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Articles tagged “car-sharing”

Ground Transport

What a $24 billion car rental market means to the U.S. travel economy

Car rental companies don’t often air the details of market reach and regulatory issues, making Enterprise’s comments a broad but interesting overview of an industry that remains unaffected by the growing number of startups trying to disrupt it.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

What a $24 billion car rental market means to the U.S. travel economy

Ground Transport

Car-sharing in South Florida spreads beyond big cities

Car-sharing is filling a gap and answering a need, and that's why it is going to grow and perhaps enter the mainstream.

Angel Streeter, Sun Sentinel | 11 years ago

Car-sharing in South Florida spreads beyond big cities

Ground Transport

Uber joins $1 billion valuation club with eBay-like growth

Uber's growth is apparently in overdrive as investor Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital says the car service's trajectory is faster than eBay's hyper-growth back in the day. Skeptics will say that rising stars can also become falling stars (hello Groupon), but Uber's regulatory issues, a key roadblock, likely will be removed over time.

Sarah McBride, Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

Airport car rental startup FlightCar picks up $5.5 million

In addition to offering little incentive for a car owner to rent their car to a complete stranger, Flightcar received a cease and desist letter from SFO, the only airport the company operates at, one week before this funding announcement.

Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Uber’s delicate dance with legality is now an art form

Uber is obviously feeling some competitive heat, which is necessitating its expansion into ride-sharing.

Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Hertz on Demand and Zipcar face off over corporate car-sharing leadership

Both Hertz and Avis Budget now have their little ride-sharing subsdiaries to play with, and both are positioning themselves to tap into the business travel market.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hertz on Demand and Zipcar face off over corporate car-sharing leadership

Business Travel

Hertz’s plans to beat Enterprise in the off-airport car rental market

Video kiosks at off-airport locations sound great. But, if the Dollar Thrifty car for rental is filthy, is the video kiosk going to wash it?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hertz’s plans to beat Enterprise in the off-airport car rental market

Ground Transport

Ford to launch first car-sharing program from a manufacturer

Ford could be manufacturing the start of some stiff competition for companies such as ZipCar, Hertz and other car-sharing startups. Ford and other car companies presumably would have a cost advantage in producing a fleet, but that's only the beginning of the challenge.

Skift | 11 years ago

Ford to launch first car-sharing program from a manufacturer

Ground Transport

Zipcar a breath of fresh air for smaller and smaller U.S. cities

Federal funding is bolstering cleaner air as Zipcar's membership fees are being waived.

Josh Flory, Knoxville News Sentinel | 11 years ago

Zipcar a breath of fresh air for smaller and smaller U.S. cities

Ground Transport

Ride-sharing startup Lyft expands to LA after making deal with California regulators

Regulators are in the process of creating laws that address Lyft and the other ride-sharing startups, which will either give them the validity to blossom or clamp down on their nascent growth.

Skift | 11 years ago

Ride-sharing startup Lyft expands to LA after making deal with California regulators