August 28: Hertz deal creates fewer car rental companies, but travelers have more choices (NBCNews.com)

August 29, 2012

And then there were three. With that Hertz, the nations second-largest rental car company, is buying Dollar Thrifty, the fourth largest player in the industry, theres good news and not-so-good news for travelers who rent cars. The good news is that pricing shouldnt change much, said longtime industry analyst Neil Abrams. The not-so-good good news is that you have three companies controlling 95 percent of a $23 billion domestic market. How those two scenarios play out, of course, depends on ...

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