Warren Edward Avis, born on August 4, 1915 and died on April 24, 2007, was an American entrepreneur who founded Avis Car Rentals in 1946. Born in Bay City, Michigan, he served as a bombardier and captain in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, and he got the idea for airport car rental when, as a pilot, he could not find ground transport at airports. Although he did not technically invent the rental car business, he ensured its future by locating his offices at airports rather than downtown, opening Avis Rent A Car at Willow Run Airport in Michigan and at Miami International Airport. He sold the company in 1954 for eight million dollars and was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2000.
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