Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Infection Facts. Escherichia coli, or E. coli for short, is a very common bacterium. There are hundreds of different strains of E. coli. Some are harmless while others cause serious illness.
National was owned by an investment group containing William Lobeck of Tulsa, Alvin Swanner of New Orleans and Archer McWhorter of Houston. Later sold in 1995 at an estimated price of $1 Billion. In 1996, National acquired the Canadian fleet and operations of Tilden Rent-a-Car.National is owned by Enterprise Holdings. On August 1, 2007 Enterprise Rent-A-Car assumed control of Vanguard Automotive Group.ational was owned by an investment group containing William Lobeck of Tulsa, Alvin Swanner of New Orleans and Archer McWhorter of Houston. Later sold in 1995 at an estimated price of $1 Billion. In 1996, National acquired the Canadian fleet and operations of Tilden Rent-a-Car.
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group is a holding company that owns Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental; it does not own Hertz and Advantage. A version of this article appears in print on May 20, 2012, on Page TR3 of the New York edition with the headline: Paying Less for That Rental Car.