Procurement
Hertz Global Holdings reported second-quarter net income of $60.1 million,
reversing a $20.4 million net loss from the same quarter last
year. Worldwide rental car revenue grew 10 percent to $1.8 billion, driven by 8
percent growth in transaction days. CEO Mark Frissora attributed the softness
in rental car pricing--illustrated by a 4 percent year-over-year decline in
rental rate revenue per transaction day and failed price increases in June and
July--to larger industry fleets than a year earlier. "Fleets are
tightening now," Frissora said Wednesday during the company's quarterly
earnings call.