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Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Associate Publisher

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 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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Auto Rental Focusby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2020

Car Rental in Crisis: 12 Steps to Take Right Now

When one licensee’s parking lot needed sealing, an employee came to him and said, “Can we do it ourselves instead of paying a sealing company $20,000?”

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownMarch 18, 2020

Car Rental in Crisis: Prepare for the Rebound

The pandemic will end, and business will roar back. But for now, operators are asking: “When do I close my office? Why are we open right now? How long can I pay 40 people?”

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownDecember 18, 2019

Car Rental 2019: Solid Fundamentals, but Questions Ahead

Exiting a year of record revenues, the new year brings challenges from market disruptors, incumbent players new to the U.S. market, and new mobility models.

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