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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Company Overview
General
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“DTG”), owns DTG Operations, Inc. (“DTG
Operations”), Dollar Rent A Car, Inc. and Thrifty, Inc. Thrifty, Inc. owns Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc.
and Thrifty Car Sales, Inc. (“Thrifty Car Sales”). Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc. owns Dollar Thrifty
Automotive Group Canada Inc. (“DTG Canada”). DTG operates under a corporate structure that
combines the management of operations and administrative functions for both the Dollar and Thrifty
brands. DTG Operations operates company-owned stores under the Dollar brand and the Thrifty brand,
provides vehicle leasing to franchisees, operates reservation centers for both brands and conducts sales
and marketing activities for both brands. Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc. and Dollar Rent A Car, Inc.
conduct franchising activities for their respective brands. Thrifty Car Sales operates a franchised retail
used car sales network. The Company has two additional subsidiaries, Rental Car Finance Corp. and
Dollar Thrifty Funding Corp., which are special purpose financing entities and have been appropriately
consolidated in the financial statements of the Company. Dollar Rent A Car, Inc., the Dollar brand and
DTG Operations operating under the Dollar brand are individually and collectively referred to hereafter as
“Dollar”. Thrifty, Inc., Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc., Thrifty Car Sales, the Thrifty brand and DTG
Operations operating under the Thrifty brand are individually and collectively referred to hereafter as
“Thrifty”. DTG, Dollar and Thrifty and each of their subsidiaries are individually or collectively referred to
herein as the “Company”, as the context may require. Dollar and Thrifty and their respective independent
franchisees operate the Dollar and Thrifty vehicle rental systems. The Dollar and Thrifty brands represent
a value-priced rental vehicle generally appealing to leisure customers, including foreign tourists, and to
small businesses, government business and independent business travelers. As of December 31, 2006,
Dollar and Thrifty had 836 locations in the United States and Canada of which 407 were company-owned
stores and 429 were locations operated by franchisees. While Dollar and Thrifty have franchisees in
countries outside the United States and Canada, revenues from these franchisees have not been material
to results of operations of the Company.
In the United States, Dollar's main focus is operating company-owned stores located in major airports,
and it derives substantial revenues from leisure and tour package rentals. Thrifty focuses on serving both
the airport and local markets operating through a network of company-owned stores and franchisees.
Dollar and Thrifty currently derive the majority of their U.S. revenues from providing rental vehicles and
services directly to rental customers. Prior to shifting to operating more company-owned stores in 2003,
Thrifty operated primarily through franchisees and derived the majority of its revenues primarily from
franchising fees and services including vehicle leasing. Consequently, Dollar and Thrifty incur the costs
of operating company-owned stores, and their revenues are directly affected by changes in rental
demand and pricing.
The Company is the successor to Pentastar Transportation Group, Inc., which was formed in 1989 to
acquire and operate the rental car subsidiaries of Chrysler Corporation, now known as DaimlerChrysler
Corporation (such entity and its subsidiaries and members of its affiliated group are hereinafter referred to
as “DaimlerChrysler”). DTG Operations, formerly known as Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc., was
incorporated in 1965. Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc. was incorporated in 1950 and Dollar Rent A Car,
Inc. was incorporated in December 2002. Thrifty, Inc. was incorporated in December 1998.
Available Information
The Company makes available free of charge on or through its Internet Web site its annual report on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to such
reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as
soon as reasonably practicable after such material has been electronically filed with, or furnished to, the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Company’s Internet address is http://www.dtag.com.
The SEC also maintains a Web site that contains all of the Company’s filings at http://www.sec.gov.
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