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Encyclopedia > Budget Rent a Car
Budget Rent A Car System, Inc.
Type Car rental
Founded 1958 in Los Angeles, California
Founder Morris Mirkin & Julius Lederer
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois (since 1960)
No. of locations ~1900 (as of 2007)
Employees 26000+ [1]
Website Budget.com
Smart Fortwo rental from Budget
Smart Fortwo rental from Budget

Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. is a car rental company that was founded in 1958 in Los Angeles, California by Morris Mirkin. He was joined in 1959 by Josef Diamond and Cane. They were very good Julius Lederer (husband of Ann Landers), and in 1960 the headquarters was moved to Chicago, Illinois. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Europcar Sixt A car rental, rent-a-car or car hire agency is a company that rents automobiles for short periods of time (ranging from a few hours to a few weeks) for a fee. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... For the sequel to the computer game Entrepreneur, which has no article of its own, see The Corporate Machine. ... Julius Lederer was an American business executive and innovator. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 600 KB) Smart fortwo from Budget rent a car - front view © 2006 J. P. Fagerback File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Budget Rent a Car Metadata... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 600 KB) Smart fortwo from Budget rent a car - front view © 2006 J. P. Fagerback File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Budget Rent a Car Metadata... The Fortwo is the original Smart model, launched in 1998 as City Coupe. ... Europcar Sixt A car rental, rent-a-car or car hire agency is a company that rents automobiles for short periods of time (ranging from a few hours to a few weeks) for a fee. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Julius Lederer was an American business executive and innovator. ... Ann Landers, 1961 Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Ann Landers Esther Eppie Pauline Friedman Lederer, better known as Ann Landers (July 4, 1918 – June 22, 2002), was best known for writing the famous syndicated advice column Ann Landers. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...


The company was eventually acquired by Transamerica Corporation, and then sold in 1986 in a leveraged buyout by Gibbons, Green and van Amerongen Ltd., along with management and selected investors. It was taken public in 1987. Transamerica Corporaion is an insurance and investment company in the United States. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... A leveraged buyout (or LBO, or highly-leveraged transaction (HLT), or bootstrap transaction) occurs when a financial sponsor gains control of a majority of a target companys equity through the use of borrowed money or debt. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...


The public company was purchased by Team Rental Group in 1997, which took the name Budget Group. In 2002 the company's assets were sold to Cendant Corporation, which also owned Avis. In September 2006 Cendant Corporation separated into four independent companies by spinning off its real estate division, now called Realogy, Inc., and its hospitality services division, now Wyndham Worldwide, and by selling its travel distribution services division, called Travelport, Inc., to an affiliate of The Blackstone Group. In 2006, following the Travelport sale, Cendant, now composed solely of its vehicle rental services businesses, renamed itself Avis Budget Group. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Cendant Corporation was a New York-based provider of business and consumer services, primarily within the real estate and travel industries. ... Avis Rent A Car System Inc. ... Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is a chain of hotels and resorts located mainly in the United States, but also including locations in Mexico and the Caribbean. ... Avis Budget Group NYSE: CAR, was founded in 2006 as the successor company to Cendant Corporation. ...


See also

Budget Truck Rental, LLC is the second largest truck rental company in the continental United States of America with around 2,800 businesses and 32,000 trucks across the country. ...

External links

  • Budget.com - official site in the USA
  • Budget UK - official site in the United Kingdom
  • Budget.hu - official site in the Hungary
  • History of Budget Rent-A-Car
Major car rental companies

Avis Budget Group: Avis - Budget Europcar Sixt A car rental, rent-a-car or car hire agency is a company that rents automobiles for short periods of time (ranging from a few hours to a few weeks) for a fee. ... Avis Budget Group NYSE: CAR, was founded in 2006 as the successor company to Cendant Corporation. ... Avis Rent A Car System Inc. ...


Vanguard: Alamo - National Vanguard Automotive Group is a company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... Alamo Rent A Car is a car rental agency. ... National Car Rental is a rental car company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ...


Dollar-Thrifty: Dollar - Thrifty Dollar-Thrifty Automotive Group is a holding company for Thrifty Car Rental and Dollar Rent A Car, formed in 1990 by Chrysler and spun off in 1997. ...


Independents: Auto Europe - Enterprise - Europcar - Hertz - Kemwel - Rent-A-Wreck - Sixt Auto Europe, a car rental consolidator founded in 1954, has grown from a 10 person operation to a multimillion dollar corporation specializing in travel services for North Americans visiting Europe With over 4,000 locations throughout Europe, Australasia, the Caribbean and South Africa using major suppliers, Auto Europe is currently... The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company is a privately held St. ... Europcar is a Paris based car rental company owned by the French investment company Eurazeo, after its sale by the Volkswagen group in June 2006. ... The Hertz Corporation (also known as Hertz Rent A Car or simply Hertz) is the worlds second largest car rental company, with 1,900 locations in the United States and 5,100 worldwide behind Enterprise, but is the largest general use car rental company in the world. ... Kemwel is an independent car rental consolidator based in Portland, Maine with access to over 750,000 vehicles in Europe and worldwide from over 4,000 pick up locations. ... Rent-A-Wreck is a car rental company that is primarily known for renting used cars at discount prices. ... Sixt counter Founded in 1912 by Martin Sixt, Sixt serves its customers at more than 3,500 service stations in more than 80 countries. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Settlement Agreement - Budget Rent a Car Systems, Inc. (1742 words)
Budget may require the renter to present some form of photo identification to ensure that he or she is in fact the same person authorized to use a specific method of payment (cash qualification or credit card).
Budget may not require the renter to document that he or she has a disability and may not inquire into the nature or severity of the disability.
Budget shall make available to those individuals who have vision impairments or who are otherwise unable to read the rental contract at time of rental an alternative means of access to the contract terms (e.g., a live reader).
Budget Cyprus car rentals - Quality services,right price! (444 words)
Budget was founded in 1958 in Los Angeles, USA as a rental company for the "budget-minded" personal renter.
Rent from Budget and have the experience of a lifetime during your holidays in the island.
Budget focuses on listening and communicating to create and environment where we really hear what people say, and work together so that people throughout the organization make an impact; where ideas are shared and we learn to use both employee and customer feedback to deliver what we promise.
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