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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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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownOctober 8, 2019

The Brazilian Car Rental Market is Booming — In Some Sectors

The major Brazilian car rental companies are on a buying spree, while long-term rentals to commercial customers are keeping the independents afloat. The biggest story, however, is that rental companies are now the biggest suppliers of cars to ride-hailing drivers in the country.

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownSeptember 30, 2019

When Industry Groups Go to Capitol Hill

Walking into a representative’s or senator’s office to cogently deliver a message that will inspire change is an exhilarating, exhausting, and daunting task. Here’s an inside look on how these meetings go down.

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownSeptember 11, 2019

My Experience Renting a Car from Lyft at LAX

Lyft’s car rental service offers renters some great perks, though it doesn’t yet have the big-volume problems that airport car rental companies experience.

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownAugust 21, 2019

Avis’s Connected Car Initiatives Bearing Fruit Sooner than Expected

Avis’s expansion of its TNC rentals program depends on its ability to manage vehicle mileage and telemetry, made possible by a connected car.

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownAugust 14, 2019

Fox Sells to Europcar: What Now?

One of the final consolidations in U.S. car rental, the acquisition has ramifications in both the leisure and corporate markets, as well as for other brands.

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Auto Rental Focusby Bill Packard July 29, 2019

Losing This Customer Is Okay

If your business creed is to solve problems, you might serve a customer well enough that they may not need you anymore.

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownJuly 17, 2019

Lyft Has Started a Daily Rental Service — What Does it Mean?

From a geeky industry insider standpoint, the fact that Lyft is renting fleet to consumers on a daily rate is a big deal. But questions abound regarding the business model and profitability.

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownMay 29, 2019

Defining Larry De Shon’s Legacy for Avis Budget Group and Car Rental

De Shon came up as an operations guy. Perhaps that mindset, whether moving airplanes or rental fleets as efficiently as possible, is what ultimately led him to lead the charge as Avis's first “mobility CEO.”

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Auto Rental Focusby Chris BrownMay 8, 2019

Car Rental and TNC: Has the Threat Turned to Opportunity?

On its first quarter conference call, Hertz was candid about the impact of Uber and Lyft — as well as the unrealized revenue potential.

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