OCTOBER 19, 2009 — Negotiated car rental rates are unlikely to drop into 2010, and few corporate travel buyers will look to change preferred vendors as they enter the new year, according to car rental consultant Neil Abrams, president of Abrams Consulting Group.

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Under The Hood: Car Rental Companies Might Push For Rate Increases (Business Travel News)

While the global recession has sent prices plummeting on airfares, hotels and cruises, it is having the opposite effect on rental cars. In May, the average rate for a weekly airport rental of a compact car booked seven days in advance was $345.99, up a whopping 73 percent compared with $199.65 for the same month last year, according to the Abrams Consulting Group, based in Purchase, N.Y., which …

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Dwindling fleets drive up price of car rental (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Getting a good deal on a car rental this summer may take some doing. Rates on car rentals are up and in some cases way up from a year ago, according to Abrams Consulting Group, based in Purchase, N.Y., which tracks car rental rates.

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7 ways to save on a car rental (Bankrate.com)