Articles tagged: Zipcar

Detroit News: Zipcar sold to Avis for nearly $500 million

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Posted: Jan 03, 2013

Rental car giant Avis Budget Group is buying the Zipcar car-sharing service for almost half a billion dollars in cash, according to a report in the Detroit News. Read more »

Analysis: 'Deuce' formation becoming a fixture, with Denard Robinson used as decoy

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Posted: Oct 30, 2011

Denard Robinson is the quarterback, Michigan football coaches say. Yet, backup Devin Gardner took one out of every six snaps against Purdue, not counting the ones he got with the game in hand. Confused? Don't ... Read more »

Unexpected Benefits: getDowntown interviews Mike Felkey of Intersect Digital

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Posted: Feb 24, 2010

Mike is the type of person you might not typically think of as a sustainable commuter. He’s the President and COO of a growing company. He’s a dad. And he has a free parking spot ... Read more »

Toyota-brand Zipcars in Ann Arbor are road ready, manufacturer says

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Posted: Feb 12, 2010

“Zipsters” in Ann Arbor can breathe a sigh of relief. That Toyota they may be driving will not face more safety scrutiny under the announced recall. Read more »

Ann Arbor DDA subsidy for Zipcars has been money well-spent

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Posted: Oct 18, 2009

There are no easy answers to traffic and parking congestion in downtown Ann Arbor, but there’s one zippy answer that’s beginning to catch on. The Downtown Development Authority has agreed to add two more vehicles ... Read more »

Parking downtown isn't free, but our Commuter Fair is!

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Posted: Oct 06, 2009

On October 22nd from 3-5pm, the getDowntown Program will be hosting a Fall Commuter Fair in front of the Kerrytown Shops. Our Commuter Fair will feature free bike tune-ups to go!pass holders (compliments of Wheels ... Read more »

Detroit Free Press: Ann Arbor Zipcar membership increases 78% in the last year

Posted: Sep 14, 2009

Al McWilliams, the 29-year-old founder of Quack Media in Ann Arbor, is one of 325,000 members of Zipcar, a company leading a car-sharing phenomenon across the United States, the Detroit Free Press reports today. Nonprofits ... Read more »

Two more hybrid Zipcars coming to Ann Arbor, University of Michigan

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Posted: Aug 08, 2009

The University of Michigan is set to get two additional hybrid cars later this month through the auto-sharing program Zipcar. The cars will be Honda Insight Hybrids and will be set up in reserved spots ... Read more »