THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
Volkswagen demonstrated its new optimized traffic routing technology, designed to identify the fastest travel routes, during a web summit conference in Lisbon, Portugal, and will be able accommodate fleets of varying sizes.
Full-service operational leasing as a funding option in the global fleet market is projected to grow by 3.9% in 2020, following an expected growth rate of 2.1% to round out 2019.
Domestic sales of new light commercial vehicles were at 10,679 units during November 2019 and recorded a decline of 3,038 units from the 13,717 light commercial vehicles sold in November 2018.
From January to September 2019, overall fleet sales in Canada were flat compared to the same nine-month period last year, according to Scotiabank Economics. Lackluster fleet sales are contributing to total new-vehicle sales in Canada remaining flat in calendar-year 2019.
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The fleet market in Australia has increasingly shown interest in utilizing diesel vehicles. Leading the diesel market in the country are Toyota, Ford, and Isuzu, whose sales are bolstered heavily by the success of their pickup trucks/utes and large SUVs.
Fleet registrations for several countries in Europe dropped significantly following the introduction of the WLTP in late 2018, but most have seen increases in the last several years.
Canada is primarily a service-based economy, largely driven by small local businesses. The strongest vocational segments for fleet sales in Canada are energy and construction. The dominant fleet vehicle segment is light trucks.
John Dmochowsky, CAFM, MBA, senior global fleet manager for Mondelez International, took home the European Safety Fleet Manager of the Year Award at the Fleet Europe Summit in Estoril, Portugal, and was also named a runner-up in the Global Fleet Manager of the Year category.