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Looking briefly at the past decade in the automotive industry we are mindful that the average American's love affair with his car has been overshadowed by the presence of a new wave of consumerism. The stronger voices of the adamant consumer advocates have fed the federal fires of Congress and have resulted in Detroit's finding a new full-time partner; and the partner not only did not have to pay his dues, but the car buyer again picked up the bill.
Read More →Learning about the recent deal cut by a major daily rental company with a dealer and the blessing of the factory to sell cars to all company-owned and franchised outlets for five dollars over net-net set me to thinking.
Read More →Often an editor and his staff are open to frequent indictments of literary malfeasance, grammatical maladies and charges of outright ignorance. Despite such allegations it should be known that we make every effort to remain accurately informed as well as literary in our coverage of the automotive fleet market.
Read More →Some of us become genuinely excited about political races at election time; most of us vote our convictions in November for the candidate we feel will represent us best in Washington. Unfortunately, nearly all of us leave the scene at that juncture. Except for the active lobbyists, these elected officials rarely know our reactions to the assorted legislation that passes by them.
Read More →It is not as though we do not realize that the Gold Rush was over some 125 years ago. We do know that there are smog, high population density areas, heavy freeway traffic and termites. Regardless, we are moving our offices to California and by the time you read this, it will be business as usual in Redondo Beach.
Read More →First off, we cannot locate even one manufacturer who will stand behind the statement. That is because their research results are similar to ours at AF. The fact is we are currently running at a fleet sales level of about 1.4 million new cars this model year compared to a total sales level of over 10 million. So one out of every eight cars goes into fleet. That is about 12½ to 13-percent for fleet.
Read More →The energy crisis has put new emphasis on what is now termed a "gas guzzler." A new threat is appearing in the Washington hallways that could cost fleet buyers millions of dollars.
Read More →Collecting factual material that has direct bearing on our own industry is challenging enough, but attempting to put it into print accurately presents an even greater responsibility that taxes our staff. We are proud to deliver this vital and exclusive data as part of your regular subscription to AF and thank all of the industry firms for their cooperative efforts to make it the most complete package ever compiled for fleet managers.
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There never seems to be an easy or smart way to manage getting something fixed, no matter how minor, even with an appointment. There is always a line to wait in or endless agony waiting in the showroom with those new car salesmen leering at you with thoughts that must parallel those President Carter reported to Playboy.
Read More →On the broad automotive front we must support and influence our congressional leaders during the coming transitional period of leadership. We must encourage the watchdogs of our interests in Washington to insure that adequate and equitable attention is given to our national transportation policies; and specifically to the commitment of the long-term highway user needs.
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