Get the latest insight and opinion into the car & truck rental industry straight from executive editor Chris Brown. Chris covers all aspects of the rental world, including vehicle remarketing, rental industry news, car rental taxation and legislation as well as automotive environmental initiatives and trends.
The movers and shakers in the electric vehicle market offer a candid glimpse into the immediate future of electric vehicles. (With photos!)
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Friday, May 11, 2012 12:00 AM | »
With Hertz’s announcement of a potential buyer for Advantage, how will a Dollar Thrifty deal go down, when, and for how much?
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Friday, May 4, 2012 12:00 AM | »
Even if the vast majority of damage claims are handled properly, it doesn’t take many incidences of abuse to erode the auto rental industry’s trust with consumers. The industry needs to be consistently and actively engaged in reducing the number of damage claim disputes.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Wednesday, May 2, 2012 12:00 AM | »
The new head of General Motors’ Fleet and Commercial Operations talks fleet sales, product plans and how GM manages rental sales compared to commercial and government fleet.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Friday, April 27, 2012 12:00 AM | »
When the heads of seven major fleet management companies convene on a panel together, it’s a good time to get their views on issues such as changes to lease accounting standards, how the new fuel economy standards will affect fleet and which alternative fuel will break out in five to seven years.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Wednesday, April 25, 2012 12:00 AM | »
Here’s a sneak peek at ARN’s new look coming out for the May/June print edition.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Wednesday, April 18, 2012 12:00 AM | »
On Friday, Global Payments announced a breach of its processing system and that as many as 1.5 million card numbers may have been stolen. Over the weekend, Visa removed Global Payments from its PCI compliance list. What does that mean to you?
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Wednesday, April 4, 2012 12:00 AM | »
Ford’s West Coast headquarters welcomed fleet customers to show off the all-new 2013 Ford Fusion, discuss hybrid, electric and EcoBoost engine technologies, update plans for the Lincoln brand and talk about Ford’s residual value strategy.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:00 AM | »
It’s a testament to the health of the industry domestically and its growth abroad, along with a few other factors not to be overlooked.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Wednesday, March 14, 2012 12:00 AM | »
On the eve of his peer-to-peer car-sharing company going national, Shelby Clark answers questions on security measures, insurance claims, regulation compliance and changes to the business model.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Wednesday, March 7, 2012 12:00 AM | »
Author Bio
Chris Brown
Executive Editor
Chris Brown is the executive editor of Business Fleet Magazine and Auto Rental News for Bobit Business Media. Through these publications, online newsletters, trade events and associations, Chris covers all aspects of the fleet world, including fleet management, manufacturer fleet activities, the fleet leasing industry, vehicle remarketing, rental industry news, car rental taxation and legislation as well as automotive environmental initiatives and trends.
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