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National Car Rental is a rental car company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. National was founded by 24 independent rental car agents on August 27, 1947. It has grown from 60 locations in the United States in 1947 to over 2000 locations worldwide as of 2005. Since 1987 it has marketed the Emerald Club to its renters, which was the first such program in the car rental industry.

Airport Counter at YXE
Airport Counter at YXE

National is owned by Vanguard Car Rental USA Inc., which also owns Alamo Rent A Car.

On August 1, 2007 Enterprise Rent-A-Car assumed control of Vanguard. It was purchased from Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.

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[edit] Emerald Club

National's Emerald Club is a membership program, allowing members special privileges, so long as the member remains qualified. One of the rules for keeping membership is that one rental must be completed within each calendar year.

There are 3 levels of membership in the Emerald Club. To pass to one or the other you must first pass certain yearly milestones which are as follows:

  • Emerald Club Must rent 1-11 times or one for this many days: 1-39
  • Emerald Club Executive Must rent 12-24 times or one for this many days: 40-84
  • Emerald Club Executive Elite Must rent 25+ times or one for this many days: 85+

[edit] Benefits of Emerald Club

[edit] Emerald Club

  • Pickup car from "Emerald Aisle", allowing the member to choose from the vehicles available, bypassing the counter
  • Ability to earn Credits from previous rentals to earn free days, 7 Credits are needed to redeem one rental day

[edit] Executive

  • All the benefits of Emerald plus:
  • Renter is always charged the rate of the next lower class of vehicle. For this to apply however, a mid sized car or higher must be rented.
  • 6 Credits needed to redeem one rental day

[edit] Executive Elite

  • All the benefits of Emerald and Executive plus:
  • 5 Credits needed to redeem one rental day
  • FBO car delivery
  • Guaranteed full-size car with 24-hour notice

[edit] Executive VIP

  • Open only to CEOs of major corporations
  • By Invitation of at least the vice president of marketing.

[edit] Vehicle types in the US

National also offers other car types, such as crossover and hybrid vehicles, depending on the location.

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