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Chris Brown

Associate Publisher

As associate publisher of Automotive Fleet, Auto Rental News, and Fleet Forward, Chris Brown covers all aspects of fleets, transportation, and mobility. Chris produces and emcees the annual International Car Rental Show, the largest event serving the auto rental industry worldwide. Chris also created and produces the Fleet Forward Conference along with regional Tour stops, the Fleet Safety Conference, and DeliveryCon, for the last-mile delivery fleet market. 

Chris has won publishing awards for editorial excellence including a Jesse H. Neal Award, three Folio: Eddie Awards, and three Maggie Awards. As an internationally recognized expert on fleets, auto rental and mobility, Chris has spoken at industry events in the U.S., Brazil, Ireland, and China. He has appeared on Good Morning America and has been sourced and quoted in national media such as Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and National Public Radio.

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Articlesby Chris BrownAugust 19, 2024

Fleet Sales on Path to Normalization

Automotive Fleet predicts that overall fleet sales of light-duty vehicles will equal or fall slightly shy of 2023 sales, though will still lag some 22% behind total sales in 2019.

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Newsby Chris BrownAugust 14, 2024

Element Fleet Management to Acquire Mobility Platform Autofleet

Autofleet, with clients in multiple fleet and mobility verticals, will continue to operate independently post-acquisition.

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White Mullen ONE van in a parking lot.
Newsby Chris BrownAugust 5, 2024

Mullen Announces Lease Program for Class 1 EV Cargo Vans

The new lease program for the Mullen One, BizEV, has a three-year lease option and is available through Mullen dealers.

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Newsby Chris BrownAugust 1, 2024

Ram Updates Brand Objectives, Initiatives at HQ Meeting

Ram executives shared details on the reorganization to Ram Professional, updates to van production, and ProMaster EV specs. Ram and Chrysler brand CEO Chris Feuell also confirmed a new small van for the North American market. (You read correctly.)

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Videosby Chris BrownJuly 29, 2024

EV Infrastructure: Expediting First Steps, Maintaining Equipment

Are you experiencing unexpected slowdowns in the buildout of your EV infrastructure? ABM's Tom Berton shares tips on how fleets can expedite the first steps to getting their infrastructure plan off the ground.

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Newsby Chris BrownJuly 29, 2024

Maintenance Costs Increase 7% in H1 2024

Increases in costs for grease, refrigerant, diagnostics, and environmental/disposal services drove the average cost of vehicle parts and service higher.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJuly 26, 2024

Charging Commercial EVs: Data, Trends & Opportunities

Geotab’s analysis of charging data reveals that most commercial electric vehicles charge on AC power, have a long dwell time, and charge before the battery level drops to half.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJuly 15, 2024

Calculating a True Total Cost of Ownership for EVs

When creating a cost analysis for EVs, many more variables — including non-vehicle-related expenses — must be considered. How do they stack up to ICE vehicles then?

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Newsby Chris BrownJuly 11, 2024

Ownership Costs Stay Level for Q2

After 10 months of spikes, ownership costs have leveled off through the second quarter of 2024.

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FleetTakesby Chris BrownJuly 8, 2024

Fleet Review: BMW i5 Electric Sedan

The BMW i5 is an electric extension of the 5 Series — same platform, same athletic skin, new guts — which will ease the transition to electrification for corporate fleets.

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