Enterprise Car Rental - Boldly Going Where No Car Service Has Gone Before

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is a privately owned and operated company based in St. Louis, Missouri that serves clients in the United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In 2005 their revenue was estimated at 6.4 billion US dollars. The North American and Canadian market is prevalent for Enterprise.

Jack Taylor owned a small business in 1957 that dealt with auto-leasing. He named his company after the US naval ship “USS Enterprise” he served on while in the Navy as a Navy aviator. His son, Andy Taylor became the president of the company in 1980 and CEO in 1994.

The main sales point of Enterprise Rent-A-Car is insurance replacement. Their motto is “We’ll pick you up!” This is not only a slogan but they will deliver the car to you, once approved, to your home or office. Enterprise has won several awards for customer satisfaction in and around airports. Most car rental companies will not rent to anyone under the age of twenty-five but Enterprise will for an additional fee and mandatory insurance.

Some of the cars offered by this company include the Dodge Neon, Kia Rio and Chevrolet Aveo for compact vehicles. Chevrolet Cobalt, Ford Focus, Nissan Sentra and Toyota Corolla are offered for intermediate vehicles. Standards include the Pontiac Vibe, Chevrolet Malibu and Hyundai Sonata. Full-size vehicles rentable from Enterprise include the Chevrolet Impala and Ford Taurus. If you are able to spend a bit more money you can rent their luxury line of cars which include the Chrysler 300. Dodge Charger, Cadillac DTS, Mercedes C230 and Mercedes C240 models. The larger vehicles such as minivans, trucks and SUVs include the Ford Freestar, Dodge Grand Caravan, Chevrolet Silverado, Dodge Ram Charger, Chevrolet Express 15-passenger Van, Chevrolet Trailblazer, Cadillac Escalade, Lincoln Navigator, Jeep Liberty and Nissan Xterra.

Enterprise car rental companies have hired over seven thousand employees in 2006 alone and this number is expected to rise as the years go on. If you are looking for employment opportunity in your neighborhood and there is an Enterprise Rent-A-Car nearby, perhaps you could join the team and take advantage of the company benefits.

Enterprise Car Rental, as well as many other major car hire companies all have a presence at major airports throughout the world. Read more about Airport Car Rental.

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