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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.

Nissan NV - Video Preview

Here's first-hand video of the features of the Nissan NV from the preview event last week. Step into this new high roof van with us and see if its functionality is right for your business needs. Also, check out the vinyl graphics application.

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Nissan Launches Nissan NV

How will Nissan’s first entry into its North American Light Commercial Vehicle and Fleet Division gain share in a well-established van market?

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Auto Rental Operators Choose Favorite Rental Car of All Time

Survey reveals what really matters to a car rental operator. Toyota Camry tops the list.

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8 Tips to Gaining Driver Buy-in on a Telematics System

After the pain of layoffs and cutbacks during the recession, your employees should get that business efficiency is paramount now more than ever before.

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Congress, not Technology, is Deciding the Alt-fuel Market

Should Congress have let the hybrid, diesel and CNG tax credit die while keeping the ethanol fuel credit?

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Guest Editorial: All I Want for the Holidays

Bob Barton, president of the American Car Rental Association, asks the car rental industry for discipline, consensus and cooperation on the things that, if implemented, will benefit the industry as a whole.

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LA Auto Show: Trends, Themes and Photos

Electrification, customization and wringing every last drop of efficiency out of an internal combustion engine were prominent storylines. Oh, and models like Heidi Klum.

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JDPA Rental Car Satisfaction Study: Behind the Numbers

Stuart Greif, the director of the study for J.D. Power and Associates, drills down past the circle scores to analyze the factors that produced this year’s results. Factor number one—the economy, stupid!

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Negotiating the Alt-Power Jungle

Sometimes going green is less about the ‘best’ technology and more about where the government puts its money — and fleet buyers with good intentions are caught in the middle.

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Industry Realignment: What Now?

Avis is asking the FTC to bless a merger between four out of the seven major brands. Something has to give.

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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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