Avis Budget Group has approximately 30,000 employees and is headquartered in Parsippany. In 2015, the Avis Budget Group announced that Barloworld would be running the Budget operations in Southern Africa. Barloworld has a 45-year history of partnership with Avis Budget Group, and proven experience successfully operating the Avis brand in the region. The name Budget makes it clear – a car rental company for the “budget-minded” or value-conscious renter, simple as that.