On August 27, 1947, a group of 24 independent car rental operators with 800 vehicles and 60 locations founded National Car Rental. In 1954, they became the first car rental brand to offer one-way rentals; in 1966, National Car Rental equipped its regional reservation offices with the "Telemax" computer system, officially becoming the first car rental company to bring computers into daily reservation operations.
Today, National Car Rental is found throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific Rim. Customers can earn points and miles on their rentals with partners including Hilton, Air France, KLM, Delta and American Airlines.