UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

August 3, 2010

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-13647	73-1356520
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

5330 East 31st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma  74135

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (918) 660-7700

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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         (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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         CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On August 3, 2010, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a news release providing an update on the proposal made by Avis Budget Group, Inc.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.                                                      Description

99.1 News release of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. dated August 3, 2010: Dollar Thrifty Update on Avis Budget Proposal

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

  (Registrant)

August 3,  2010	By:	/s/ H. CLIFFORD BUSTER III
		H. Clifford Buster III
		Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Principal Financial Officer

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.                                                      Description

99.1 News release of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. dated August 3, 2010: Dollar Thrifty Update on Avis Budget Proposal

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