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Top 10 Car Rental Companies

Top 10 Car Rental companies of 2015 are: Enterprise, Hertz, Alamo, Thrifty, Budget, National, Dollar, Avis, Payless and ACE.

#1 Enterprise Rent A Car

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the largest rental car company with more than 7,000 neighborhood and airport locations throughout North America and Europe. Enterprise Rent-A-Car is owned and operated by St. Louis-based Enterprise Holdings, a privately held company which, through its regional subsidiaries, also owns and operates the Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental brands.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car's primary focus is the neighborhood and airport car rental, car sharing, vanpooling, motorcycle rental and truck rental.

Key Facts:

  • Founded in 1957
  • Rental locations throughout North America and Europe
  • More than 5,500 neighborhood and airport branch offices located within 15 miles of 90 percent of the U.S. population

Corporate Office:

600 Corporate Park Dr
St Louis, MO 63105


#2 Hertz Rent-a-Car

Hertz is the largest worldwide airport car rental company with more than 1,600 airport locations in the U.S. and more than 1,300 airport locations internationally.

Hertz operates the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly car rental brands in more than 10,300 corporate and licensee locations throughout approximately 145 countries in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and New Zealand.

Key Facts:

  • Providing Quality Car Service for over 90 years.
  • Rental locations in 145 countries
  • 10,300 locations
  • 1,600 airport locations in the U.S. and more than 1,300 airport locations internationally

Corporate Office:

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
999 Vanderbilt Beach Road, 3rd Floor
Naples, FL 34108


#3 Alamo Rent A Car

Alamo Rent a Car is the third-largest car rental agency in the United States. Alamo offers rental service at the most popular travel destinations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia.

Key Facts:

  • Founded in 1974
  • Locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia
  • 171 self-service kiosks at 63 U.S. locations

Address:

600 Corporate Park Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63105


#4 Thrifty Car Rental

Thrifty Car Rental is one of the largest car rental companies in the world and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. Thrifty operates in 77 countries and territories with over 1,000 locations throughout North, Central, and South America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific.

Key Facts:

  • Founded in 1958
  • 1,000 locations in 77 countries
  • U.S./Canada locations - 472

Corporate Office:

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
5330 E. 31st Street
Tulsa, OK 74135



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#5 Budget Car Rental

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Budget Car Rental is one of the world's best-known car rental brands owned by Avis Budget Group, Inc. Budget Car Rental was founded in 1958 as a car rental company for the "budget-minded" renter. Today company has more than 3,000 locations in more than 120 countries.

Key Facts:

  • 800 locations in the U.S.

Corporate Office:

Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC
6 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ 07054


#6 National Car Rental

National Car Rental is a rental car company serving the daily rental needs of the frequent airport traveler throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia. St. Louis-based Enterprise Holdings owns and operates the National Car Rental brand in North America.

Key Facts:

  • Founded in 1947
  • Locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia
  • 2000 locations worldwide

Corporate Office:

National Car Rental
600 Corporate Park Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63105


#7 Dollar Car Rental

Dollar Rent A Car has suburban and on-airport car rental locations in all major cities throughout the United States.

Dollar Rent A Car has approximately 570 locations in 61 countries including approximately 260 locations in the United States and Canada with a significant presence also in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Key Facts:

  • Founded in 1965
  • 260 locations in the United States and Canada
  • 570 worldwide locations

Corporate Office:

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
5330 E. 31st Street
Tulsa, OK 74135


#8 Avis Car Rental

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Avis Car Rental and its subsidiaries operate one of the world's best-known car rental brands with approximately 5,450 locations in more than 165 countries.

Avis Budget Group operates the Avis brand in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, India, Australia and, New Zealand.

Key Facts:

  • Founded in 1946
  • 5,450 locations in more than 165 countries

Corporate Office:

6 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ 07054



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#9 Payless

Payless Car Rental, Inc. is a car rental company headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. Payless Car Rental operates approximately 120 rental locations in the United States, Canada, Europe and South America, including many in major airports.

Payless Car Rental is a subsidiary of Avis Budget Group, Inc., a leading global provider of vehicle rental services.

Key Facts:

  • Founded in 1971
  • 120 locations

Corporate Office:

2350 34th St N #140,
St Petersburg, FL 33713


#10 ACE Rent a Car

ACE car rental chain has more than 250 locations around the world.

Key Facts:

  • Founded in 1966
  • 250 locations around the world

Corporate Office:

4529 West 96th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46268


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