Friday, June 08, 2007

Car Rental Company Must Pay Woman for Banning Scarf (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)

CLEVELAND -- Avis Budget, the nation’s third-largest car-rental company, is planning to make chauffeurs available with its fleet of rental cars, it was announced Monday.
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Enterprise launches green marketing that touts fuel-efficient fleet (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)


Enterprise Rent-A-Car announced a marketing strategy Wednesday to accentuate that its logo isn't the only thing green about the company.
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Continental Warranty Releases Car Maintenance Guidelines for Increased Summer Driving (SYS-CON Media)


While gas prices are on a steady rise thissummer, vacationers traveling by car are still in full force. According tothe AAA, 2 percent more Americans are traveling this summer than lastsummer, a statistic that could result in more car troubles withoutnecessary preventative car maintenance says car warranty provider Continental Warranty.

Introducing the Best Way Ever To Get Around in a Rental Car: New 'Avis Chauffeur Drive' (The Auto Channel)


PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 4 -- Avis Rent A Car System, LLC today announced a new premium service called "Avis Chauffeur Drive" through which Avis customers can rent a car and hire a professional driver at the same time.

Car Rental Company Must Pay Woman for Banning Scarf (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)


A federal jury has ordered Alamo Rent A Car to pay a Muslim woman $287,640 for firing her because she refused to remove a head scarf she was wearing during the holy month of Ramadan.

Car Rental Company Ordered to pay Muslim woman for banning scarf (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)

A United States federal jury in Phoenix has ruled a car rental company must pay a Muslim woman $US288,000 ($A348,500) after firing her for wearing a head scarf.
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Announces Most Comprehensive Environmental Platform in Its Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)


ST. LOUIS----Enterprise Rent-A-Car today announced the car rental industry's most comprehensive environmental stewardship platform. The platform features several long-term initiatives, including an unparalleled fleet of fuel-efficient vehicles, FlexFuel vehicles, and gas/electric hybrids, as well as a commitment to alternative fuels research.

Now You Can Rent A Chauffeur Along With Your Car (KTLA 5)


It appears car rental giant "Avis" is attempting to live up to its slogan, "we try harder." The company is now renting chauffeurs to go with the cars.
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Avis offers service at Phoenix Sky Harbor, 9 other cities (East Valley Tribune)


A major car rental company is offering customers VIP treatment with a new chauffeuring service. For an extra $30 an hour, Avis Rent A Car customers can get picked up at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in a rental car of their choice and shuttled around the Valley by an insured and certified chauffeur. There's a three-hour minimum.

Car Rental Company Ordered to pay Muslim woman for banning scarf (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)


A federal jury has ordered Alamo Rent A Car to pay a Muslim woman more than $287,000 for firing her because she refused to remove a head scarf during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.