Thrifty Car Rental

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Thrifty Car Rental is one of the largest car rental companies in the world and is a subsidiary of The Hertz Corporation with headquarters in Estero, Florida. Established in 1958 as Thrifty Rent a Car System, Inc., the company has grown steadily over the decades. Through corporately-owned and franchised stores, Thrifty now operates more than 4,000 locations in conjunction with parent company Hertz and sister company Dollar Car Rental. Thrifty

Headquarters Estero, Florida, United States

Founded 1958; 66 years ago (1958)

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Founded 1958; 66 years ago (1958)

Headquarters Estero, Florida, United States

Industry Car rental

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O Ownership

Thrifty was founded in 1958. In 1987, the company completed an initial public offering of common stock and was acquired two years later, in 1989, along with Dollar Rent A Car, by Chrysler Corporation. In late 1997, Chrysler divested Thrifty and Dollar in an initial public offering as part of the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

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L Locations

U.S. / Canada - 472 Other international - 589 Thrifty operates in 77 countries and territories with over 1,000 locations throughout North, Central, and South America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. More

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E Employees

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., which operates the Thrifty brand, has approximately 5,900 employees in North America. More

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