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An all-new Europe-based fleet consultancy group, Let it Fleet, was unveiled on Oct. 5, 2020 and will provide advice in regards to the three major pillars of fleet: process, procurement, and people.
The commercial vehicle market in Poland contracted by 20.9% for the month of August, and is down 24.7% overall, year-to-date.
So far this year over 326,000 true fleet vehicles have been sold in the United Kingdom, which is roughly 179,000 less than last year.
So far this year more than 168,000 true fleet vehicles have been sold in Italy, which is roughly 86,000 less than last year.
Fleet registrations for passenger vehicles in the Swiss market were down 10.9%, pushing further on losses that were exacerbated from the pandemic, and continues an eighth month streak.
The commercial fleet market in Poland saw a 1.8% increase in fleet registrations for the month of July, though it has a long way to go as year-to-date declines are at 25.3%.
Amazon is adding more than 1,800 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Vans to its delivery fleet in Europe this year, as part of a shared effort to reduce emissions from the transportation sector.
The U.K. new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market saw its first month of growth since January, with a 7.1% increase in registrations.
Switzerland commercial fleet registrations fell 7.4%% year-over-year for the monthly of July.
Sales in the Norwegian commercial vehicle market declined 34.5% to 1,740 units for the month of July when compared to the same time last year.
Over 12,000 fleet vehicles were sold in Finland so far this year, though this is 2,200 less than what was reported in 2019, according to Dataforce.
Commercial vehicle production in the U.K. fell by 57.2% in June, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Registrations for several European fleet markets showed recovery for the first half of 2020 after huge drops following the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the industry, looking at Germany, Spain, France, U.K., and Italy.
The new company, which will be called Ford Fleet Management, will see both parties collaborate to develop the capabilities to provide a competitive integrated leasing and fleet management offer.
The United Kingdom’s transport sector activity has recovered to 84% of its pre-COVID-19 baseline, three months since lockdown was first imposed on March 23, 2020 in the U.K.
The inaugural AFLA Canada Fleet Summit saw more than 200 attendees descend into Mississauga, Ontario on Feb. 12-13, 2020 at the Hilton Toronto Airport.
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