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On average, our global rental fleet totaled approximately 691,500 vehicles in 2023.
−Removed: We completed more than 36 million vehicle rental transactions worldwide and generated total revenues of approximately $12 billion during 2022.
−Removed: Our brands and mobility solutions have an extended global reach with nearly 10,250 rental locations throughout the world, including approximately 3,900 locations operated by our licensees.
+Added: We completed nearly 39 million vehicle rental transactions worldwide and generated total revenues of approximately $12 billion during 2023.
+Added: Our brands and mobility solutions have an extended global reach with approximately 10,250 rental locations throughout the world, including approximately 3,700 locations operated by our licensees.
We categorize our operations into two reportable business segments:
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Additional discussion of our reportable segments is included in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in Note 21 – Segment Information to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
−Removed: For 2023, we expect our strategy to continue to primarily focus on costs and customer experience to strengthen our Company, enable resilience and deliver stakeholder value.
−Removed: To execute our strategy, we expect to leverage marketing and technology, increase the electric vehicles in our fleet, and invest in related infrastructure.
+Added: For 2024, we expect our strategy to continue to primarily focus on customer experience and costs to strengthen our Company, maximize profitability, and deliver stakeholder value.
+Added: To execute our strategy, we expect to continue to leverage marketing and invest in technology and infrastructure to support our vehicle related rentals.
With respect to costs, we aim to achieve operational excellence and invest strategically to lower costs over the long term.
−Removed: For customer experience, we seek to enhance the customer journey by leveraging technology to, among other things, streamline reservations, modernize pick-up and exit, and digitize the on-rent experience to continue to offer value and convenience.
+Added: For customer experience, we seek to enhance the end to end customer journey by leveraging technology to, among other things, streamline reservations, and modernize the pick-up, exit, on rent and return experiences.
OUR BRANDS AND OPERATIONS
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We believe that each of our brands is positioned to be embraced by different target customers, and we see benefits and savings from our brands sharing some of the same facilities, systems, and administrative infrastructure.
−Removed: In addition, we are able
−Removed: to recognize benefits as a result of complementary demand patterns with commercial rentals occurring primarily on business days and leisure rentals occurring primarily on holidays and weekends.
+Added: In addition, we are able to recognize benefits as a result of complementary demand patterns with commercial rentals occurring primarily
+Added: on business days and leisure rentals occurring primarily on holidays and weekends.
We also operate the Payless and Apex brands in the value segment of the car rental industry, augmenting our Avis, Budget and Zipcar brands.
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** Includes Zipcar and other operating brands.
−Removed: *** Includes Budget Truck and Zipcar.
The Avis brand provides high-quality vehicle rental and other mobility solutions at price points generally above non-branded and value-branded vehicle rental companies and serves the premium commercial and leisure segments of the travel industry.
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The Avis mobile application also allows customers to track Avis shuttle buses to rental locations, find their vehicle, and locate nearby gas stations and parking facilities;
−Removed: • Avis Preferred , an award-winning frequent renter rewards program that offers counter-bypass at major airport locations.
−Removed: Avis QuickPass, a feature on the Avis mobile application, allows Avis Preferred customers to choose, exchange or upgrade their car in the mobile application upon arrival, proceed straight to the vehicle, and utilize a unique code to exit via our automated Express Exit for a completely contactless rental experience;
−Removed: • the Avis Signature Series , a selection of luxury vehicles;
+Added: • Avis Preferred , our frequent renter rewards program that offers counter bypass at major airport locations;
• invited or earned customer status levels allowing for upgrades and counter bypass;
−Removed: • availability of premium, sport and performance vehicles as well as eco-friendly vehicles, including hybrids and full electric;
−Removed: • access to portable navigation units, tablets and satellite radio service;
−Removed: • Avis rental services such as roadside assistance, fuel service options, e-receipts, electronic toll collection services that allow customers to pay highway tolls without waiting in toll booth lines, and amenities such as Avis Access , a full range of special products and services for drivers and passengers with disabilities;
−Removed: • Curbside Delivery , a service that provides customers at select airport locations in the United States with the added convenience of being dropped off at the airport terminal in the same car that they rented;
−Removed: • for our corporate customers, Avis Budget Group Business Intelligence , a proprietary customer reporting solution that provides a centralized reporting tool and customer reporting portal for corporate clients in North America and Europe, enabling them to easily view and analyze their rental activity, permitting them to better manage their travel budgets and monitor employee compliance with applicable travel policies.
+Added: • Avis QuickPass , a feature on the Avis mobile application that allows customers to bypass the counter.
+Added: In many United States locations, QuickPass also allows customers to choose, exchange or upgrade their car upon arrival and utilize a unique code to exit via our automated Express Exit for a completely contactless rental experience;
+Added: • availability of a selection of luxury vehicles through our Avis Signature Series, as well as premium, sport, performance and electrified vehicles;
+Added: • access to satellite radio service, mobile WiFi devices, and GPS navigation;
+Added: • Avis rental services such as roadside assistance, fuel service options, e-receipts, electronic toll collection services that allow customers to pay highway tolls without waiting in toll booth lines, and amenities such as Avis Cares , a full range of special products and services for drivers and passengers with disabilities;
+Added: • for our corporate customers, Avis Budget Group Business Intelligence , a proprietary reporting solution that provides a centralized reporting tool and customer reporting portal for corporate clients in North America and Europe, enabling them to easily view and analyze their rental activity, allowing them to better manage their travel budgets and monitor employee compliance with applicable travel policies.
The Budget brand is a leading supplier of vehicle rental and other mobility solutions focused primarily on more value-conscious customers.
−Removed: We operate or license Budget car rental locations at most of the largest airports and cities in the world.
+Added: We operate or license Budget car rental locations at airports and in cities worldwide.
The table below presents the approximate number of Budget locations as of December 31, 2023.
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In 2023, these royalty fees totaled approximately 1% of our Budget revenues.
−Removed: Budget offers its customers several products and services similar to Avis, such as refueling options, roadside assistance, electronic toll collection, curbside delivery and other supplemental rental products, emailed receipts and special rental rates for frequent renters.
−Removed: In addition, Budget’s mobile application allows customers to reserve,
−Removed: modify and cancel reservations on their mobile device, and its Fastbreak or QuickPass service expedites rental service for frequent travelers.
+Added: Budget offers its customers several products and services similar to Avis, such as refueling options, roadside assistance, electronic toll collection, and other supplemental rental products, emailed receipts and special rental rates for frequent renters.
+Added: In addition, Budget’s mobile application allows customers to reserve, modify and cancel reservations on their mobile device, and its Fastbreak and QuickPass service expedites rental service for frequent travelers.
Our Budget Truck rental business is one of the largest local and one-way truck and cargo van rental businesses in the United States.
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Zipcar provides its members on-demand, self-service vehicles in reserved parking spaces located in neighborhoods, business districts, office complexes and college campuses, as an alternative to car ownership.
−Removed: We continue to offer our Zipcar Flex product in London providing for one-way rentals, including to and from Heathrow airport, which can be parked in public on-street spots in designated areas of the city.
+Added: We continue to offer our Zipcar Flex product in London providing one-way rentals, including to and from Heathrow airport, which can be parked in public on-street parking spots in designated areas of the city.
Our other brands include the following:
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• Turiscar, a leading vehicle rental brand in Portugal, which operates primarily in the corporate market, including light commercial vehicles, at approximately 30 rental locations throughout the country.
−Removed: • ACL Hire, a provider of quality vehicle rental and maintenance services in the UK, with a strong focus on light commercial vehicles.
+Added: • ACL Hire and McNicoll Hire, providers of quality vehicle rental and maintenance services in the UK, with a strong focus on light commercial vehicles.
RESERVATIONS, MARKETING AND SALES
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Travel agents can access our reservation systems through all major global distribution systems, which provide information with respect to rental locations, vehicle availability and applicable rate structures.
−Removed: Our Zipcar members can reserve vehicles through Zipcar’s reservation system, which is accessible online or on a mobile device, by the minute, hour, or day, at rates that include gasoline, secondary insurance and other costs associated with vehicle ownership.
+Added: Our Zipcar members can reserve vehicles through Zipcar’s reservation system, which is accessible online or on a mobile device, by the hour or day, at rates that include fuel, secondary insurance and other costs typically associated with vehicle ownership.
Marketing and Sales
We support our brands through a range of marketing channels and campaigns, including traditional media as well as digital media, including internet and email marketing, social media, streaming services, and mobile device applications.
−Removed: We market through sponsorships of major sports entities.
−Removed: We also market through sponsorships of charitable organizations.
+Added: In 2023, we launched the Plan On Us campaign as the Avis brand platform to highlight the trust our customers have in us.
+Added: We also market through sponsorships of major sports entities and charitable organizations.
We utilize a customer relationship management system that enables us to deliver more targeted and relevant offers to customers across online and offline channels, including an expedited and contactless rental process and loyalty programs that reward frequent renters with free rental days and car class upgrades.
−Removed: We maintain strong links to the travel industry including marketing alliances with numerous marketing partners, such as airlines and major hotel companies.
+Added: We are able to reach and merchandise cars and rentals to a diverse demographic of consumers through our strategic partnerships with airlines, associations and hotel companies, and we maintain strong links to the travel industry.
In addition, we have developed relationships that provide brand exposure and access to new customers, including deals to provide vehicles to ride-hail drivers in cities across North America.
−Removed: In 2022, approximately 60% of vehicle rental transactions originating from our Company-operated Avis locations were generated by travelers who rented from Avis under contracts between Avis and their employers or through membership in an organization with which Avis has a contractual affiliation.
−Removed: We offer Business Intelligence, an online portal complete with rental summary dashboards, visualizations and detailed reports that provides our corporate customers with insight into their program’s performance, giving them direct access to more data in a customer-facing portal offering useful data insights, including options to customize and schedule reports.
−Removed: maintains marketing relationships with other organizations through which we are able to provide their customers with incentives to rent from Avis.
−Removed: Additionally, we offer “Unlimited Rewards,” an award-winning loyalty incentive program for travel agents, and Avis and Budget programs for small businesses that offer discounted rates, central billing options and rental credits to members.
+Added: In 2023, approximately 50% of vehicle rental transactions originating from Avis locations were generated by travelers who rented from Avis under contracts between Avis and their employers or through membership in an organization with which Avis has a contractual affiliation.
+Added: We offer Avis Budget Group Business Intelligence , an online portal complete with rental summary dashboards, visualizations and detailed reports that provides our corporate customers with insight into their program’s performance, giving them direct access to more data in a customer-facing portal offering useful data insights, including options to customize and schedule reports.
+Added: maintains marketing relationships with other travel partners through which we are able to offer their customers incentives to rent from Avis.
+Added: Additionally, we offer Unlimited Rewards , our loyalty incentive program for travel agents, and Avis and Budget programs for small businesses that offer discounted rates, central billing options and rental credits to members.
Our Zipcar brand utilizes a diverse set of marketing and sales strategies to acquire and engage members, including digital marketing, email and in-app messaging, and social media engagement.
Zipcar maintains close relationships with universities that provide access to campuses and various marketing channels to attract students who, upon graduation, may continue their relationship with us.
−Removed: Through our Zipcar for Business program, we also offer direct-bill accounts and employee benefit programs to companies and governments that support the use of Zipcars.
+Added: Through our Zipcar for Business program, we also offer direct-bill accounts and employee benefit programs to companies and governments that support the use of Zipcar vehicles.
We have licensees in approximately 175 countries throughout the world.
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In the United States, these license relationships constitute “franchises” under most federal and state laws regulating the offer and sale of franchises and the relationship of the parties to a franchise agreement.
−Removed: We continue to optimize the Avis and Budget brands by issuing new license agreements and periodically acquiring licensees to grow our revenues and expand our global presence.
+Added: We continue to optimize the Avis, Budget and Payless brands by issuing new license agreements and periodically acquiring licensees to grow our revenues and expand our global presence.
Discussion of our acquisitions is included in Note 6 – Acquisitions to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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• additional/supplemental liability insurance or personal accident/effects insurance products which provide customers with additional protections for personal or third-party losses incurred;
−Removed: • products for driving convenience such as fuel service options, roadside assistance services, electronic toll collection services, curbside delivery, tablet rentals, access to satellite radio, portable navigation units and child safety seat rentals;
+Added: • products for driving convenience such as fuel service options, roadside assistance services, electronic toll collection services, access to satellite radio, mobile WiFi devices, GPS navigation and child safety seat rentals;
• products that supplement truck rental including automobile towing equipment and other moving accessories, such as hand trucks, furniture pads and moving supplies.
−Removed: We offer customized bundling of certain of these ancillary products and services, allowing our customers to benefit from discounted pricing and providing customers the flexibility to add multiple products or services that suit their needs.
We also receive payment from our customers for certain operating expenses that we incur, including vehicle licensing fees, as well as airport concession fees that we pay in exchange for the right to operate at airports and other locations.
In addition, we collect membership fees in connection with our car sharing business.
−Removed: We offer a wide variety of vehicles in our rental fleet, including luxury cars, electric, hybrid and fuel efficient vehicles, specialty-use vehicles and light commercial vehicles.
+Added: We offer a wide variety of vehicles in our rental fleet, including luxury vehicles, electrified vehicles, specialty-use vehicles and light commercial vehicles.
Our fleet consists primarily of vehicles from the current and immediately preceding model year.
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We participate in a variety of vehicle purchase programs with major vehicle manufacturers.
−Removed: In 2022, we primarily purchased vehicles from Stellantis N.V., Toyota Motor Corporation, Hyundai Motor Group, General Motors Company, Ford Motor Company, Volkswagen Group and Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance.
+Added: In 2023, we primarily purchased vehicles from Stellantis N.V., General Motors Company, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, Toyota Motor Corporation, Hyundai Motor Group, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group.
Fleet costs represented approximately 17% of our aggregate expenses in 2023.
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When we return program vehicles to the manufacturer, we receive the price guaranteed at the time of purchase and are therefore protected from fluctuations in the price of previously-owned vehicles in the wholesale market.
−Removed: In 2022, approximately 24% of the vehicles we disposed of were sold pursuant to repurchase or guaranteed depreciation programs.
+Added: In 2023, approximately 20% of the vehicles we disposed of were program vehicles sold pursuant to repurchase or guaranteed depreciation programs.
Over the past several years, program vehicles have comprised of a decreasing proportion of our fleet.
−Removed: The approximate percentage of program vehicles in our average rental fleet within each of our reporting segments in 2022 was 44% for International and less than 1% for the Americas, respectively.
+Added: The approximate percentage of program vehicles in our average rental fleet within each of our reporting segments in 2023 was 40% for International and less than 1% for the Americas.
The future percentages of program and risk vehicles in our fleet will depend on several factors, including our expectations for future used vehicle prices, our seasonal needs and the availability and attractiveness of manufacturers’ repurchase and guaranteed depreciation programs.
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Alternative disposition channels provide the opportunity to increase vehicle sales prices and reduce relevant fleet costs compared to selling vehicles at auctions.
−Removed: Ultimate Test Drive program, retail locations, and RubyCar, our online retail sales platform, offer customers the ability to purchase well-maintained, late-model rental vehicles from our fleet.
+Added: We sell vehicles direct to consumers through our retail locations, and through RubyCar, our online retail sales platform, which offers customers the ability to purchase well-maintained, late-model rental vehicles from our fleet.
We dispose of our program vehicles in accordance with repurchase or guaranteed depreciation programs with major vehicle manufacturers.
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In 2023, our average quarterly vehicle rental fleet size ranged from a low of approximately 621,000 vehicles in the first quarter to a high of approximately 754,000 vehicles in the third quarter.
−Removed: Average fleet utilization for 2022, which is based on the number of rental days (or portion thereof) that vehicles are rented compared to the total amount of time that vehicles are available for rent, ranged from approximately 67% to approximately 71%.
+Added: Average quarterly fleet utilization for 2023, which is based on the number of rental days (or portion thereof) that vehicles are rented compared to the total amount of time that vehicles are available for rent, ranged from approximately 65% to approximately 71%.
Our average car rental fleet size and utilization are typically highest in the summer months.
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To accomplish this task, we have developed and continue to evolve specialized training programs for our technicians.
−Removed: Our Supply Chain Department reviews, distributes, and makes accessible OEM technical service bulletins that can be retrieved electronically at our repair locations.
+Added: Our Supply Chain Department reviews, distributes, and makes accessible original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) technical service bulletins that can be retrieved electronically at our repair locations.
In addition, we have implemented policies and procedures to promptly address manufacturer recalls as part of our ongoing maintenance and repair efforts to maximize the customer experience.
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Our commitment to delivering a consistently high level of customer service across all of our brands is a critical element of our success and business strategy.
−Removed: Our Customer Led, Service Driven ™ program focuses on continually improving the overall customer experience based on our research of customer service practices, improved customer insights, executing our customer relationship management strategy, delivering customer-centric employee training and leverage our mobile applications technology and the enriched experience it provides our customers.
+Added: Our Customer Led, Service Driven program focuses on continually improving the overall customer experience based on our research of customer service practices, improved customer insights, executing our customer relationship management strategy, delivering customer-centric employee training and leveraging our mobile applications technology and the enriched experience it provides our customers.
In addition, our social media platform allows us to engage with our customers in their preferred channel, which enables us to meet the needs of our customers while promoting our brands to gain more market share and drive customer loyalty.
−Removed: The employees at our Company-operated locations are trained and empowered to resolve most customer issues at the location level.
+Added: The employees at our Company-operated locations are trained and empowered to resolve many customer issues at the location level.
We also continuously track customer-satisfaction levels by sending location-specific surveys to recent customers and utilize detailed reports and tracking to assess and identify ways that we can improve our customer service delivery and the overall customer experience.
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Concessions are typically awarded by airport authorities every three to ten years based upon competitive bids.
−Removed: Our concession agreements with the various airport authorities generally impose certain minimum operating requirements, provide for relocation in the event of future construction and provide for abatement of the minimum annual guarantee in the event of extended low passenger volume.
+Added: Our concession agreements with the various airport authorities generally impose certain minimum operating requirements, provide for relocation in the event of future construction and in some cases provide for abatement of the minimum annual guarantee in the event of extended low passenger volume.
OTHER BUSINESS CONSIDERATIONS
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Our Budget Truck operations in the United States competes with several other local, regional
−Removed: and nationwide truck rental companies including U-Haul International, Inc., Penske Truck Leasing Corporation, Ryder System, Inc., Enterprise Truck Rental, and Hertz.
+Added: and nationwide truck rental companies including U-Haul International, Inc., Penske Truck Leasing Corporation, Ryder System, Inc., Enterprise Truck Rental, and Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
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In addition, we currently purchase insurance coverage to limit our exposure to legal fees and expenses resulting from cybersecurity breaches.
−Removed: We generally retain economic exposure for liability to third parties arising from vehicle rental and car sharing services in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
−Removed: Virgin Islands, in accordance with the minimum financial responsibility requirements (“MFRs”) and primacy of coverage laws of the relevant jurisdiction.
+Added: We generally retain economic exposure for liability to third parties arising from vehicle rental and car sharing services in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico in accordance with the minimum financial responsibility requirements (“MFRs”) and primacy of coverage laws of the relevant jurisdiction.
In certain cases, we assume liability above applicable MFRs, up to $5 million per occurrence, other than in cases involving a negligent act on the part of the Company, for which we purchase insurance coverage for exposures beyond retained amounts from a combination of unaffiliated excess insurers.
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We retain a portion of the insured risk of liability through local deductibles, and by reinsuring certain risks through our captive insurance subsidiary AEGIS Motor Insurance Limited.
+Added: AEGIS Motor Insurance Limited reinsures certain risks through unaffiliated companies, which limits its liabilities.
In Australasia, motor vehicle bodily injury insurance coverage is compulsory and provided upon vehicle registration.
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We retain a share of property damage risk through local deductibles.
−Removed: AEGIS Motor Insurance Limited reinsures certain risks through unaffiliated companies, which limits its liabilities.
−Removed: We offer our U.S.
−Removed: customers a range of optional insurance products and coverages such as supplemental liability insurance, personal accident insurance, personal effects protection, emergency sickness protection, automobile towing protection and cargo insurance, which create additional risk exposure for us.
−Removed: When a customer elects to purchase supplemental liability insurance or other optional insurance related products, we typically retain economic exposure to loss, since the insurance is provided by an unaffiliated insurer that is reinsuring its exposure through our captive insurance subsidiary, Constellation Reinsurance Co., Ltd.
+Added: We offer our United States customers a range of optional insurance products and coverages such as supplemental liability insurance, personal accident insurance, personal effects protection, emergency sickness protection, automobile towing protection and cargo insurance, which create additional risk exposure for us.
+Added: When a customer elects to purchase supplemental liability insurance or other optional insurance related products, we typically retain economic exposure to loss, since the insurance is provided by an unaffiliated insurer that is reinsuring its exposure through our captive insurance subsidiary, Constellation Reinsurance Company Limited.
Additional personal accident insurance offered to our customers in Europe is provided by a third-party insurer, and primarily reinsured by our Avis Budget Europe International Reinsurance Limited subsidiary.
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We rely primarily on a combination of trademark, trade secret and copyright laws, as well as contractual provisions with employees and third parties, to establish and protect our intellectual property rights.
−Removed: The service marks “Avis,” “Budget” and “Zipcar” and related marks or designs incorporating such terms and related logos and marks such as “We Try Harder,” “We Know The Road” and “Own The Trip, Not The Car” are material to our vehicle rental and car sharing businesses.
+Added: The service marks “Avis,” “Budget” and “Zipcar” and related marks or designs incorporating such terms and related logos and marks such as “Plan On Us,” “We Try Harder,” “We Know The Road” and “Own The Trip, Not The Car”, “Preferred” and “Fastbreak” are material to our vehicle rental and car sharing businesses.
Our subsidiaries and licensees actively use these marks.
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We also own trademarks and logos related to the “Apex Car Rentals” brand in Australia and New Zealand, the “Payless Car Rental” brand in the United States and several other countries, the “Maggiore” and “Morini Rent” brands in Italy, the “FranceCars” brand in France and the “Turiscar” brand in Portugal.
−Removed: Our subsidiaries have also filed patent applications pertaining to fleet and connected car technology in the U.S.
−Removed: and other countries.
+Added: Our subsidiaries have also filed patent applications pertaining to fleet and connected car technology in the United States and other countries.
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE (“ESG”)
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• Greenhouse Gas Emissions:
−Removed: As our corporate and leisure customers become increasingly aware and concerned about pollution and congestion caused by vehicles, we aim to provide sustainable transportation solutions by leveraging connected vehicle technology and introducing more fuel efficient and low emission vehicles.
−Removed: • Sustainable Operations:
+Added: As our corporate and leisure customers become increasingly aware and concerned about pollution and congestion caused by vehicles, we aim to provide more sustainable transportation solutions by leveraging connected vehicle technology and introducing more fuel efficient, low emission, and electric vehicles.
+Added: • Sustainable Operations Improvements:
We are driving the efficiencies needed to reduce our environmental impact and enhance the sustainability of our operations.
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We work closely with our corporate customers to help them achieve their environmental impact reduction targets through our carbon offset program.
−Removed: • Sustainable Fleet:
+Added: • More Sustainable Fleet:
We are actively anticipating and driving changes in mobility.
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Zipcar’s technology platform is key to providing a successful self-service experience for its members and effectively managing a distributed fleet of vehicles and associated parking locations.
−Removed: With more than one million members worldwide, Zipcar is helping reduce traffic and congestion.
◦ Connected Vehicles:
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◦ Fleet Efficiency:
−Removed: We offer our customers the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of vehicles, including hybrids, electric or fuel-efficient vehicles at almost all of our locations.
+Added: We offer our customers the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of vehicles, including fuel-efficient, hybrid, or electric vehicles at almost all of our locations.
Our fleet consists primarily of vehicles from the current and immediately preceding model year - this ensures the highest possible standards of air emissions control.
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• Supporting Community Resilience:
−Removed: Over the past 70 years, we have developed strong competencies in responding to business disruptions.
+Added: We have developed strong competencies in responding to business disruptions.
Whether the disruption is man-made, an extreme weather event or a global health crisis, our business continuity programs are central to how we respond in times of crisis.
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Our talent strategy is solidly rooted in attracting and retaining a diverse workforce.
−Removed: We run numerous recruitment programs that aim to give back to our local communities.
−Removed: Our Talent Acquisition teams have strong relationships with organizations that help us reach a diverse pool of candidates including LGBTQ+ and those with disabilities.
+Added: Our Talent Acquisition teams have strong relationships with organizations that help us reach a diverse pool of candidates including those who identify as LGBTQ+ and those with disabilities.
We believe that our employees possess a wealth of knowledge that could and should be shared with others.
−Removed: have a wealth of established learning and talent programs that we make available to our employees, including a digital learning platform that has transformed the way we produce, manage and share learning resources.
+Added: We have a wealth of established learning and talent programs that we make available to our employees, including a digital learning platform that has transformed the way we produce, manage and share learning resources.
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We embrace diversity and inclusion.
−Removed: We value each employee around the world, whose talent, skill and personality have helped establish us as a leading global mobility provider.
+Added: We value each employee around the world, whose talent, skill and personality has helped establish us as a leading global mobility provider.
We believe that embracing and promoting diversity is a critical component of our success and we have committed to creating a safe, supportive and inclusive environment.
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We strive to have a diverse and inclusive work environment where employees feel valued for their uniqueness, recognized for their diverse talents, and where they can bring their whole selves to work.
−Removed: We have created employee resource groups (“ERGs”) to advocate for equality, provide opportunities for advancement, and facilitate discussion around best practices and resources to advance more targeted cultural and racial understanding and diversity.
+Added: We have created employee resource groups (“ERGs”) to advocate for equality, provide opportunities for advancement, and facilitate discussion around better practices and resources to advance more targeted cultural and racial understanding and diversity.
These ERGs provide a space where employees can foster connections and develop in a supportive environment.
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Consistent with our operating philosophy, we are committed to safety and our core belief is that health and safety is every employee’s responsibility, not only for our employees but for our customers, vendors, and all stakeholders.
−Removed: We currently collect incident rates to track safety performance for our United States operations, which represents our largest employee population.
We take a holistic approach to well-being.
We understand that to deliver our best performance, our employees need to be healthy and happy in all areas of their lives.
−Removed: Our Connecting You to Well-Being program focuses on helping our people achieve all aspects of wellness through encouraging habits that promote physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
−Removed: We are subject to a wide variety of laws and regulations in the countries in which we operate, including those relating to, among others, consumer protection, insurance products and rates, franchising, customer privacy and data protection, securities and public disclosure, competition and antitrust, environmental matters, taxes, automobile-related liability, corruption and anti-bribery, labor and employment matters, health and safety, claims management, automotive retail sales, currency-exchange and other various banking and financial industry regulations, cost and fee recovery, the protection of our trademarks and other intellectual property, and local ownership or investment requirements.
+Added: Our well-being program focuses on helping our people achieve all aspects of wellness through encouraging habits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being.
+Added: We are subject to a wide variety of laws and regulations in the countries in which we operate, including those relating to, among others, consumer protection, insurance products and rates, franchising, customer privacy and data protection, securities and public disclosure, competition and antitrust, environmental matters, taxes, automobile-related liability, corruption and anti-bribery, labor and employment matters, health and safety, claims management, automotive retail sales, currency-exchange and other various banking and financial industry regulations, cost and fee recovery, the protection of our trademarks and other intellectual property, ESG matters and local ownership or investment requirements.
Additional information about the regulations that we are subject to can be found in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
COMPANY INFORMATION
−Removed: Our principal executive office is located at 6 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 (our telephone number is 973-496-4700).
+Added: Our principal executive office is located at 379 Interpace Parkway, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 (our telephone number is 973-496-4700).
The Company files electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) required reports on Form 8-K, Form 10-Q and Form 10-K;
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Copies of our board committee charters, Codes of Conduct and Ethics, Corporate Governance Guidelines and other corporate governance information are also available on our website.
−Removed: If the Company should decide to amend any of its board committee charters, Codes of Conduct and Ethics or other corporate governance documents, copies of
−Removed: such amendments will be made available to the public through the Company’s website.
+Added: If the Company should decide to amend any of its board committee charters, Codes of Conduct and Ethics or other corporate governance documents, copies of such amendments will be made available to the public through the Company’s website.
The information contained on the Company’s website is not included in, or incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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