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Avis buys Zipcar and grows car-sharing capabilities internationally

Zipcar, a car-sharing company that specializes in renting cars by the hour or day, announced Wednesday it will be acquired by Avis Budget for $491 million, or $12.25 a share. The action will help Avis compete against Hertz Global Holdings, which became the world's second largest car-rental company in 2012 following its purchase of Dollar Thrifty car-rental company for $2.6 billion, according to a Bloomberg report. “By combining with Zipcar, we will significantly increase our growth potential -- both in the U.S.

Citroen DS3 DSport 150 Review & Road Test (2010)

Citroen DS3 Review & Road Test Citroen has a long and noble history of ploughing its own furrow. They may sometimes have struggled with the build quality and reliability of some Citroens – although certainly not all – but you could never really have called them boring. From the 2CV to the SM, Citroens offered a bold statement of intent and conspired to offer individual style, something no other major car maker could compete with in quite the same way.

One Lap of the Web: Living-room Lambos, a zombie Cayenne and the curse of Merkur

We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about. -- The rich really are different than you and me ...