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| April 2025 |
LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility
The ConRAC facility was expected to fully open to all rental car companies.
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| October 9 2024 |
LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility
Avis Budget Group became the first rental car company to begin operations at the ConRAC facility.
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| March 2024 | Stephen M. Scherr stepped down as CEO, being replaced by Gil West. |
| February 2024 | Hertz paused purchases of Polestar vehicles, citing losses in the value of electric vehicles. |
| January 2024 | Hertz announced plans to sell a third of its EV fleet and reinvest in petrol/gas-powered cars due to weak demand and high repair costs. |
| February 2023 | Hertz stated plans to make a quarter of its total vehicle fleet electric. |
| December 2022 | Hertz announces a settlement of 364 pending claims related to vehicle theft reporting, resolving over 95% of its outstanding theft reporting disputes by agreeing to pay approximately $168 million. |
| October 2022 | Hertz partnered with Uber to offer up to 50,000 Tesla vehicles for rent to Uber drivers. |
| September 2022 | Hertz announced a memorandum of understanding for developing a national network of EV charging stations with bp pulse. |
| September 2022 | Hertz unveiled a deal with General Motors to purchase up to 175,000 electric vehicles from various brands over 5 years. |
| June 6 2022 |
LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility
The ready/return building was handed over to car rental company tenants for them to construct their counters, waiting areas, office spaces, and entry/exit booths.
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| April 2022 | Hertz announced intent to purchase up to 65,000 Polestar 2 vehicles over 5 years. |
| March 2022 | Hertz added Tesla Model Y crossovers to its electric vehicle order. |
| February 2022 | A judge compels Hertz to disclose that the company reports approximately 3,365 customers to the police for theft annually, representing 0.014% of their 25 million annual transactions in the United States. |
| February 2022 | Stephen M. Scherr was named Chief Executive Officer of Hertz. |
| 2021 | Enterprise continues international expansion, further growing its global presence into new locations. |
| November 2021 | Hertz went public again on the Nasdaq with the symbol HTZ. |
| October 5 2021 | Hertz announced Mark Fields as interim CEO and Paul Stone as president and chief operations officer. |
| July 12 2021 |
LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility
The ConRAC facility was topped out, becoming the second-largest concrete building in the United States at the time.
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| July 1 2021 | Hertz emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and changed its ticker symbol from HTZGQ to HTZZ. |
| October 2020 | Hertz was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. |
| October 2020 | Enterprise Rent-A-Car reaches approximately 9,500 car rental locations across nearly 100 countries and territories, solidifying its position as the largest rental network globally. |
| June 11 2020 | Hertz attempted to raise up to $1 billion in new equity during bankruptcy, with the stock experiencing unusual trading activity. |
| May 22 2020 | Hertz Global Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing severe revenue decline and reduced bookings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking a significant financial turning point for the company. |
| May 18 2020 | Kathryn V. Marinello resigned as CEO, and Hertz announced Paul Stone as new president and chief executive. |
| April 30 2020 | Hertz announced missed lease payments and sought support from lenders to avoid bankruptcy. |
| 2019 | Hertz begins experiencing a mounting controversy involving false accusations of car theft against customers, with numerous reports of customers being wrongly accused and arrested. |
| September 12 2019 |
LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility
A ceremonial groundbreaking was held for the LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car facility.
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| 2018 |
LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) signed 20-year base leases with rental car companies to use the Consolidated Rent-A-Car (ConRAC) facility.
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| 2018 | Enterprise Rent-A-Car entered into a 15-year naming rights agreement for Enterprise Center, the home arena of the St. Louis Blues hockey team. |
| January 2 2017 | Kathryn V. Marinello, former CEO of Stream Global Services, was appointed president and chief executive officer of The Hertz Corporation following John Tague's retirement. |
| July 1 2016 | Herc Rentals became an independently publicly traded company called Herc Holdings Inc., separating from Hertz Global Holdings. |
| November 2014 | John P. Tague replaced Mark Frissora as chief executive officer and president of The Hertz Corporation. |
| May 2013 | Hertz Global Holdings announced relocation of worldwide headquarters from Park Ridge, New Jersey to Estero, Florida, with a temporary office in Naples housing 640 employees until a new facility was completed in 2015. |
| October 2011 |
Avis Europe
Avis Budget Group re-acquired Avis Europe for US$1 billion, bringing the company back under its original parent company's ownership.
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| 2010 | Enterprise Rent-A-Car concluded its sponsorship of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) circuit after six years of partnership. |
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