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Driving Notes

Knowing about a vehicle is one thing; driving it is quite another. Getting behind the wheel gives yo...

Mike Antich

Chris Brown

Eric Gandarilla

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FleetTakes

FleetTakes is exactly that — a take on what fleets need to know when it comes to the latest in autom...

Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Associate Publisher

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Insight Lane

Insight Lane delivers Colin Sutherland’s perspective from the intersection of leadership and innovat...

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Market Trends

Automotive Fleet's former editor, Mike Antich, shared his opinions and ideas on the overall commerci...

Mike Antich

Mike Antich

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Remarketing Streams

Remarketing Streams reports on the flow of used vehicles moving through the consignor-auction-dealer...

Martin Romjue

Martin Romjue

Managing Editor

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FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•September 3, 2024

Hope for Our AI Future (and Concern)

If you manage 100 units today, you’ll likely be asked to manage 500 or even 1,000 units in the future. Are you ready to form your AI fleet strategy?

A three-quarter of a white sedan with a modern building in the background.

FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•July 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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FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•June 12, 2024

How Will Revised CAFE Standards Affect ZEV Targets?

NHTSA’s updated CAFE standards soften more stringent previous targets for fuel economy gains. However, superseding state regulations mandating zero-emission vehicles could lessen CAFE standard’s significance.

Man standing at podium in expo hall in front of reporters and industry representatives.

FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•May 28, 2024

ACT Expo 2024 Takeaways: Sustainability Goals, Meet Financial Realities

As the electrification market inches from the pilot phase to everyday use cases, the magnitude of the effort — and the cost — came into sharper focus at the industry's biggest clean transportation event.

An electric cargo van and a Class 3 cab chassis sit in a parking lot facing each other.

FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•May 23, 2024

It's Time to Instill Urgency with CARB's Advanced Clean Fleets Rule

Some fleet managers are shrugging off compliance with ACF, believing legal challenges will make it go away. Avoiding the regulation is not an option.

FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•April 29, 2024

Trends & Takeaways from 2024 NAFA I&E

The 2024 event in San Antonio drew 2,100 attendees, the highest since 2018.

Driving Notes•by Chris Brown•March 25, 2024

Fleet Review: Volvo XC40 Recharge

The Volvo XC40 Recharge offers fleets the familiar premium Volvo experience, electrified.

FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•March 21, 2024

What the Industry Got Wrong on EVs

“Electrify, it’s cheaper” was the message pushed relentlessly to fleets over the past five years. We need a new message.

FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•March 11, 2024

What Happened at Work Truck Week 2024?

Here are eight trendlines collected from the work truck industry’s annual journey to Indianapolis.

FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•February 2, 2024

An Open Letter to Fleet Managers

As I see it, the prime directive of Automotive Fleet is to help make your fleets more efficient, productive, safe, and sustainable. Simple enough, right? I look forward to working with all of you to achieve these goals.

FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•November 14, 2023

For Fleets, AI is No Longer a Buzz Acronym

Generative AI and its implications were weaved through multiple seminars at the 2023 Fleet Forward Conference. But does it deserve to be added to the ACES (Autonomous, Connected, Electric, and Shared) acronym?

FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•November 2, 2023

Do You Have a Fleet Manager Succession Plan?

Succession planning is a job in and of itself. If ownership of the task isn’t defined or formalized as part of job duties, it could fall through the cracks and lead to finger pointing when the transition falters.