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Avis Budget Wants an Even Younger Fleet at Zipcar

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Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: There are now Zipcar pods within Avis locations at 20 airports. Pictured is a Zipcar MINI Cooper convertible.  Zipcar

Skift Take

The next step in Zipcar-Avis Budget buddying-up is technology sharing, with Avis Budget cars expected to get a Zipcar refresh. At least that's the plan.

Six months after Avis Budget acquired Zipcar, the car-sharing service's fleet is getting younger. Prior to the acquisition, Zipcar operated each car for 50,000 miles or 24 months, but now Avis Budget is rotating out vehicles when they reach 40,000 miles, said Thomas Gartland, Avis Budget Group's North America president. Gartland said Avis Budget has "

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