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Friday, July 04, 2008

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What’s new in fleet/leasing management – products, services trends, companies, people? Scan the article archive for feature-length editorial on best practices, developments, how-to’s, and company profiles.
Featured Article
Open- Vs. Closed-End Leasing: Which Is Right for You?
By Chris Brown
Choosing between the two types of commercial leases involves understanding your fleet driving patterns, your internal fleet management capabilities and your appetite for risk.
Useful Articles
How to Determine the Correct Depreciation Reserve
Depreciation turns fleet vehicles into “melting” assets. The open-end TRAC lease is an excellent tool to manage depreciation expense; however, maximizing its effectiveness requires establishing the proper depreciation reserve.
Analyzing RFPs: Methodology for Best Practices
The RFP process can get bogged down with unneeded detail when procuring fleet programs and services. Reviewing and analyzing responses become cumbersome. Here are some ideas to simplify the process.
Negotiating Your Way to a Fleet Management Agreement
The cornerstone of a successful fleet operation lies in a carefully structured agreement. Negotiating a fleet management agreement is as much art as science, but if done right, problems can be avoided.
Recalculation Adds Flexibility to Closed-End
For many fleet managers, the closed-end lease means everything is “fixed.” However, this isn’t always the case. By offering customers more options and mid-term lease recalculation, LeasePlan USA, a vehicle leasing and fleet management company, has made the closed-end lease a more flexible option.
Forecasting the Future of the Closed-End Lease
Not only will the market share for the closed-end lease grow, but so will its impact on fleet. A desire for predictable budgeted payments and fewer surprises at resale has prompted a renewed interest in the closed-end lease.
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Selecting the Best Lease Option
Discover the benefits and drawbacks of open-end and closed-end leases, which leasing is right for your company’s fleet and how different lease structures affect budget and taxes. Presented by Merchant’s Leasing.

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Robert Singer
Principal and a Senior Vice President
Merchants Automotive Group

Q: We own 100% of our vehicles. Our drivers put about 150K miles on every 36 months. Are there even leases out there that would make sense for us with our high mileage?

Q: It seems that an open-end lease benefits only the Lessor and not the Lessee, especially for government run fleets. So, is there any point where a government entity would select an open-end lease?

Q: What has more flexibility, open-end or closed-end leases?

Q: What is your assessment of the automotive market and industry right now?

Q: What sets Merchants Leasing apart from the competition?

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