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5 Ways to Meet this Year's Fleet Challenges
This year, the challenges will be both new and old, making fleet planning now more important than ever.
This year, the challenges will be both new and old, making fleet planning now more important than ever.
As a small fleet, how much can your company pay for a vehicle and still profit in a rate-competitive environment? Here are some tips to help work toward a holding cost that is 40% of revenue.
Nissan held a ride and drive in San Diego in June to showcase its 2013 Nissan NV200 small cargo van.
Four franchise and independent operators share their best practices on preparing and managing operations when events travel to their cities.
While carving a niche through eco-friendly car rentals, these companies face numerous challenges, such as higher initial costs and keeping rates competitive to worrying about fluctuating fuel prices and competition from the majors.
Chrysler gathered its largest fleet buyers in Savannah, Ga. June 4-6 for its annual fleet preview. In this gallery find photos of the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart, the redesigned 2013 Ram 1500, Fiat 500 Abarth and track and off-road fun.
Buying out or merging with another rental company can be a quicker path to new revenue than opening up a brand new store—if you can avoid the pitfalls going in.
It’s time to fleet up. Do you know what your lenders are planning?
Repurchase programs are still available to small- and medium-sized rental companies. For the uninitiated, here’s how they work and when they work best.
As the industry emerges from the recession, auto rental executives, operators and other professionals met at this year’s show ready to tackle the issues of fleet financing, lifecycle management, remarketing, utilization and no-show fees.
Automotive industry analyst John McElroy is “bullish” about the future of the Detroit 3, forecasting a profit break-even point at 10-million SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rate) and for the domestic OEMs to be “extremely profitable” at 14 million units yearly in sales.
This independent car sharing startup uses a built-in parking connection and community-based growth to make a run at profits in the world’s largest carsharing market.
Scott Thompson and Jeff Cerefice discuss Dollar Thrifty’s move to refranchise, debt restructuring, fleet financing, the science of car sales, loving 45,000-mile rentals and how the company is positioned well for the run to recovery.
Do you have what it takes to be a CSO (carshare operator)? If you can harness the technology, educate your market and solve the parking, you could be raking in $1,700 RPU.
Banks want more assurances than ever that your business is healthy. Having an answer to these 10 questions will help keep your credit lines safe.