12 Facts About Enterprise Rent-A-Car

1.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is an American car rental agency headquartered in Clayton, Missouri, in Greater St Louis.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car has historically concentrated on what it calls "home city" rentals, often people renting a car while their own was being repaired, but in recent years has expanded to airport-based rentals, especially after its parent company's acquisition of Alamo and National in 2007.

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3.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car was established in St Louis, Missouri in 1957 by Jack C Taylor.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the largest rental car company in the United States, with more than 9,000 "home city" locations, and 419 airport locations.

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5.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car's primary focus is the local rental car market, specializing in car rentals to consumers who need a replacement car as the result of an accident, mechanical repair, theft, or who require a vehicle for a special occasion such as a short business or leisure trip.

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In 1995, Enterprise Rent-A-Car began expanding its operations to include the airport market, and now serves airports in the United States, Canada, the UK, Spain, Germany, and Ireland.

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7.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car was named ninth on Business Week's top 25 companies customer service list in 2007.

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8.

Several countries within the Enterprise Rent-A-Car network are operated through franchise partnerships.

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9.

Some international countries in which Enterprise Rent-A-Car operate include Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

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10.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car admitted that it inaccurately advertised and sold 745 Chevrolet Impalas—model years 2006 through 2008—that were identified online as having side air bags, when in fact they did not.

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11.

In 2008, Enterprise Rent-A-Car piloted its first on-campus carsharing program at Washington University in St Louis.

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12.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the official car rental service of the NCAA, NHL and the UEFA Europa League.

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