Dollar/Thrifty may not make it through 2009

[Grumpy]

an interesting article on Yahoo finance that listed 15 companies that "might" not make it through 2009

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/15-Com...-14279875.html


Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group. (DTG; about 7,000 employees; stock down 95%). This car-rental company is a small player compared to Enterprise, Hertz, and Avis Budget. It's also more reliant on leisure travelers, and therefore more susceptible to a downturn as consumers cut spending. Dollar Thrifty is also closely tied to Chrysler, which supplies 80 percent of its fleet. Moody's predicts that if Chrysler declares Chapter 11, Dollar Thrifty would suffer deeply as well.

[LuvDisney]

Note to self "Don't rent from these companies for our August trip."

That's too bad. You hate to hear these things.