To whom were all Dollar Rent A Car licenses assigned as of January 1, 2003?
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.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 9–20)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Dollar Rent A Car Franchise Disclosure Document, prior to January 1, 2003, licenses to operate Dollar Rent A Car were offered and sold by DTG Operations, Inc. As of January 1, 2003, all Dollar Rent A Car licenses were assigned to Dollar Rent A Car, Inc.
For prospective franchisees, this means that Dollar Rent A Car, Inc. is the entity that grants franchises for the brand in the United States. DTG Operations, Inc. no longer offers licenses for Dollar Rent A Car.
It is important to note that the FDD also mentions Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Canada Inc. (DTAGC) and its subsidiary DTG Canada Corp. These entities were involved with Dollar Rent A Car licenses in Canada. Specifically, in February 2003, DTAGC purchased the master license rights to the Dollar Rent A Car system in Canada and assigned such rights to DTG Canada. However, as of the date of the 2025 Disclosure Document, all licenses that were under DTG Canada have expired, and any new licenses are offered and sold by The Hertz Corporation in Canada.