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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(A)
 
                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
   
     We consent to the inclusion in this Amendment No. 4 to the registration
statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-22517) of our report dated January 24, 1997,
except for Note 14, as to which the date is March 13, 1997, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of The Hertz
Corporation. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts."
    
 
                                          /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
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                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Parsippany, New Jersey
   
April 23, 1997