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                                  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



                         Date of Report December 3, 2002
                        (Date of earliest event reported)




                      DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





           Delaware                        1-13647               73-1356520
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(State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)         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







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ITEM 5.      OTHER EVENTS


On  December  3,  2002,  Dollar  Thrifty  Automotive  Group,  Inc.,  a  Delaware
corporation  (the  "Company"),  announced a new  corporate  operating structure.

A copy of the press release announcing the new corporate  operating structure is
attached  as  Exhibit  99.5  to this  Form  8-K and is  incorporated  herein  by
reference.


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ITEM 7.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits

The  Exhibits  to this  report  are  listed in the Index to  Exhibits  set forth
elsewhere herein.




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                                   SIGNATURE
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     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; thereunto duly authorized.


                     DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
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                                  (Registrant)


                                        By:     /s/ STEVEN B. HILDEBRAND
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Date:   December 5, 2002                Name:   Steven B. Hildebrand
                                        Title:  Executive Vice President,  Chief
                                                Financial   Officer,   Principal
                                                Accounting Officer and Principal
                                                Financial Officer



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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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 Exhibit No.                       Description
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    99.5      Press Release  issued by Dollar Thrifty  Automotive Group, Inc. on
              December 3, 2002, announcing its new corporate operating structure





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