Warren Avis founded Avis Airlines Rent-A-Car Co. in 1946 with rental locations at major airports, first in Detroit and Miami, as a rival to Hertz Corp., which had outlets primarily in central business districts. Within seven years, Avis became the No. 2 rental car operation in the world after Hertz, which was slow in moving into the airport arena.
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