Avis is an international car rental agency with branches in South Africa. You can hire an Avis car across South Africa's major centres - Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and more. Avis South Africa is part of the Barloworld Group, and has some 37% of the South African car rental market.
Avis car hire website |
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0861-113748 |
The international Avis website is at www.avis.com
The Alexa graph below provides an indication of the web traffic which Avis's South African site is receiving:
Apr 2008 |
Avis becomes the first car rental company to adopt the LATCH system. The LATCH system is a new US government standard for child restraints (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren). Apparently, this system should make it easier for car rental personell to install child seats - an activity Avis haven't showered themselves themselves in glory with in the past - see Avis car rental endangers lives. |
2006 |
Cendant splits into four seperate independent companies, one of which is Avis Budget Group Incorporated, which is the holding company of Avis Rent A Car System, LLC. |
2001 |
All of the outstanding shares of Avis Group Holdings is bought by Cendant Corporation, with Avis Rent A Car System (Incorporated) becoming a 100% owned subsidiary of Cendant Corporation. Avis's headquarters moves to Parsippany, New Jersey. |
1997 |
In a public offering, 75% of Avis Rent A Car is sold (and HFS Incorporated's holding decreases to 25%). |
Aug 1997 |
Avis Rent A Car purchases First Gray Line Corporation, the second-largest Avis franchisee in North America, for $195m. |
Oct 1996 |
HFS Incorporated purchases full control of Avis for $800m. HFS sets up a wholly-owned subsidiary called HFS Car Rental, which holds the rights to the Avis name and which is the franchiser of the worldwide Avis rental system. HFS also sets up Avis Rent A Car, Incorporated, which houses the company-owned car rental operations. |
1992 |
In Sacramento California, Avis introduces twenty Chevrolet Luminas that run on either unleaded gasoline, M85 (a fuel composed of 15% unleaded gasoline and 85% methanol), or a mixture of both. |
1989 |
General Motors buys Wesray Corporation's 29% holding in Avis Incorporated. |
| 1989 | Avis Europe is purchased by Cilva Holdings PLC, becoming private in the process. |
1988 |
Avis buys the company's licensee in New Zealand. |
1987 |
In an employee stock ownership plan, Avis is sold to the employees of the company became its owners, with Wesray Corporation keeping a 29% stake. |
1986 |
In a public offering, 65% of Avis Europe PLC (Avis's European operations) is sold for some $290m. |
1986 |
The PHH Group purchases Avis's domestic leasing fleet from Wesray Corporation, for some $134m. |
1986 |
Wesray Corporation purchases Avis from Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Company. |
1985 |
Beatrice Companies is purchased by Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Company. |
1984 |
An automated self-service check-in device called "rapid return" is introduced at Avis's United States franchises. |
1984 |
Beatrice Companies purchases Esmark Incorporated. |
1983 |
Esmark Incorporated purchases Avis. |
1981 |
A system of vehicle tracking is implemented, known as Advanced Vehicle Identification System. |
1977 |
Norton Simon Inc. purchases Avis and takes it private. |
1972 |
In a public offering, 48% of the shares in Avis are sold. |
1965 |
IT&T ( International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation) purchases Avis. |
1962 |
"We're only No. 2. We try harder" is adopted as Avis's motto |
1956 |
Richard Robie sells Avis Rent-A-Car System to Amoskeag Company and other investors; who create a 100% subsidiary called Avis Rent A Car System, Incorporated. |
1954 |
Warren Avis sells Avis Rent-A-Car System to Richard Robie. |
1948 |
As part of its efforts to move beyond renting cars solely at airports, the word "Airlines" is dropped from Avis's name, to become "Avis Rent-A-Car System". |
1946 |
Warren Avis starts Avis Airlines Rent-A-Car System in Detroit, USA; becoming the first car rental company in the USA to offer car rentals from airports. |
Avis in Cape Town, South Africa:
Cape Town Airport |
021-934-0330 (ph) |
Cape Town City |
021-424-1177 (ph) |
Milnerton |
021-552-6636 (ph) |
Parow |
021-930-2348 (ph) |
Sea Point |
021-434-9712 (ph) |
Stellenbosch |
021-887-0492 (ph) |
Strand |
021-855-3077 (ph) |
21 Jun 2007 |
Further information about the group can be found on Wikipedia at Avis Rent a Car System.
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