June Fleet Sales Push First-Half Total Over 2020 Level, Rental Sales Surge
07/06/2021
In June, 138,801 total fleet units were sold, an 18% month-over-month decrease compared to 168,166 in May but a 63% increase from June 2020, which recorded 85,104 units. This brings the first-half total combined large rental, commercial, and government purchases of new vehicles to 969,751. First-half fleet sales increased 5% over this time in 2020 but decreased 40.5% from the same time in 2019 when 1.63 million…
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May Fleet Sales Rebound After April Drop
06/08/2021
In May, 168,166 total fleet units were sold, a 14% month-over-month increase compared to 148,118 in April but a 222% increase from May 2020 which recorded 52,203 units. This brings the 2021 year-to-date total combined large rental, commercial, and government purchases of new vehicles to 830,950 units, a .9% decrease from this time in 2020 when 838,499 units were sold and a 39% decrease from the…
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April Fleet Sales Retreat After March Improvement, Remain Down 16% from Year-Ago Level
05/06/2021
In April, 148,118 total fleet units were sold, a 19% month-over-month drop compared to 183,042 in March but a 106% increase from April 2020 which recorded 72,084 units. This brings the 2021 year-to-date total combined large rental, commercial, and government purchases of new vehicles to 662,784 units, a 16% decrease from this time in 2020 when 786,296 units were sold and a 31% decrease from the…
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March Fleet Sales Struggle to Recover, Remain Down 20% from 2020
04/08/2021
In March, 183,042 total fleet units were sold, compared to 178,252 in February and 229,725 last March, a 2.7% month-over-month improvement. Combined sales into large rental, commercial, and government buyers were down 20.3% year over year in March. This brings the Q1 2021 total fleet sales to 514,666 units, a 28% decrease from Q1 2020 when 715,212 units were sold into fleet. Fleet Sales Year-Over-Year Comparison…
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Fleet Sales Rise Month Over Month in February, Remain Down from Year-Ago Levels
03/09/2021
In February, 178,252 total fleet units were sold, compared to 153,372 in January, a 16.2% month-over-month improvement. Combined sales into large rental, commercial, and government buyers were down 36% year over year in February. Government units were down 39% year over year, on a small base, while rental units were down 43% year over year in February, an improvement over the 54% year over year drop…
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Fleet Sales Continue to Suffer in January, Down 26% from Year-Ago Level
02/09/2021
In January, 153,372 total fleet units were sold, compared to 165,713 in December. Combined sales into large rental, commercial, and government buyers were down 26% year over year in January. Government units were down 21% year over year, on a small base, while rental units were down 33% year over year in January, an improvement over the 54% year over year drop in 2020. New-vehicle sales…
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