Connected vehicles and the data they generate continue to be put to new uses. This week saw the announcement of some new applications that are being developed or expanded. Among them are technology that makes renting a car a completely digital experience, an initiative to...
Avis Car Rental is making it easier for customers to separate business from leisure expenses when renting vehicles. Reports in Auto Remarketing this week said Avis is updating its mobile app to add the Split My Bill function, a payment feature that allows travelers to...
In the 1960s, Avis turned to its marketing agency in hopes of tackling a challenge: the car rental company wanted to keep pace with Hertz, which was the top brand for car rentals. The agency, Doyle Dane Bernbach, came up with the tagline “We Try...
Avis Budget Group, the car rental company, is offering Amazon customers a deal when they rent vehicles through the company. CNBC, citing Avis Budget Group, reported that when Amazon customers book an Avis vehicle via the Avis skill for Amazon Alexa, they will get an...
August 10, 2017
Aging fleets, fickle car buyers and, of course, Uber and Lyft are all proving to be a perfect storm for rental stalwarts Hertz and Avis. But then again, if you can’t beat em, join em — and that’s a strategy that just might help avoid some big potholes. Here’s what their CEOs are saying about how to make lemonades out of those lemons.
July 24, 2018
Avis Budget Group, the car rental company, is offering Amazon customers a deal when they rent vehicles through the company. CNBC, citing Avis Budget Group, reported that when Amazon customers book an Avis vehicle via the Avis skill for Amazon Alexa, they will get an Amazon.com gift card that is valued at 20 percent of […]
October 27, 2017
Zipcar, the unit of Avis Budget Group, has launched a program in which commuters in cities pay for a monthly subscription to gain access to unlimited cars during a workweek....
June 27, 2017
Self-driving cars can be a scary concept to come to grips with, but with advances in technology, it may be here in the mainstream before long. One company that’s helping...
