|   | |
| Company type | Subsidiary | 
|---|---|
| Industry | Car rental | 
| Founded | 2013 | 
| Headquarters | , United States | 
| Area served | Europe, United States, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand | 
| Parent | Hertz Global Holdings | 
| Website | fireflycarrental.com | 
Firefly Car Rental is a low cost American car rental brand owned by The Hertz Corporation. Hertz developed the new brand to replace Advantage Rent a Car which had to be sold following the acquisition of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group. [1]
It first opened in March 2013 with branches in Europe, with American branches following in September 2013. [2] In August 2014 Firefly opened its first location in the Middle-East serving Dubai Airport in the UAE [3] and in September 2014 opened its first locations in Australia. As of January 2015 it has over 100 locations in 13 countries.