Articles

Safety•by Ed Bobit•August 1, 1974

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Whether you like it or not, we are going to be at 55 MPH for a long time. The record is there. In this case safety does not cost us a thing but our time. We are actually saving monies at the reduced speeds.

Operations•by Ed Bobit•July 1, 1974

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What a large number of industry and fleet men do not recognize is the total importance of fleet sales in this year's economy. An analysis is long overdue to view the current impact of fleet sales.

Leasing•by Staff•July 1, 1974

Dealer Leasing: What's It All About, an interview with Fred Miller of Miller Leasing

More and more car dealers are entering the automobile leasing business, an area not restricted to domestic car dealers. Fred Miller, as a strong example, is a Quality Datsun Dealer located in Van Nuys, California, who began his own auto-leasing business in 1967.

Operations•by Staff•July 1, 1974

Dee Vaszily: Biggers Chevrolet's Fleet Manager Extraordinaire

In model year 1971, Biggers Chevrolet in Elgin, Illinois, had 63 fleet sales. Now their fleet department anticipates 2,000 sales. This extraordinary growth of Biggers' fleet department can be summed up in one word. Or one name, rather. "Dee."

Safety•by Ed Bobit•June 1, 1974

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We can save some 700,000 barrels of oil each day with the 55 MPH speed limit.

Operations•by Ed Bobit•May 1, 1974

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I would like to doff my hat to both the NAFA and AFLA convention committees. Having just returned from a week in New York, attending meetings, discussing current crises, listening to leaders, participating in the Fleet Fair, enjoying hospitality suites and just plain talking with literally hundreds of our readers, makes me feel that our industry is following a wise course.