Scott McCartney

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Rental-Car Shortages Frustrate Travelers · 16 Apr 2021 podcast

They got really good prices. matched

Avis said they profitably disposed of, I think, 250,000 cars. matched

And Hertz, a similar number. matched

Enterprise, a whole lot of cars. matched

But we know that in total, hundreds of thousands of cars ended up sold. matched

And now they're having trouble replacing them. matched

Travel is surging and it's hard to get cars. matched

No, it's really throughout. matched

Now, some of the car companies say they may have more availability at some of their city locations. matched

So it's certainly worth checking. matched

But even there, the inventory is tight and people are realizing that that's an option. matched

And it's all over. matched

It's not just the popular destinations either. matched

I looked at, you know, Memphis and Houston and others. matched

Plenty of people going to Houston to see family, but not necessarily as a vacation destination. matched

And business travel is way down. matched

And yet, I looked, you know, a couple days out, there were no cars available in Houston. matched

So it's tight everywhere. matched

Price has gone way up in many locations, and people are kind of shocked. matched

If they can find a car in West Palm Beach or other places, it may be $200 or $300 a day. matched

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