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Auto Focusby Chris BrownDecember 22, 2009

How Can a Drop in Car Rental Revenues Be a Good Thing?

As we close out 2009, here’s a quick hit of issues that are driving those revenue numbers, along with questions that need answers.

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Auto Focusby Chris BrownNovember 25, 2009

In honor of Thanksgiving, pre-printed rental agreements and one classic, funny movie.

It's hard to know what a customer has been through before he gets to the counter.

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Auto Focusby Chris BrownNovember 24, 2009

Does the 2009 Rental Car Satisfaction Study Provide Faulty Analysis?

The qualitative analysis J.D. Power provides for its 2009 Rental Car Satisfaction Study is stirring up controversy. What do you think?

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Auto Focusby Chris BrownNovember 20, 2009

Driving Notes on the Suzuki Kizashi

Find a winding road.

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Auto Focusby Chris BrownNovember 16, 2009

The Promise of the Nissan Leaf – and a Test Drive

Carlos Ghosn says Nissan will have enough capacity to produce 500,000 pure electric vehicles in less than three years. Will the metrics work?

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Auto Focusby Chris BrownNovember 10, 2009

An Entrepreneur’s Story

The struggles of one independent operator highlight what is right about the car rental industry.

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Auto Focusby Chris BrownOctober 13, 2009

Jim Cramer Gets It Wrong Again

Cramer blesses Hertz and damns other car rental stocks for the wrong reasons.

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Auto Focusby Chris BrownOctober 12, 2009

Empty Dealer Lots Disrupt Fleet Purchasing

Inventories at all-time lows make this a good time for small fleets to plan ahead and factory order.

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Auto Focusby Chris BrownSeptember 30, 2009

Hertz Bankruptcy! Do I Have Your Attention?

Hertz is suing a research firm that lists it as one 20 companies with the highest probability of declaring bankruptcy. Who made the claim, on what basis and how is the market reacting?

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Auto Focusby Chris BrownSeptember 21, 2009

What’s it Like to Drive a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle?

Burbank, Calif. resident Ben Lee shares his firsthand experience in a Chevrolet Equinox hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle as part of General Motor’s Project Driveway.

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Auto Focusby Bob BartonSeptember 16, 2009

Did “Cash for Clunkers” Fulfill Its Objectives?

Bob Barton, president of the American Car Rental Association, provides a post-mortem analysis of “Cash for Clunkers” on the Auto Focus blog.

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Auto Focusby Chris BrownAugust 28, 2009

Worst Clean Up Jobs of a Rental Car

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

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