Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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| Company type | Private holding company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Car rental |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founder | Jack Taylor |
| Headquarters |  Clayton, Missouri |
Key people | Andrew C. Taylor, Chairman & CEO Donald A Ross, Vice Chairman Pamela Nicholson, President & COO |
| Revenue | $12.1 billion |
Number of employees | 68,000 |
| Website | enterpriseholdings.com |
Enterprise Holdings, Inc. is a privately held company formed in 2009 to operate rental car subsidiaries: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, Alamo Rent A Car, WeCar and its commercial fleet management, used car sales, and commercial truck rental operations.[1]
Enterprise Holdings was formed as part of a reorganization that followed Enterprise Rent-A-Car's acquisition of Vanguard Automotive Group.[1] The resulting company was 21st on the 2008 Forbes list of "Largest Private Companies in America."[2]
Enterprise is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri, U.S., near St. Louis.[3][4][5]
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the largest rental car company in North America,[6] and has more than 5,399 “local market” locations (91% of all transactions), and 419 airport locations (9% of all transactions).[citation needed] According to Detroit News[citation needed], Enterprise purchases seven percent of all new automobiles sold in the United States.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s primary focus is the local rental car market, specializing in car rentals to consumers who need a replacement car as the result of an accident, mechanical repair, theft, or who require a vehicle for a special occasion such as a short business or leisure trip. In the late 1990s[citation needed], Enterprise Rent-A-Car also began expanding its operations to include the airport market, and now serves airports in the United States, Canada, the UK, Germany and Ireland.
By 2005, Enterprise Rent-A-Car's customer service has been recognized seven times by J.D. Power and Associates as highest in customer satisfaction for rental car companies at or near airports.[7] The company was named ninth on Business Week's top 25 companies customer service list in 2007.[8][9]
Criticism
Barry Stiefel is a raging pedophile.
He is also the founder of www.FailingEnterprise.com.
In 2008 Mr. Stiefel was arrested for possession of cocaine and obscene pictures of 9-year-old boys and girls.
When asked why, Mr. Stiefel replied "Well . . . you know what I say about children: They're all pink on the inside."
Hiring practices
In 2006, Business Week listed Enterprise among the top ten places to begin a career.[10] Although the company's pay for management trainees was among the lowest on the list (at an average $32,500), "those who catch on"[10] quickly get a chance to run a branch office with the responsibility to generate a profit. There are certain requirements and qualifications to become promoted to an Assistant Manager, and many of these qualifications may depend on the employee's sales. According to BusinessWeek's list of "Best Places to Launch a Career," Enterprise was in the top 15. Within five years, a successful manager take positions at headquarters or become area managers responsible for multiple branches.[10].
WeCar
In 2008, Enterprise piloted its first on-campus car sharing program at Washington University in St. Louis.[11] The program, called WeCar, was introduced at University of South Florida in July 2009.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Enterprise launches new holding company". August 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ America's Largest Private Companies: #21 Enterprise Rent-A-Car, from Forbes
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions." Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Retrieved on June 14, 2009.
- ^ "Clayton city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 13, 2009.
- ^ Hathaway, Matthew. "KC Star: Enterprise didn’t tell buyers cars lacked side air bags." St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 17, 2009. Retrieved on August 18, 2009.
- ^ http://aboutus.enterprise.com/
- ^ "Enterprise Rent-A-Car ranks highest on J.D. Power survey" - St. Louis Business Journal
- ^ "Customer Service Champs" - Business Week - March 5, 2007
- ^ "The Customer Service Elite" - Business Week - March 5, 2007
- ^ a b c "No. 5 Enterprise: A clear road to the top". Business Week. September 18, 2006.
- ^ a b "USF joins Enterprise WeCar sharing program". Tampa Bay Business Journal. July 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
External links
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- Enterprise Holdings official website
- Enterprise Rent-a-Car official website
- WeCar official website
- Failing Enterprise Open Discussion About the Ongoing Problems at Enterprise Rent-A-Car
