Thrifty Car Rental is a trading entity within Springs Car Wholesalers (Pty) Ltd, a division of The SAFY Group established in 1981. The SAFY Group employs in excess of 1,300 permanent employees, controls assets in the sum of R1 Billion with an annual turnover of R1 billion. The divisions’ primary business interest is the management and marketing of vehicles. The SAFY Group acquired the South African and Namibian franchise for Dollar Thrifty Car Rental in May 2002 exposing the company to an established client base in 70 countries. The Thrifty Automotive group is a Fortune 1,000 company whose headquarters is in Tulsa, Oklahoma.