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Worst Clean Up Jobs of a Rental Car

August 28, 2009

You wouldn’t believe what people do to (and in) rental cars. Or maybe you would.

Author: Chris Brown | Posted @ Friday, August 28, 2009 4:15 PM

What Price Safety?

August 20, 2009

The Enterprise Rent A Car decision to buy Impalas without standard side-impact airbags brings up many questions about disclosure in the process of buying and selling cars with deleted safety items.

Tags: liability, airbags, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, fleet ordering

Author: Chris Brown | Posted @ Thursday, August 20, 2009 2:57 PM | » Comments(1)

Tax Outrage in Rhode Island

August 14, 2009

If your car is damaged and another party is at fault, can you imagine getting taxed on the repair reimbursement?

Tags: U-Save

Author: Chris Brown | Posted @ Friday, August 14, 2009 11:08 AM | » Comments(1)

Is Cash for Clunkers Really "Cash Out of the Economy?"

August 13, 2009

Bob Barton, the president of the American Car Rental Association (ACRA) asks why vehicles built overseas qualify for the Cash for Clunkers program.

Tags: Hyundai, Cash for Clunkers

Author: Bob Barton | Posted @ Thursday, August 13, 2009 9:36 AM | » Comments(4)

Why Did Enterprise Change Its Name?

August 4, 2009

On August 3, the Taylor family announced it had changed the name of its corporate parent company to Enterprise Holdings. Is this a move to position itself to go public? Enterprise responds.

Tags: Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Author: Chris Brown | Posted @ Tuesday, August 4, 2009 9:59 AM | » Comments(2)

Dollar Thrifty’s Scott Thompson Talks Refranchising, Remarketing and Recovery

August 3, 2009

News flash: Dollar Thrifty is refranchising some corporate stores. In an exclusive interview, Scott Thompson and Jeff Cerefice of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group talk about the refranchising initiative and other burning issues: debt restructuring, fleet financing, car sales and 45,000-mile rentals.

Tags: Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group

Author: Chris Brown | Posted @ Monday, August 3, 2009 11:13 AM

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Chris Brown

Executive Editor

Chris Brown is the executive editor of Business Fleet Magazine and Auto Rental News for Bobit Business Media. Through these publications, online newsletters, trade events and associations, Chris covers all aspects of the fleet world, including fleet management, manufacturer fleet activities, the fleet leasing industry, vehicle remarketing, rental industry news, car rental taxation and legislation as well as automotive environmental initiatives and trends.

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