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Fleet vehicles lined up for resale with text reading “Lost Resale Value?” illustrating how technology, maintenance, and safety investments are often not reflected in residual values.
Articlesby Colin SutherlandFebruary 1, 2026

How Fleets Can Stop Losing Technology Dollars at Resale

Fleets spend heavily on vehicle technology, but resale rarely reflects it. Here’s how proof of maintenance and safety can help carry forward the value you already invested in.

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Videosby StaffSeptember 6, 2022

Fleets Worry About Depreciation Risk When Resale Values Normalize

This week's State of the Fleet Industry video takes a look at vehicle prices and values, acquisition and depreciation costs, interest rates, and other economic factors affecting fleets.

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Articlesby Martin RomjueAugust 30, 2022

Hard Facts on Electric Vehicles Favor Fleet Usage

IARA Summer Roundtable: Electrification expert Kristin Slanina supercharged the annual consignors and remarketers conference with a step-by-step hopeful outlook for adopting, using, and reselling EVs.

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Newsby Ralph MortonAugust 28, 2022

Supply Issues Continue to Dog Fleet Market; New Members Join Global Fleet Advisory Board

There was further discussion about the currently high residual values (RVs) of vehicles, as well as leasing companies making good profits on resale.

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Newsby Cindy BrauerAugust 2, 2022

Rising Vehicle Prices ‘Damaging’ Manufacturer-Fleet Relationships

Experienced fleet managers say they’re seeing prices move up quickly, often faster than they can easily track to keep their choice lists current.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Mike AntichJune 29, 2022

Higher Residuals Offset Increased Cost Pressures on Fleet Budgets

Fleet budgets have been negatively impacted by escalating fuel prices, higher acquisition costs, decreased fleet incentives, unscheduled maintenance, and volatile upfitting expenses. One silver lining is strong vehicle resale values.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 13, 2022

Correlating Vehicle Color and Depreciation

An iSeeCars study found that purple- and red-colored cars hold their value the best in the sedan segment. But would you acquire them for fleet?

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ArticlesCover StoryDecember 1, 2021

15 Predictions for the Fleet Market in CY-2022

When looking ahead to the next 12 months, it will become more expensive to operate a fleet in the coming years. Vehicle acquisition costs have increased due to reduced fleet incentives. Fuel prices will likely continue to trend upward, and maintenance costs will ratchet higher due to more companies adopting extended replacement schedules.

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Newsby Mike AntichJune 3, 2021

AF Readers Sound Off on Vehicle Abuse

Vehicle abuse is an avoidable fleet cost. The overt and hidden aggregate cost of abuse and neglect across an entire fleet is significant. Here's advice from Automotive Fleet readers on the cost of fleet vehicle abuse and the actions you can take to thwart it.

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Videosby StaffMay 25, 2021

Forecast of MY-2022 Fleet Buying Inclinations

Automotive Fleet analyzes fleet purchasing inclinations, the variables impacting fleet costs, and skyrocketing resale values in this episode of State of the Fleet Industry.

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