Marywood University junior Gaetan DeSimone may be borrowing his roommate’s car a little less often this year.On Wednesday, students got their first look at a car-sharing program that will replace a Marywood bus that had transported students around the area.

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Hybrid rental car program debuts at Marywood

In its first audit of the year, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) just opened a probe into rental car companies and how often they do—or do not—repair rental vehicles subject to a safety recalls. The agency plans on looking at some three million General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford vehicles sold to car rental companies,

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Feds to Probe Car Rental Safety

BOSTON (TheStreet) — A takeover battle between Hertz and Avis for Dollar Thrifty has taken investors on a joy ride this year, and that may continue as rising demand for cheap rentals and a rebound in business travel are driving an earnings rebound. Shares of Hertz, the largest publicly traded company in the business with a market value of $5.1 billion, have jumped 44% over the past three months …

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