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Newsby Paul ClintonMay 24, 2019

IRS Depreciation Limit Update Should Minimally Impact Fleets

The Internal Revenue Service update of the depreciation limits for higher-priced passenger vehicles should have minimal impact on commercial leasing, fleet management company executives said.

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Newsby Tariq KamalDecember 20, 2018

Fed Raises Interest Rate, Lowers Growth Forecast

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced the fourth interest-rate hike of the year while downgrading central bankers' expectations for economic growth in 2018 and 2019.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2018

Merchants Hires California Sales, Resale Managers

Merchants Fleet Management has hired a regional sales manager for northern and central California and a manager for its Merchants GuaranteeTRAC resale program, the fleet management company announced.

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ArticlesMay 3, 2018

Ways to Assess Rates When Funding Vehicles

In recent years, funding strategies for fleet vehicles (including both leased and financed) has been pretty straightforward. Funding rates have been low, and have remained relatively flat. Is it time to reassess?

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ArticlesJuly 5, 2017

Identifying the Right Funding Options for Your Fleet

Good times, tough times, no matter what the economy brings, when you replace vehicles, somebody must get paid. There are a variety of funding options available to fleets; here are some of them, and how to find the right one.

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Newsby StaffDecember 28, 2016

Automotive Fleet's Top 10 Articles of 2016

Commercial fleet management trends, open-end versus closed-end leasing, Element Financial Corp.'s acquisition of GE Capital's fleet unit, and telematics trends made up the most popular articles of 2016 on AutomotiveFleet.com.

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Articlesby Chris WolskiSeptember 21, 2016

Meeting the Challenge of Depreciation

While depreciation is the biggest fleet expense, there are steps fleet managers can take before purchasing a vehicle, while it’s in the fleet, and when it’s being remarketed that can make this expense manageable.

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Articlesby StaffMarch 29, 2016

Open-End Versus Closed-End Leasing

For both small and large fleets, choosing the correct lease type requires consideration of costs, utilization, and remarketing scenarios.

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NewsMarch 4, 2016

Fitch: Lease Accounting Rule Changes Won't Hit Corporate Ratings

New accounting rules that will require companies to include virtually all leases on their balance sheets will not affect credit ratings or the approach Fitch Ratings uses in adjusting leverage metrics to take account of leases, the ratings agency has announced.

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 20, 2016

Open-End Versus Closed-End Leasing

Choosing a leasing instrument during the procurement process is a vital aspect of fleet management that requires consideration of costs, utilization, and remarketing scenarios.

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