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.
So far this year 76,600 true fleet vehicles have been sold in Italy, which is 64,700 thousand fewer units sold than last year.
The 2020 Global Fleet Conference has been postponed to September 2020, moving from its original date of May 25 – 27, 2020, announced Nexus Communication, who is hosting the conference this year.
Registration for the eighth annual 2020 Global Fleet Conference has opened and will be held at the Sheraton Roma Hotel and Conference Center in Rome, Italy, May 26 – 27.
Fleet registrations in Italy were up 1.6% in July following three strong months of growth, and have reached 1.7% year to date, for 2019.
Fiat held the No. 1 spot in Italy with regards to fleet registrations and was followed closely by Volkswagen, which trailed only by 2,487 registrations.
Registrations in the Italian fleet market continued its several-month decline, falling 16.4% in November after posting declines of 15.7% and 33.8% in October and September, respectively.
Fleet registrations in the Italian market were down 15.7% for the month of October, and posted a year-to-date 2.1% growth.
Registrations for the Italian true fleet market were down by 33.8% in September, presenting a similar decline seen by the German fleet market following the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) deadline on Sept. 1.
Fleet registrations in the Italian market reached an all-time high first six months of 2018, which was bolstered by SUVs and passenger vehicles.