"For many individuals, vehicle 'trade-ins' are an important component of the car-buying process," sa

In collaboration with auto retailer AutoNation Inc., Ultimate Test Drive offers consumers a selection of late-model Avis and Budget rental vehicles for purchase at competitive prices. Customers can shop online at www.avis.com travel brochures for florida or www.budget.com and schedule their "ultimate test drive."
Customers with trade-in vehicles are assigned a personal auto consultant via AutoNation Direct, who can collect personal vehicle information to provide fair market value on trade-in vehicles. Then this value can be applied toward the new vehicle purchase.
"For many individuals, vehicle 'trade-ins' are an important component of the car-buying process," said Tom Gartland, president, North America, Avis Budget Group. "We're excited to give potential buyers the option to receive a trade-in value for their vehicle. We look forward to capturing these used vehicle sales as part of our strategic initiative to accelerate growth."
Ultimate Test Drive is available in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Jersey and Texas. The program features more than 75 makes and models, ranging from Ford and General Motors to Kia, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen. These test drives are free-of-charge for two hours or can be as long as three days for a nominal rental fee. Then if the customer decides to purchase the vehicle, the base rental fee will be refunded once the purchase is completed through AutoNation Direct.
Now more than ever, the fleet manager is tasked with harnessing large amounts of data and turning the findings into actionable results. With so much technology driving so much information, the responsibility and burden are now greater than ever.