March 24, 2011
Chrysler gathered its biggest fleet buyers in Austin, Texas this week to show off new vehicles and talk fleet plans. This year we could drive the products and kick the tires. (With photos.)
Tags: Dodge Durango, Fiat 500, Ram Cargo Van, Chrysler 200, Dodge Charger Police Pursuit, Chrysler Fleet Preview
Author: Chris Brown | Posted @ Thursday, March 24, 2011 12:10 PM
March 15, 2011
Representatives from four of the major auto manufacturers gathered at the Car Rental Show to talk rental. While rental continues to represent an integral part of the business, OEMs are managing rental fleet sales to protect residuals.
Tags: Toyota, Hyundai, Chrysler, Car Rental Show, Ford Motor Co.
Author: Chris Brown | Posted @ Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:24 PM
March 14, 2011
During its panel at the Car Rental Show, the American Car Rental Association board worked through recall legislation, threats to vicarious liability reform and what’s next with no-show fees (let’s start calling them guaranteed reservations).
Tags: vicarious liability, Hertz, Avis Budget Group, ACRA, Recalls, Car Rental Show, Bob Barton, Sharon Faulkner, Frank Colonna, Gil Cygler, Graves Amendment, no-show fees, guaranteed reservations, anti-steering, HR 4175, safety recalls
Author: Chris Brown | Posted @ Monday, March 14, 2011 12:00 AM
March 11, 2011
De Shon took a holistic look at how technology is reshaping car rental. But it's Avis Budget’s Virtual Car program that has the potential to be an industry game changer.
Tags: Technology, Avis Budget Group, Car Rental Show, Virtual Car, automated car rental
Author: Chris Brown | Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 3:53 PM
March 10, 2011
There was a renewed energy at this year’s show that I hadn’t felt in years. ACRA grows new teeth as stakeholders take pulse of the industry, gain consensus and set direction.
Tags: legislation, ACRA
Author: Chris Brown | Posted @ Thursday, March 10, 2011 3:13 PM
March 7, 2011
With dealer inventory as tight as it is, it pays to listen to what fleet dealers have to say about what you can do to make their lives a little easier.
Author: Chris Brown | Posted @ Monday, March 7, 2011 1:26 PM
March 2, 2011
On their fourth quarter and full-year conference calls last week, the three public car rental companies—Hertz, Avis Budget and Dollar Thrifty—talk merger, prepaid rentals and plans for growth.
Tags: Hertz, Avis Budget Group, no-show fee, pre-paid rentals, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, prepaid rentals
Author: Chris Brown | Posted @ Wednesday, March 2, 2011 12:00 AM | » Comments(1)
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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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