When did DTG Operations stop offering licenses for Dollar Rent A Car?
Dollar_Rent_A_Car Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
From August 1991 to January 1, 2003, our affiliate, DTG Operations, Inc. ("DTG Operations") and its predecessors, offered and sold licenses for the establishment and operation of vehicle rental, leasing and parking businesses under the marks "Dollar®" and "Dollar Rent A Car®." (It previously operated under the name "Dollar Rent A Car System, Inc.") DTG Operations no longer offers licenses, and never offered licenses in any other line of business. As of January 1, 2003, all Dollar licenses were assigned to, and all subsequent Dollar licenses were offered and sold by Dollar Rent A Car, Inc. (see below). As of December 31, 2024, DTG Operations or its affiliates had in operation 209 corporate Thrifty Businesses (as defined below) and 181 corporate Dollar Businesses (as defined below) in the United States. DTG Operations' principal place of business is located at 8501 Williams Road, Estero, Florida 33928.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 9–20)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dollar Rent A Car's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, DTG Operations, Inc. stopped offering licenses for the establishment and operation of vehicle rental, leasing, and parking businesses under the Dollar Rent A Car marks on January 1, 2003. From August 1991 until that date, DTG Operations and its predecessors were the entities offering and selling these licenses. DTG Operations never offered licenses in any other line of business.
As of January 1, 2003, all Dollar Rent A Car licenses were assigned to Dollar Rent A Car, Inc., which then became responsible for offering and selling all subsequent licenses. This means that after this date, prospective franchisees would have dealt directly with Dollar Rent A Car, Inc., rather than DTG Operations, to obtain a franchise.
As of December 31, 2024, DTG Operations or its affiliates had 181 corporate Dollar Rent A Car Businesses in operation in the United States, in addition to 209 corporate Thrifty Businesses. This indicates that while DTG Operations no longer offers licenses, it continues to be involved in operating corporate-owned Dollar Rent A Car locations.