Avis Car Rental
Van Nuys, CA Hours and Location

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Company Overview

Avis Car Rental and its subsidiaries operate one of the world’s best-known car rental brands with approximately 5,500 locations in more than 165 countries. Avis has a long history of innovation in the car rental industry and is one of the world’s top brands for customer loyalty. Avis is owned by Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR), which operates and licenses the brand throughout the world.  

Quick History

Founded in 1946 by Warren Avis (who sold his interest in 1954), Avis was the first company to rent cars from airport locations. The company grew rapidly during the 1950’s through franchised and corporate-owned expansion. In 1963, Avis introduced the award-winning “We try harder®” campaign and the tagline remains the company’s rallying cry even today. Ten years later, Avis launched its innovative Wizard system, the company’s proprietary reservation technology. Avis changed ownership multiple times in the 70’s and 80’s, becoming employee-owned in 1987. That same year, Avis introduced the Roving Rapid Return, a handheld computer terminal allowing customers to bypass the Avis counter. Two years later, the company launched Avis Cares® a program aimed at promoting renter and employee safety. In 1996, HFS Incorporated acquired Avis, which was then spun off as a separate public company, all but the franchising rights, Wizard system, and reservation operations. In 2000, the company introduced Avis Interactive, the first Internet-based reporting system for commercial accounts in the car rental industry, which was significantly enhanced and re-launched in 2006. In March 2001, Cendant Corporation purchased all of the outstanding shares of Avis Group Holdings and later that year moved its world headquarters to Parsippany, NJ. In 2006, Cendant Corp. separated into four independent companies: Realogy, Wyndham Worldwide, Travelport and Avis Budget Group, Inc., which is now the parent company of Avis Car Rental. In 2011, Avis Budget Group acquires Avis Europe plc. The transaction re-unites Avis Budget Group with its licensee for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

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Location

Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks

Additional Travel Information

At Avis car rental Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks, California, our Avis for Business program provides you with discounts and special offers. We understand that all your travel essential needs need to be quickly and efficiently fulfilled while you are in the area conducting business. It is the Avis mission to take good care of our customers. You can depend on Avis to supply you with rental cars from subcompacts to twelve-passenger vans. If you prefer one of our Signature Series or specialty cars, we can make that happen too in Van Nuys. When you are on business in Los Angeles, looking for a Van Nuys rental car deal stops with Avis. We offer the best service options in the industry. All of our car rentals can be equipped with GPS to help you navigate the Southern California roadways. If during your off-time you plan to take in a Dodgers? baseball game or cruise Hollywood Boulevard to visit the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum, Avis has a variety of rental cars for your needs. At Avis, Van Nuys car rentals are easy to book for business professionals visiting the region. If you happen to be coordinating a large corporate event, an Avis meeting specialist will be happy to arrange a selection of cars for you. Check out the Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks office online for a current deals and the variety of available rental cars.

Additional Location Information

AFTER-HOURS RETURNS

• Rental vehicle must be returned during office hours.
  NOTE: Some locations may have a key drop available. If the customer chooses to leave the vehicle, the customer is responsible for the vehicle & all charges (including any damages the vehicle may have incurred during after hours) until the contract can be closed on the following business day.
  If the location does not have a key drop box, the location does not permit vehicles to be left after closing hours. The customer should never lock the keys inside the car. The customer will be charged a fee for a locksmith to unlock the vehicle.

PREFERRED SERVICE

• Proceed to the Avis rental counter. Show your drivers license and identify yourself as a Preferred Renter to the Avis rental agent in order to receive your preprinted rental document and keys.

*GENERAL DIRECTIONS*

• FROM INTERSTATE 405, exit at Burbank Blvd. Head east on Burbank Blvd, then left onto Sepulveda Blvd. Go 2 blocks, turn right onto Oxnard St. Office is located next to: J W Door Company.
  FROM HWY 101, exit at Van Nuys Blvd. Head north on Van Nuys Blvd, then left onto Oxnard St. Office is located next to: J W Door Company.