Enterprise Holdings
| Type | Private holding company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Car rental |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Founder(s) | Jack Taylor |
| Headquarters | Clayton, Missouri, United States |
| Key people | Andrew C. Taylor, Chairman & CEO Donald A Ross, Vice Chairman Pamela Nicholson, President & COO |
| Revenue | $15.4 billion |
| Employees | 74,000 |
| Website | enterpriseholdings.com |
Enterprise Holdings is an American holding company headquartered in Clayton, Missouri. It is the parent company of car rental companies Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, Alamo Rent a Car, PhillyCarShare, and WeCar. The holding company was formed in 2009 as a result of Enterprise Rent-A-Car's 2007 acquisition of Vanguard Automotive Group, the parent company of National Car Rental and Alamo Rent a Car.
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History [edit]
WeCar [edit]
In 2008, Enterprise piloted its first on-campus carsharing program at Washington University in St. Louis.[1] The program, called WeCar, was introduced at University of South Florida in July 2009.[1] As of September 2012[update], WeCar has 100 carsharing programs in more than 30 American states and Canada, and the service offers almost 100 electric cars and plug-in hybrids, including the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt.[2]
Mergers and acquisitions [edit]
A planned acquisition of Citer SA was announced in November 2011; this includes the acquisition of subsidiary Atesa.[3] This acquisition would add 30,000 vehicles to the company's fleet and provide entry into the French and Spanish markets.[3]
Notes [edit]
- ^ a b "USF joins Enterprise WeCar sharing program". Tampa Bay Business Journal. July 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ Jim Motavalli (2012-09-21). "In Greenville, S.C., the First Shoots of an E.V. Ecosystem". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ a b Volkman, Kelsey (21 Nov 2011), "Enterprise to buy Citer, enter France and Spain", St. Louis Business Journal, bizjournals.com, retrieved 21 Dec 2011
