Auto Makers
-
AirPlus: German Air Transactions Soared In May
… on Monday that included an aviation departure tax . "A weak euro and a strong dollar are good for German exporters like car manufacturers ," Fuerer said. One in seven jobs in Germany is connected to the automotive industry. The figures from AirPlus include …
-
Op-Ed: No-Show Fees Lower Car Rental Fleet Costs
… industry have suggested that such a policy is bad for customer service and creates ill will. I would suggest that unless the car manufacturers are developing a "relief system" for which we are looking to charge an optional fee, in the eyes of the consumer, the …
-
2009 Business Travel Survey: Year Of Change Ushers In Uncertainty - 2009-06-01
… global economic recession and sharply reduced demand but also by the crippling financial maladies of the Big Three U.S. automakers , the rental car industry finds itself at a crossroads in 2009. Competition for remaining business is fierce, and a decimated …
-
Dollar Thrifty Reports Poor Fourth-Quarter Performance
… Foley said last week in an interview with Business Travel News ( BTNonline , Feb. 25) , citing shipping problems with car manufacturers , overfleeting and the state of the economy. "Had the economy been stronger, we wouldn't have experienced it as dramatically …
-
Avis To Raise Carey Revenue, Risk Car Percentage
… Survey . Avis Budget also expects to increase the amount of risk vehicles—those that it can't return to automobile manufacturers at the end of their rental life—to 50 percent in 2008, from approximately 20 percent last year. The company …
-
2008 Budget Planner: Buyers To Tighten Belts
… said. The news is better on the car rental front for travel buyers. Although increasing cost pressure from automobile manufacturers have prompted car rental companies to seek rate increases, buyers with well-managed programs have staved …
-
Buyers Drive Down Car Rental Rate Hikes
… rental companies. "The underlying pressure here is the cost of fleet," Amex's Balfour said. "In the United States, car manufacturers have firmed up their pricing position to the car rental suppliers. They've increased the cost of fleet cars, and they …
-
Hertz Upgrades Its Fleet With Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
… case, however, fleet development progressed naturally as the fuel-efficient vehicles became more of the norm from the car manufacturers , he said. It was not a concerted effort to appeal to a particular demand as fuel costs rose. That's because although …
-
Car Manufacturers Sign New Airline Deals
… the business of Toyota affiliates, such as Aisin and Denso, which also fly primarily in business class." U.S. car manufacturers Ford Motor Co. and General Motors, both located near Northwest Airlines' Detroit hub, make use of services offered …
-
InsideTrack - 2003-01-20
… industry still has improved control over costs by tightly managing its fleet through its relationship with automobile manufacturers . "We can give the cars back, so we don't have the assets sitting there empty," said Samuel Katz, chief …
