May 23, 2020
Hertz: Car rental firm files for US bankruptcy protection
Car rental company Hertz has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US after the pandemic saw its business plummet. Hertz's international operations in Europe, Australia and New Zealand as well as its franchised locations in the US are not affected. The company - which began operating a century ago in Chicago with a dozen Model T Ford cars - had already furloughed or laid off 20,000 employees, or around half of its global workforce, in response to the pandemic. Before the pandemic the company had amassed billions of dollars in debt, with the rise of ride-hailing apps leading to a drop in demand for car rentals. "The impact of Covid-19 on travel demand was sudden and dramatic, causing an abrupt decline in the company's revenue and future bookings," Hertz said on Friday.
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