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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•October 23, 2020

ICRS Experience Day 4: Weathering the Proverbial and Actual Storms

This day’s seminars offered advice on how to deal with lenders in a crisis, which COVID-19 claims to look out for, new business to source arising after the pandemic, and how to prepare for the increasing number of weather events in the U.S.

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•October 22, 2020

ICRS Experience Day 3: All About Fleet

We learned that rental fleet allocation will be tight in the next few quarters, so operators will have to work harder to source vehicles. In this massive disruption, renter types are changing too. Third-party platforms are designed to find them.

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•October 21, 2020

ICRS Experience Day 2: What We Learned

Today was about industry prognostications, from the future of Hertz post-bankruptcy and next year’s used car market to the acceleration of car rental’s digital transformation.

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•October 20, 2020

ICRS Experience Day 1: What We Learned

Speakers from J.D. Power outlined surprising findings related to COVID-19 while ACRA outlined a member offer and 2021 priorities. We learned how car rental rates are shaping up and to not let our guard down on Graves protections.

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•October 7, 2020

Where Were You in the Beginning of March?

In a few weeks, the world seemed to teeter on its axis and then spin out of control. Today, businesses willing to evolve will be able to meet the needs of tomorrow’s travelers, while those choosing to stay put won’t survive.

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•September 30, 2020

Assessing the New Hertz Bonus Plan

When normal incentive structures go out the window, how do you keep key talent in times of severe financial distress?

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•September 4, 2020

Can Sixt Win at Subscriptions Where Others Haven’t?

This could be car rental’s time for subscriptions — or another noble experiment.

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•August 5, 2020

What the Lyft-Sixt Deal Could Mean to Car Rental and Mobility

Lyft gets a ready supply of vehicles while Sixt gets an alternative outlet for its fleet — yet this partnership’s potential long-term evolution could be the true art in this deal.

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•July 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 Focus•by Chris Brown•July 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 Focus•by Chris Brown•June 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 Focus•by Chris Brown•May 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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