Commercial fleet sales in April rose almost 9% while staying at 10% above last year’s level year-to-date, according to a monthly report released by Bobit Business Media on May 1.

Sales activity in the three major fleet segments for April 2026 were as follows:

• Commercial fleet sales increased to 73,350 vehicles last month, from 67,485 in April 2025, up 8.7%.
• Rental fleet sales fell 10.3%, from 120,712 rental cars sold in April 2025 to 108,327 vehicles sold last month.
• Government fleet vehicle sales spiked 23%, with 23,819 vehicles sold in April compared to 19,385 vehicles sold in April 2025. (The six major Asian-based automakers did not report any government fleet numbers for April.)

Those numbers resulted in total April fleet sales of 205,496, down 1% from 207,582 vehicles sold in April 2025.

“Commercial vehicle sales increased almost 9% in April compared to last year, and are up 10% this year, as this segment continues to see support from tax reform and the overall economy,” said Zohaib Rhaim, senior manager of economic and industry insights for Cox Automotive. “The U.S. economy continues its expansion, as growth accelerated to start the year. First quarter real GDP came in at an annualized rate of 2%, rebounding from the government-shutdown-impacted fourth quarter of 2025.

“Consumer spending, supported by larger tax refunds, and business investment drove growth last quarter, leading to favorable commercial vehicle demand,” he added. “Interestingly, business investment contributed more to first quarter growth than consumer spending.”

Year-to-date sales in the rental, commercial, and government fleet sectors are still up slightly, with 821,164 total fleet vehicles sold in April for a 3.8% increase over 791,194 vehicles sold in the first four months of 2025.

“The market continues to perform higher than last year through the first four months of this year,” Rahim said. “While commercial and government fleet sales increased last month, they were unable to counter the decline in rental sales, leading to the overall decline in sales for April. Overall, new fleet sales are up roughly 4% in 2026 compared to last year, as all three major segments are also up on the year.”

Bobit Business Media (BBM), owner of Automotive Fleet and Vehicle Remarketing, compiles fleet sales statistics based on aggregate data from the three major Detroit-based auto manufacturers, the Asian Big 6 automakers, and VW. The statistics include cars, SUVs, and trucks.