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State of the Fleet Industry: COVID’s Potential Impact on Supplier Multi-Year Purchasing Agreements
This video addresses why COVID could impact fleet multi-year purchasing agreements; how OEMs and upfitters recovered quickly during the pandemic; pressure on fleet managers to address new management demands.
September 28, 2020
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Automotive Fleet’s twenty fourth State of the Fleet Industry video report continues to offer an updated look at the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich for the week of Sept. 28, 2020.
Topics mentioned in this video include why COVID could impact fleet multi-year purchasing agreements; how OEMs and upfitters recovered quickly during the pandemic; and pressure on fleet managers to address new management demands.
Please also check the upcoming Monday AF Newsletter, on Oct. 5, 2020.
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