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The thirty fourth State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers an updated look at the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich for the week of Dec. 7, 2020.
State of the Fleet Industry: Donlen Sale & November Sales Data
Today's video looks at the sale of Donlen by Hertz Global Holdings to Athene Holdings; November fleet sales data; and the uptick in conversion of managed fleets to outsourced fleet management.
December 7, 2020
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Today's video looks at the sale of Donlen by Hertz Global Holdings to Athene Holdings; November fleet sales data; and the uptick in conversion of managed fleets to outsourced fleet management.
Please also check the upcoming Monday AF Newsletter, on Dec. 14, 2020, for the next video in this video series.
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