Motorists must properly prepare their vehicles ahead of the cold snap to avoid putting themselves and other road users at risk, the Hertz Corporation and the AA have warned. Hertz and AA warn motorists to prepare for winter weather to cut road risks

Jeffrey (Jeff) T. Foland has been appointed Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer for Hertz, effective later this month. In his role at Hertz, Mr. Foland will oversee global car rental marketing, sales, pricing, and revenue functions.

Hertz Global Holdings has announced that John Tague has been appointed to the position of chief executive and to the company’s board of directors as of today.Tague’s appointment follows an extensive search conducted by the Hertz board. He is a travel and transportation industry veteran who has delivered demonstrable results in revenue generation, operational excellence and corporate transformation.

Hertz and Navigation Solutions today announced the launch of the next generation Hertz NeverLost® GPS navigation system across the U.S. The award-winning in-vehicle system now offers even more customization capabilities for travelers along with new, breakthrough navigation tools for ease, convenience and personalisation when planning trips.

The Hertz Corporation has continued to add to its neighbourhood market network with the opening of another 17 Hertz Local Edition locations in 13 states. These new locations are in addition to the approximately 80 neighbourhood locations opened since January 2014, and more than 2,900 locations currently open across the US.

The Hertz Corporation, the world’s largest general use car rental brand, has entered into a two year partnership with airberlin to offer travellers exclusive offers and special car rental rates at all 171 airline’s destinations around the world. The move follows Hertz’s successful and ongoing affiliation with airberlin’s frequent flier program topbonus.