Thrifty Rent-A-Car System Inc.

Founded: 1958 Franchising since: 1962
When L.G. Crow founded Thrifty Rent-A-Car System Inc. in 1950 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the company rented Volkswagen Beetles for $6 a day. Thirty years later, Thrifty operates in 70 countries and territories from more than 1,000 locations. It has been a part of the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group since 1997. In 1999, the company launched Thrifty Car Sales, a franchised retail used-car sales network.

5310 E. 31st St. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

Phone: (800)532-3401

Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 700 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	135	64	625	176
2008	310	64	625	176
2007	345	69	588	195
2006	342	81	--	152
2005	--	--	--	--

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000+ population

Total investment: $713.6K-8.4M Franchise fee: $20K+

Ongoing royalty fee: 6-8% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $500K+
Cash liquidity requirement: $150K+
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 1 week

Ongoing Support

• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media