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Avis Europe is to shed 315 jobs in its car hire business, and some staff will transfer from its Hayes office to its main headquarters in Bracknell. 18-Nov-2008 Avis is to close its car hire call centre on Salford Quays in October, in order to transfer up to 180 jobs to Spain, and up to 200 jobs could also be lost at other sites including its Bracknell head office. 17-Feb-2006 Avis Europe is to raise £110m in a share issue, in order to expand its car rental fleet and fund a restructuring programme. 20-Jun-2005 Avis Europe is to acquire car rental operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East from Budget International for £12m. 23-Jan-2003 Avis Europe is to shed more than 150 management and support jobs in its European car rental business. 04-Sep-2002 Avis Europe and Inchcape are forming a £3m joint venture called Auto-Cascade, in order to sell vehicles nearing the end of their rental life to dealers. 07-Sep-2001 Avis Europe is planning to set up a network of car hire centres across China over the next five years. 07-Sep-2000 Avis Europe is linking up with Navidec to sell ex-rental cars via the internet, and will invite other companies to sell cars through the web site. 25-Feb-2000 Avis Europe is planning to set up two pan-European call centres to be based in Manchester and France, in order to improve its car rental reservation service. 20-Nov-1999 Avis Europe is in negotiations to acquire Autoglass from its South African parent company Plate Glass & Shatterprufe Industries. 11-Sep-1999 Avis Europe has agreed a licensing deal with Japaren that will enable it to hire out Avis-branded cars in Japan. 09-Jun-1999 Avis Europe is to open its first car rental business in India and is also looking for partnership opportunities in China and Japan. 25-Feb-1999 Avis Europe is acquiring 3 Arrows, the provider of replacement cars for people involved in non-fault car accidents, for £40m. 11-Dec-1998 Avis Europe is looking to expand its car rental business into Japan, China and India, either by seeking licensees or by taking equity stakes in existing companies. 24-Sep-1998 Avis Europe is planning to raise £250m through a stock market listing and will use some of the funds for expanding its car hire business into eastern Europe and Asia. 11-Feb-1997
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