much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message avis budget group type public traded as nasdaq car dow jones transportation average component industry rental & leasing services founded 2006 founder henry silverman headquarters parsippany new jersey united states key people larry deshon chairman and ceo 1 products car rental revenue 8.5 b 2014 2 net income 327m 2014 2 total equity 771m number of employees 30 000 2 website www.avisbudgetgroup.com avis budget group avis budget group inc. is the american parent company of avis car rental 3 budget car rental 3 budget truck rental payless car rental apex car rentals 4 maggiore group 5 and zipcar . 6 the company s headquarters are located in parsippany troy hills new jersey united states . as of 2011 needs update avis budget is the leading general use vehicle rental company in north america australia and new zealand . 7 history edit following the decision to dissolve the cendant company name and split into four separate companies the vehicle rental division of cendant became avis budget group in 2006 . 8 at the end of 2008 avis budget became the first vehicle rental company to begin deployment rfid transponders in their fleet using a product from transcore which includes an active rfid tag that can work with nearly all electronic toll collections systems in the united states including e zpass in the northeast txtag texas and sunpass florida . 9 on 14 march 2013 avis budget group purchased zipcar for about us 500 million in cash . zipcar now operates as a subsidiary of avis budget group . scott griffith who had run the company for the previous 10 years resigned the day after the acquisition closed and passed the reins to a new company president mark norman . 10 on september 5 2012 avis budget group acquired apex car rentals of new zealand . 4 11 on april 9 2015 avis budget group announced it had completed the acquisition of maggiore group italy s fourth largest vehicle rental company . 5 12 references edit avis budget group . avis budget management . avisbudgetgroup.com . a b c avis budget group reports record fourth quarter 2014 results . avisbudgetgroup.com . a b avis car rental and budget car rental recognized among top 50 green brands . avisbudgetgroup.com . a b avis budget group announces agreement to acquire apex car rentals of new zealand . avisbudgetgroup.com . a b avis budget group completes acquisition of maggiore group . avisbudgetgroup.com . avis budget to buy zipcar for 500 mln . reuters . retrieved 2 january 2013 . avis beats on better travel trends . zacks investment research . may 4 2011 . retrieved 2011 05 14 . cendant to become avis . budget . pacific business news . august 29 2006 . retrieved 18 august 2012 . avis budget group plans to put interoperable toll transponders on the road . rfid journal . december 23 2008 . retrieved 2011 05 14 . rebecca greenfield 2013 03 15 . uh oh zipcar s ceo stepped down right after its merger with avis . theatlanticwire.com . http www.rttnews.com 1959974 avis budget group to acquire apex car rentals quick facts.aspx emily bader 9 april 2015 . avis completes 160m acquisition of italian vehicle rental business . njbiz . external links edit official website v t e vehicle rental brands car rental ace rent a car advantage rent a car alamo rent a car auto europe avis rent a car budget rent a car carzonrent citer dollar rent a car enterprise rent a car europcar firefly hertz kemwel localiza national car rental payless car rental redspot car rentals rent a wreck sixt thrifty car rental taxiforsure meru cabs carsharing autolib autoshare buffalo carshare cambio carsharing car next door car2go city car club city carshare cityhop communauto vrtucar community carshare drivenow enjoy enterprise carshare evo car share flexicar flinkster getaround go op gocar goget greenwheels hertz 24 7 justshareit mobility carsharing modo momo car 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