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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.

Articlesby Chris BrownNovember 18, 2019

Are We Reaching a Used Car Segment Tipping Point?

The used car market has adopted a Swiss Army-knife approach to managing the “off-lease tsunami,” which turned into a manageable rising tide. Are new market dynamics breathing life into a segment left for a dead, the midsize sedan?

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Articlesby Chris BrownOctober 29, 2019

Keep Fleets in Mind When Considering the Country’s First Proposed Electric Truck Standard

Remember compliance cars? California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed Advanced Clean Truck rule feels like its 2012 rule dictating zero-emission passenger cars. Only this time, fleets are involved.

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Articlesby Chris BrownOctober 29, 2019

What Is Penske Doing in Carsharing?

Penske Dash rents VW Jettas in Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Va. by the minute, hour, or day. Amidst recent carsharing platform closures, Penske has a plan to prevail.

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Articlesby Chris BrownOctober 14, 2019

Hot Takes: EV Market for Fleets Is Starting to Expand

In this analysis of recent mobility news, we analyze the market for commercial EV leases, whether subscriptions can work for commercial fleets, and whether we’re ready for completely driverless autonomous vehicle testing. By the way, what is eFaas?

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Articlesby Chris BrownOctober 14, 2019

How to Structure a Fleet Lease on a Tesla — and Not Get Burned

With rapid advances in battery tech, over-the-air software updates, and lack of market history, setting a residual value on a commercial fleet lease for an electric vehicle is not for the faint of heart. Doering Fleet Management has written hundreds of them.

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Articlesby Chris BrownOctober 2, 2019

Mobility Q&A: Merchants Fleet

Sponsors for the 2019 Fleet Forward Conference answer four questions regarding their mobility strategies as they relate to commercial, corporate, and government fleets.

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Articlesby Chris BrownOctober 1, 2019

Hot Takes: Understanding the Phantom Electric Delivery Van

Amazon placed an order for a cargo van that doesn’t exist yet; you can now call your Tesla across the parking lot, and gas stations are becoming the filling stations of (back to) the future. Just another week in this new world of transportation.

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Articlesby Chris BrownSeptember 30, 2019

Integrating Data: Identifying Untapped Opportunities for Fleets

WEX’s Kurt Thearling shares real-world integrations of telematics, driver, and fuel data sets that are driving fleet efficiencies and a process to get there.

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Articlesby Chris BrownSeptember 17, 2019

Asleep in a Tesla? Combating Complacency with Advanced Safety Systems

In this new era of vehicles taking over human tasks, fleet operators need to adjust driver education, training, and policies to maximize the effectiveness of advanced driver assistance systems.

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Articlesby Chris BrownAugust 20, 2019

Applying Commercial Fleet Best Practices to Two-Wheeled Mobility

Owning and running a successful auto parts delivery business for nine years, Jeb Lopez knows logistics. He’s now bringing his commercial fleet experience to Usain Bolt’s scooter startup — and reinventing the rules for managing last-mile mobility fleets.

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