THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
Commercial fleet sales cooled off in June with a 0.5% decline, while daily rental sales increased 10.5% and sales to governments fell 13.1%.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will offer a rebadged base Pacifica minivan that will be sold exclusively to fleets as the 2020 Chrysler Voyager LXi, the company announced.
March sales to commercial fleets increased 11.1%, while sales to government agencies increased 7.3%. Sales into daily rental increased 5.3%.
Sales of vehicles to commercial fleets declined 1.7% in February, while sales to government agencies increased 2.4%. Sales to daily rental increased 5.3%.
In January, sales to commercial fleets fell 1.9%, while sales to daily rental increased 16.1%. Sales to government agencies increased 5.7%.
Sales of vehicles to commercial fleets from eight manufactures increased 8.8% to 743,210 in 2018, even with a weaker December, on the strength of sales of trucks, SUVs, and vans that accounted for nearly nine units out of every 10 sold.
In November, sales of vehicles to commercial fleets increased 18.2% to 60,967, while sales into daily rental increased 6.4% to 122,433. Sales to government agencies increased 4.6% to 20,386.