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Mike Antich

Former Editor and Associate Publisher

Mike Antich covered the fleet management and vehicle remarketing markets for over 20 years. Mike has written or edited over 5,000 articles on fleet management, manufacturer fleet activities, the fleet leasing industry, and vehicle remarketing during this period.

Mike was the editor and associate publisher for Automotive Fleet magazine. 

Mike was also actively involved with a variety of fleet and remarketing industry associations and was a long-time member of the board of directors for the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA). He served as AFLA's president from 2008-2009 and was reelected AFLA president in 2021-2022. He was also the chairman of the AFLA Globalization Committee, where he was instrumental in creating the first-ever Global Fleet Networking Consortium comprised of five international fleet associations.

He was also a member of the board of directors and an officer for the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA). He was the Alliance's long-time secretary and chaired its public relations committee. In addition, he was the past chairman of the IARA certification task force, which developed the industry's first-ever certification program for vehicle remarketers. 

In 2010, Mike was inducted into the Fleet Hall of Fame and inducted into the Global Fleet Hall of Fame in 2022. He also won the Industry Icon Award, presented by the IARA and NAAA.

Mike was an international speaker and has spoken at numerous industry conferences, client advisory councils, and fleet sales meetings.

He passed away on Dec. 19, 2025. 

Newsby Mike AntichApril 22, 2013

Overview: Indonesian Fleet Market

Some fleets in Indonesia are very large, with 3,000-4,000 vehicles, operated by international tobacco companies with huge growing operations in the country.

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Newsby Mike AntichApril 10, 2013

Overview: Peruvian Fleet Market

There are approximately 1.7 million fleet vehicles in operation in Peru.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichApril 5, 2013

Maximize Fuel Efficiency as a Sustainability Goal

Sustainability initiatives will continue to play an important, albeit complex, role in corporate fleets of today and tomorrow. There are a number of excellent alternative-fuel solutions currently available in the market and there are a growing number of fleets that have successfully implemented these solutions. But what can fleets do, whose spirit is green, but whose fiscal reality and operating requirements present road blocks to implementing corporate sustainabililty goals?

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Newsby Mike AntichApril 4, 2013

Former NAFA President Gayle Pratt to Retire from EcoLab

Gayle Pratt, director global fleet for Ecolab, Inc. in St. Paul, Minn., retired March 22, 2013, capping a 35-year career that included management of corporate, public, and private fleet, along with travel operations. Succeeding Pratt is Andy Coulter, director of indirect procurement and global fleet for EcoLab, Inc.

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Newsby Mike AntichApril 3, 2013

Overview: UK Fleet Market

The UK market sees approximately 2 million new cars registered every year, with around 50-55 percent classified as fleet business vehicles depending upon definition.

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Articlesby Mike AntichApril 3, 2013

State of the Commercial Fleet Market in 2013

The most recent run-up in fuel prices and its ongoing price volatility is the top challenge facing fleet managers. Other ongoing issues are cost-control, sustainability, and minimizing liability exposure, such as distracted driving.

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Articlesby Mike AntichApril 3, 2013

How Fleet Managers Foresee the Fleet Function: A Look Into the Future

Commercial fleet managers share, in their own words, how their jobs have changed since assuming their positions and how they envision their positions and responsibilities evolving in the coming years. Here’s what they told us.

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Articlesby Mike AntichApril 3, 2013

Chrysler's Fleet Strategy: An Interview With Jim Sassorossi

Automotive Fleet spoke with Jim Sassorossi, director, fleet sales, on his outlook of the fleet market for 2013, as well as the automaker’s short- and long-term goals. Also discussed were initiatives to increase residual values.

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Articlesby Mike AntichApril 2, 2013

I Would Decree…

Fleet managers were asked: “If you were King or Queen for a day, what would you change in the big picture of the fleet community?” Here’s what they told us.

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Newsby Mike AntichMarch 27, 2013

Overview: Philippines Fleet Market

For many multinational companies, the Philippines is the third largest fleet market in Asia, after Japan and India.

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