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Hertz South Africa offers car rental across South Africa, including at all the major airports in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Hertz is also known as "The Hertz Corporation" or "Hertz rent a car", and is the world's second largest car rental company.

Hertz Car Rental in Johannesburg, South Africa

Booking Hertz car rentals

There are a variety of ways in which you can make your reservations for Hertz car rentals, but the most popular is via the website.

South African Website bookings

www.hertz.co.za

Worldwide website bookings

www.hertz.com

Telephonic reservations

+27 21 935 4800

Fax reservations

+27 21 935 4801

Email bookings

res@hertz.co.za

Hertz's hours of operations are Mondays to Friday from 0700 to 2200, and Saturday and Sundays from 0800 to 2000.

Vehicles offered

BMW 3 Series, Honda Civic Sedan, Hyundai Atos, Kia Sportage 2X4, Mercedes Benz C Class, VW Chico, VW Polo Hatch, VW Polo Classic Sedan, VW Polo Automatic and VW Kombi.

Partners

Air France, Auto Navigator, AA, EventsNow, Redengine, SAA (South African Airways) & Southern Sun.

Website traffic

The graphic below is an approximation of how much web traffic Hertz South Africa's site has been receiving:

History of Hertz

10 Jun 2009

Hertz announces the appointment of the following staff members

  • Gunther Cartes - Gauteng Province Workshop supervisor

  • Francis Human - Car Park supervisor - Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport

  • Sugan Moodley - Gauteng Province area manager

  • Pravesh Rathinum - Branch Manager at Richards Bay airport

  • Michelle Stevens - Agency Manager for Pietermartizburg Airport

  • Byron Whitson - National Operations Manager

  • Claire Whitson - Gauteng Province Sales Co-ordinator

19 Feb 2009

The opening of a new Hertz car rental office at Paarden Eisland (Cape Town), and the relocation of the Hertz Head Office in Illovo to Kempton Park (Johannesburg) and the Illovo branch to Randburg.

15 Dec 2008

Hertz announces the appointment of Brendan McCarthy as its new National Chauffer Drive Manager.

Oct 2008

Hertz pranks Cokey Falkow at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo offices.

Sep 2008

Hertz turns 90 years old

 

Hertz turns 90 years old.

19 May 2008

Laura Theunissen and Kgagamatso each win a Garmin GPS as part of a Hertz rent a car "spot the car" competition.

21 Apr 2008

Hertz takes delivery of eighteen branded Volkswagen Polo Playa vehicles.

1 Apr 2008

Hertz opens its 32nd office in southern Africa at 2 Bird Street, Stellenbosch. The branch is headed up by Miranda le Grange.

1 Mar 2008

Mark Wood, general manager at Hertz Southern AfricaMark Wood joins Hertz as the Manager of Sales and Operations of Hertz Southern Africa. Simulataneously, Pat O' Brien is being appointed Divisional Chief Executive, replacing Gareth Tindall who will remain as a non-executive until June 2008. Tindall, joined Hertz in June 2005.

15 Dec 2007

Hertz starts providing (in the USA) "Nick on the Go", a portable media player, to customers driving with their kids. The player is pre-loaded with shows like "Dora the Explorer" and "SpongeBob Squarepants".

2006

Hertz introduces its range of fuel-efficient, environmentally-friendly cars (the Green Collection).

2004

Hertz members can make reservations for specific makes and models.

Mar 2002

Hertz starts operations in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai.

21
Dec 1996

Hertz establishes its first website:

Hertz 1996 website

13 Dec 1993

Hertz announces that it will be reentering the South African car rental market, after a 5 year absense. Imperial Car Rental signed a 5 year franchise agreement with Hertz to handle their bookings in South Africa (Hertz in turn will handle Imperial's bookings outside of South Africa).

1992

Hertz stops using OJ Simpson in its advertisements.

1989

Hertz introduces its #1 Club Gold® Service.

1985

Walter Jacobs, the founder of Hertz, dies.

1984

Hertz introduces Computerised Driving Directions.

1971

Hertz goes on-line, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

1970

Hertz establishes its worldwide reservations centre in Oklahoma City.

1965

Hertz Equipment Rental is established.

22 Nov 1963

At the assassination of JFK, A big billboard marketing Hertz was up on the roof of the Texas School Book Depository in Dealey Plaza.

1960

Walter Jacobs, the founder of Hertz, retires as Hertz's president.

1954

The Hertz Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

1953

Omnibus purchases Hertz car rental from General Motors.

1932

Hertz opens a rent-a-car facility at Chicago's Midway Airport, to assist people engaging in the flying phenomenon.

Sep 1918

At the age of 22, Walter Jacobs starts renting out a fleet of 12 Model T Fords in Chicago, USA.

History of Hertz changes in ownership

16 Nov 2006

Hertz is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (for the third time!) with the symbol "HTZ"'.

22 Dec 2005

Hertz is purchased by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice; Merrill Lynch Private Global Equity and The Carlyle Group (private equity companies). The group pay $5.6 billion in cash.

9 Mar 2001

Hertz delists (again) and Ford purchases that part of Hertz which it does not already own (18.5%).

25 Apr 1997

Hertz is listed the New York Stock Exchange (for the second time), under the symbol "HRZ".

1988

Volvo North America joins Hertz management and Ford as a co-investor in Park Ridge Corporation.

30 Dec 1987

Park Ridge Corporation purchases Hertz. Park Ridge Corporation is ownd by members of Hertz senior management and the Ford Motor Company.

1967

The Hertz Corporation is purchased by the RCA Corporation.

1926

General Motors purchases Yellow Truck, and along with it gets Hertz Drive-Ur-Self System.

1923

John Hertz purchases Walter Jacobs' car rental operation, and it becomes part of Hertz's Yellow Cab and Yellow Truck and Coach Manufacturing Company. John Hertz renames the company Hertz Drive-Ur-Self System.

Sep 1918

A car rental organisation is set up by Walter Jacobs in Chicago, USA.

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Hertz Lease offers leasing and fleet management services throughout Hertz's franchise network in Africa (including South Africa), Europe and the Middle-East.

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Hertz top management

top management at Hertz car rentals

Mark Frissora is chairman of the board an CEO, Joseph Nothwang is President of Vehicle Rental and Leasing ( Pacific and Americas), Gerald Plescia is President of Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation and Michel Taride is President of Hertz Europe.

CEO in South Africa is Pat O’Brien.

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