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Auto Rental Focus

Chris Brown
Chris Brown

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The Auto Rental Focus Blog takes side trips through the car rental industry, spotting trends, asking questions, and taking on topics. Martin Romjue, managing editor of Auto Rental News and co-chairman of the International Car Rental Show, and Chris Brown, ARN associate publisher and co-chairman of ICRS, are primary contributors.

Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownJuly 22, 2020

$279 a Day to Rent a Car In NYC? There’s More to the Story

An imbalance of cars and the high cost to move them to where they’re needed, rentals booked for low rates in April, and higher incidences of fraud and damage plague the shift to local rentals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownJuly 8, 2020

Advantage Lives to Rent Another Car

Advantage has suffered three bankruptcies and ping-ponged from five ownership groups with wildly divergent goals. Yet a slimmed down Advantage under entrepreneurial ownership just might have a chance.

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownJune 3, 2020

How a Hertz Bankruptcy Affects its Franchisees

Bankruptcy proceedings can impact franchise contracts, fleet payments, and corporate accounts. When the dust settles, Hertz 2.0 will have ripples beyond the franchisees.

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownMay 27, 2020

How Hertz’s Forced Fleet Sale Could Affect the Used Car Market

The outcome may not be as negative as feared, but there’s a greater issue for car rental companies in all this.

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownMay 13, 2020

Is this Car Rental’s Darkest Hour?

With talk of a Hertz bankruptcy and federal bailouts still pending, where are the green shoots of a recovery for car rental, and who is best poised to take advantage?

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownApril 22, 2020

What to Do with All These Cars — and When?

On the road to recovery, car rental operators can look to signposts in both demand and supply. Regarding wholesale fleet values, it’s going to get worse before it gets better.

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