Thrifty Car Rental Franchises Seven New Territories

Thrifty Car Rental continues its aggressive expansion in the U.S. with the sale of seven new franchised territories in the last three months.

As a result, Thrifty recently opened suburban market locations in Ottawa, IL, Morris, IL, Clayton, NC and Newburgh, NY.

The company also continued its growth in the airport market by opening new in-terminal locations in Waco, TX, Springfield/Branson, MO and Kearney, NE.

According to Jeff Bevis, Staff Vice President for Franchise Sales, as Thrifty looks to continue its worldwide expansion, the addition of key U.S. markets to the Thrifty franchise portfolio remains a high priority for the company.

"In 1999, we added 28 new markets representing at least 49 new locations in the U.S., which also added to our existing fleet levels by approximately 4,000 vehicles," said Bevis. "We expect to have another outstanding year as we plan for sustained U.S. expansion. The Thrifty brand continues to be an attractive Franchise Opportunity for entrepreneurs both large and small."

Thrifty opened its in-terminal location at the Springfield/Branson Regional airport last month. Branson, one of the nation's top tourist attractions, is only a 30-minute drive from the airport.

The company also opened an in-terminal location at the Kearney Municipal Airport in Nebraska. Airport traffic doubled recently when United Express began providing commuter service to the airport. The location serves government and university customers as well as a rapidly growing number of corporate clients.

Thrifty Car Rental, with its affiliate Thrifty Car Sales, is a subsidiary of Thrifty, Inc. Thrifty Car Rental is one of the world's largest international car rental franchise networks, consisting of over 1,200 locations in 67 countries around the world. Thrifty Car Sales is a franchised retail used car sales network with plans to have 60 U.S. locations in the U.S. by January 2001. Thrifty, Inc. is a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.