For the first time ever,
more car rentals are taking place in neighborhoods than at airports. Enterprise Rent-a-Car, which has cornered the
market on the streets of America vs. relying on airport business, is fine with that. As more people buy more cars, more
accidents take place. Temporary replacement (people rent a car while theirs is in the shop) is one reason why
neighborhood business has overtaken airport business.
The Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor
shared with the Detroit News that another reason for this is part of a new trend: people who need to haul
mulch and home improvement supplies only a few times a year rent the big SUV rather than buy it. Families who only
need the space found in minivans for a special family trip a few times a year rent one and stick with their sedans for
the rest of the year.