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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•May 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 Focus•by Chris Brown•May 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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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•April 18, 2019

Two Themes Emerged from the 2019 International Car Rental Show

One, the method in which operators put renters into cars is becoming more fluid and varied; the second: “The days of 60% utilization are over.”

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•April 10, 2019

Used Car Values Are Declining — Are Fleet Owners Ready?

Sales into rental fleets are up in the first quarter, while residual values are softening. Are higher fleet costs and over fleeting on the horizon?

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•March 27, 2019

Mobility and Car Rental: Six Near-Term Trends

Where is car rental headed with initiatives surrounding Mobility as a Service offerings, fleet management of autonomous vehicles, subscription services, and a rental fleet that connects it all?

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•February 27, 2019

Meet the New Fleet Entrepreneurs

A new group of fleet owners has emerged to supply peer-to-peer platforms. They’re getting together, learning fast, and hungry for resources. They’re not going away.

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•February 14, 2019

Who Is Winning the Race to Autonomy?

“Disengagement reports” reveal how many times a human driver had to take control of a driverless car in testing in California. A few well-publicized autonomous players lagged far behind.

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•February 8, 2019

The Car Rental Tax Merry-Go-Round: this Time, it’s a Music Festival

The money for the 2019 Atlanta Jazz Festival is appropriated from a car rental tax under the premise of “a downturn in the economy” and a decrease in sponsorships, though neither seems to be the case.

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•December 17, 2018

As U.S. Car Rental Revenues Hit a New Record, What Lies Ahead?

While the U.S. car rental market hit a new revenue record of $30 billion in 2018, there are a few items on the industry’s “to-do list” to best position itself for the future of transportation.

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•December 4, 2018

Five Ways the Connected Car Will Benefit Car Rental

From bypassing the rental counter to new ancillary sales opportunities, a completely connected rental fleet will transform the traditional rental model. And it can’t come soon enough.

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•October 17, 2018

A Brief History of Car Rental Excise Taxes

Let’s take a moment to reflect on the long path to the passage of the car rental excise tax amendment in the FAA reauthorization.

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Auto Rental Focus•by Chris Brown•October 5, 2018

How the Evolution of Parking Will Affect Fleets

With cities constricting parking and now charging for use of loading zones — while fewer spaces are being built overall — fleet operators must view parking as dynamic to alleviate rising costs.

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