Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Wyshner David B
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC. [CAR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr EVP and CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6 SYLVAN WAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/25/2012
(Street)

PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 (1) 01/25/2012   A   41,667     (2)   (5) Common Stock 41,667 $ 0 41,667 D  
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units $ 0 (1) 01/25/2012   A   41,667     (3)   (5) Common Stock 41,667 $ 0 41,667 D  
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units $ 0 (1) 01/25/2012   A V 138,889     (4)   (5) Common Stock 138,889 $ 0 138,889 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Wyshner David B
6 SYLVAN WAY
PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054		       Sr EVP and CFO  

Signatures

 Jean M. Sera, by Power of Attorney for David B. Wyshner   01/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Units convert to Common Stock on a one-to-one basis upon vesting.
(2) Grant vests in three equal installments on January 25, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
(3) Between 50% and 100% of the units will vest on January 25, 2015, if the average per-share closing price of the Company's common stock equals or exceeds a minimum threshold price of $17.64 and a maximum target price of $19.69 over any consecutive 30 trading days between the grant date and the third anniversary of the date of grant. The actual number of units that vest, based on the average per-share closing price between the threshold and target prices shall be determined on a pro rata basis using straight line interpolation.
(4) Grant vests on January 25, 2015, subject to the Company's attainment of pre-established financial performance goals.
(5) Expiration date not applicable.

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