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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 AntichOctober 28, 2016

Philips Lighting Names Global Commodity Manager

Heiko Poggensee was named global commodity manager leased cars/manager HR&M Europe at Philips Lighting GmbH in Hamburg, Germany

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Newsby Mike AntichOctober 28, 2016

Hall’s Culligan, PrairieFire Names Fleet Manager

Scott Watts, CAFM, has been named fleet manager at Hall’s Culligan/PrairieFire Coffee in Wichita, Kan.

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Newsby Mike AntichOctober 28, 2016

AF Global Report Examines Robust Mexican Fleet Market

In an in-depth Q&A, Automotive Fleet Editor Mike Antich discusses the ups and downs of the Mexican automotive market with Francisco Garza, GM Mexico vice president, vehicle sales, service, and marketing (VSSM) for Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean countries.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 28, 2016

VW and Audi 2017 Fleet Preview

More than 90 fleet managers and suppliers attended the two-day fleet preview, which included product demonstrations and ride-and-drives.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 25, 2016

Element Discusses GE Capital Integration, Industry Changes

In a wide-ranging interview, the leadership of Element Fleet Management provide an update on the integration of the fleet business of GE Capital and offer insight on current industry trends and their vision of the future of fleet.

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Newsby Mike AntichOctober 24, 2016

Getinge Group Names Fleet Manager

Mark Petersen was named fleet manager, Americas for the Getinge Group in Wayne, N.J. Getinge Group is a leading provider of disinfectors and sterilizers in healthcare and life sciences.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichOctober 22, 2016

Autonomous Vehicles will Create a Radical Paradigm Shift in Vehicle Design

My prediction is that autonomous vehicles will create a paradigm shift in vehicle design, whereby interior design will become the primary brand differentiator in the future. What will drive this paradigm shift is that future autonomous vehicle design will focus primarily on the passenger and not the driver. This will create a tectonic shift in vehicle design with ramifications that will take decades to fully play out.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 21, 2016

13 Ways to Improve Order-to-Delivery

Key areas for improvement are the development of better forecasting tools and greater collaboration between all logistics partners in the supply chain. Also, more transportation and rail infrastructure investment is needed.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 19, 2016

GM Mexico's Garza Examines Mexican Fleet Market

Presently, there are 34 million vehicles in operation in Mexico, of which 34% are commercial vehicles. The majority of large fleets operating in Mexico are owned or leased by multinational companies.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 19, 2016

Lower Commodity Prices Impact GDP for Venezuela, Ecuador, & Colombia

Venezuela and Ecuador are heavily dependent on petroleum exports, as is also Colombia, but to a lesser extent. The steep drop in crude oil prices and other commodities is severely impacting these countries.

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