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Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (formerly ) is a holding company for Thrifty Car Rental and Dollar Rent A Car, formed in 1990 by Chrysler and spun off in 1997. In November 2012, it was acquired by Hertz Global Holdings in a $2.3 billion deal. The company at one time also owned Snappy Rent a Car (which was sold in 1994), Eurodollar and General Rent a Car (which was closed in 1993). It is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Prior to 2009, the company primarily rented Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep vehicles within the United States, though some locations featured other brands, such as Mazda, Nissan, or Toyota. In October 2009, the company stated that it would move away from its traditional reliance on Chrysler Group vehicles, diversifying its fleet to include more brands than before.〔D.R. Stewart, ("Dollar Thrifty diversifies fleet brands" ), ''Tulsa World'', October 12, 2009.〕 DTAG was a Fortune 1000 company and has over 1,475 locations worldwide including more than 835 locations in the United States. In 2006, the company (outsourced its IT operations ) to EDS. As of October 2009, the company had about 7,000 employees, 700 of them in Tulsa.〔 == Thrifty Car Rental == Thrifty Car Rental was founded in 1958. From 1981 to 1989, Thrifty Automotive was owned by investment group of, William Lobeck, Alvin Swanner of New Orleans and Archer McWhorter of Houston. 〔http://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/19/business/chrysler-to-buy-thrifty-rent-a-car.html〕 It became a public company in 1987 and in 1989 it was acquired by Chrysler, where in 1990 it was combined with Dollar Rent A Car. Together with its corporately-owned locations and those of its franchise owners, the Thrifty Car Rental brand has more than 1,028 locations in 68 countries. Most locations in the United States and Canada offer a Blue Chip Express Rental Program to expedite the rental process for business travelers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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