Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc is a Delaware corporation and a successor to Pentastar Transportation Group, Inc. The Company owns DTG Operations, Inc. ('DTG Operations'), Dollar Rent A Car, Inc. and Thrifty, Inc. Thrifty, Inc. owns Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc. and Thrifty Car Sales, Inc. ('Thrifty Car Sales'). Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc. owns Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Canada Inc. ('DTG Canada'). The Company operates under a corporate structure that combines the management of operations and administrative functions for both the Dollar and Thrifty brands. DTG Operations operates company-owned stores under the Dollar brand and the Thrifty brand, operates reservation centers for both brands and conducts sales and marketing activities for both brands. Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc. and Dollar Rent A Car, Inc. conduct franchising activities for their respective brands. Thrifty Car Sales operates a franchised retail used car sales network. The Company also has a special purpose financing entity, Rental Car Finance Corp. ('RCFC'). The Company operates in the U.S. and Canada, and through its Dollar and Thrifty brands is primarily engaged in the business of the daily rental of vehicles to business and leisure customers through company-owned stores. The Company also sells vehicle rental franchises worldwide and provides sales and marketing, reservations, data processing systems, insurance and other services to franchisees. RCFC provides vehicle financing to the Company. Dollar's main focus is serving the airport vehicle rental market, which is comprised of business and leisure travelers. The majority of its locations are on or near airport facilities. Dollar operates primarily through company-owned stores in the U.S. and Canada, and also licenses to independent franchisees which operate as a part of the Dollar brand system. Thrifty focuses on serving both the airport and local markets operating through a network of company-owned stores and franchisees. Dollar and Thrifty and their franchisees operate mainly in the U.S. airport market, relying on leisure, tour and small business customers. In addition to local and regional vehicle rental companies, Dollar and Thrifty and their franchisees' principal competitors are Alamo, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, Advantage and National. The main environmental regulatory requirements applicable to Dollar and Thrifty operations relate to the ownership, storage or use of petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel fuel and new and used motor oil; the treatment or discharge of waste waters; and the generation, storage, transportation and off-site treatment or disposal of waste materials....
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