THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
Kelley Blue Book will deliver a comprehensive overview of the electric vehicle market, while Vincentric will present total cost of ownership (TCO) data for available electric models.
Midsize pickups are providing financial appeal with their lower acquisition cost, more favorable fuel consumption, and maintenance costs that won't break fleet budgets.
Vincentric has identified the 2019 vehicles that provide the best value for fleets to own over a three-year time period. The list includes Nissan and Infiniti with 11 awards and Kia with seven.
Ford and Toyota had the most models named as having the best certified pre-owned value among 37 segments by Vincentric, the vehicle valuation firm announced.
Vincentric has begun offering more in-depth maintenance data as part of its automotive cost-of-ownership database covering more than 45,000 vehicles, the Bingham Farms, Mich.-based data provider has announced.
Diesel-powered cargo vans are providing fleet buyers with a lower total cost of ownership than gasoline models, while many diesel-powered trucks aren't recouping the higher acquisition cost, according to a Vincentric analysis.
Ford or Lincoln vehicles have captured the most awards by a single manufacturer among the 39 vehicles named to Vincentric's Best Fleet Value in America list for the 2018 model year.
The total cost of owning hybrid vehicles compared to their gasoline counterparts improved in 2017 with 40% of the models studied in Vincentric's annual analysis having a lower TCO, according to the firm.
As consumers and automakers continue to migrate away from sedans toward crossovers, there are no clear winners when analyzing total cost of ownership of individual models.
Ford featured 10 winning models, which included the Taurus, several Ford Transits, and a few vehicles from the Ford F Series,