate brands are expected to survive a merger of their parent companies.

Hertz to buy Dollar Thrifty for $2.3 billion

Aug 27, 2012
If you think you have a lot of choices in car rentals, you’re wrong. The latest deal caps a long trend of mergers. If it goes through, just three big players will dominate

For public good, not for profit.

How is Europe affecting the rental car business?

Nov 14, 2011
Hertz CEO Mark Frissora discusses what his rental-car company is expecting this holiday season, and the impact that Europe's debit crisis is having on the company's bottom line.