How Do You Make a High-Mileage Car Desirable to Buy?

Attendees can expect a robust discussion of how to optimize the sale price of vehicles with 100,000+ miles. Photos: Speakers / Graphic: Bobit While the global pandemic now belongs to history, the market shifts still reverberate, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the surplus of high mileage used fleet vehicles entering the market.… Continue reading How Do You Make a High-Mileage Car Desirable to Buy?

ICRS 2024: How to Join the Connected Car Market

Panel topics include a big-picture update on the connected car market as well as discussing new ways to harness a fleet’s data to automate operations. Graphic: Bobit With almost all new passenger cars being sold with embedded modems, why isn’t every rental car connected now? This breakfast keynote seminar at the International Car Rental Show will… Continue reading ICRS 2024: How to Join the Connected Car Market

Under 20% of Travelers Occasionally Rent Electric Vehicles

Hertz electric rental cars are lined up at charging stations near Los Angeles International Airport as they are turned around for customers. Photo: Martin Romjue / Bobit The rental car industry stands as the frontier of electric vehicle adoption where it provides a comparatively safer and convenient way for drivers to try out EVs and… Continue reading Under 20% of Travelers Occasionally Rent Electric Vehicles

Business Travel Poll Indicates More Spending Amid Challenges for 2024

Almost half of travel buyers say the adoption of remote and hybrid workplace models has prompted them to revamp their employee travel policies and programs. Photo: Pexels / Victor Freitas The global business travel industry has put the pandemic behind it and is riding a wave of momentum at the start of 2024, according to… Continue reading Business Travel Poll Indicates More Spending Amid Challenges for 2024

2024 Automotive Logistics Market Outlook: Driving Towards Normalcy

Despite the turbulence, the current state of the market shows signs of recovery as economic conditions stabilize and improve. Graphic: Bobit The automotive logistics market is a complex business system that often reflects the broader state of economic conditions. It observes cyclical patterns, heavily influenced by supply and demand dynamics. As we enter 2024, there… Continue reading 2024 Automotive Logistics Market Outlook: Driving Towards Normalcy

Enterprise Mobility Enters Latin American, Caribbean Markets

Enterprise, National, and Alamo brands will be available in five locations including two in the capital city Santiago as well as Talca, Linares and Antofagasta. Franchise expansion plans include introducing service to additional airports in Chile along with adding branches in other major city centers. Photo: Enterprise Mobility Enterprise Mobility is expanding its footprint in… Continue reading Enterprise Mobility Enters Latin American, Caribbean Markets

SIXT USA Extends Off-Airport Presence with Six New Locations

SIXT advertising at the Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., where it opened operations on April 1, 2023. Photo: SIXT SIXT USA this week announced the opening of six new off-airport locations as it rolls out a growing retail footprint across the nation. The six locations are: Pasadena, California; Cherry Creek, Colorado; Doral, Florida; Chicago,… Continue reading SIXT USA Extends Off-Airport Presence with Six New Locations

Reworking the Remarketing Funnel for Future Growth

The session will address — how to be better, move cars more quickly, and make more money while doing it. Photos: From speakers / Graphic: Bobit The traditional remarketing funnel may morph into a broader approach that takes sales and transactions upstream. A session at the Conference of Automotive Remarketing (CAR) will examine major shifts… Continue reading Reworking the Remarketing Funnel for Future Growth

What Are EV Charging Trends For Fleet and Automotive Sectors in 2024?

As electric vehicles become more affordable, apartment-dwellers will get on the EV train. Photo: Bullet EV Charging Solutions Bullet EV Charging Solutions, an installer of EV chargers, solar panels, and battery storage systems, on Jan. 24 released its predictions for major electric vehicle charging trends expected to affect the automotive and fleet industries in 2024. Among… Continue reading What Are EV Charging Trends For Fleet and Automotive Sectors in 2024?

Forecast Predicts U.S. Will Struggle for Global Inbound, Domestic Business Travel

Other countries are actively advancing strategies to gain international visitors and are now ahead of the U.S. in the race to win back the global travel market. Photo: Pexels / Andrea Piacquadio The U.S. Travel Association recently released its biannual forecast for travel to and within the United States through 2027, showing international inbound travel… Continue reading Forecast Predicts U.S. Will Struggle for Global Inbound, Domestic Business Travel