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The Enterprise Rent-A-Car network of almost 6,000 neighborhood branch offices – located within 15 miles of 90 percent of the U.S. population – is unparalleled in the car rental industry. In fact, almost five years ago, Auto Rental News magazine confirmed that local car rentals represent more than half of all car rental industry revenues and noted the irony: "If the local market makes up the majority of the total market, then the general public can’t assume that rental taxes will, by default, fall to the responsibility of tourists."
Later that same year, Auto Rental News highlighted the fact that a for-profit car-sharing company was seeking exemptions from Chicago’s 6-percent tax and Illinois’ 6-percent tax on auto rentals. At the time, Enterprise stated that any tax-exempt status was an issue for the government to decide, and then stressed the difference between non-profit car-sharing operations and for-profit car-sharing companies: "We feel excise taxes are bad across the board. It’s bad for everybody, including car-sharing companies. But we feel a distinction shouldn’t be made between hourly or daily rentals. It’s still the same concept – you’re renting a car when you need it." |
