Sentences with phrase «fleet sales»
"Fleet sales" refers to the selling of vehicles, such as cars or trucks, to companies or organizations that need multiple vehicles for their operations. It commonly involves selling cars in bulk to businesses, government agencies, or rental car companies. Full definition
It exists for fleet sales, for those looking at basic transportation, and for advertising purposes showing low prices.
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On the down side of the ledger, higher - profit retail sales were off 0.8 % while low - margin fleet sales rose 8.4 % compared with year ago.
But retail sales to consumers were down 1 percent while lower - margin fleet sales to rental car companies and government agencies were up 5 percent.
Overall, fleet sales suffered more so than retail sales, possibly as a result of a change in the depreciation allowance businesses can take for trucks.
The fuel savings make it a winner for fleet sales, which is what it will take to scale production and bring costs down.
«It's fair to say there was a high portion of fleet sales in there, and we'll be talking to the fleets.
Ford said it had its best retail SUV sales ever, with overall retail up 0.8 percent, while fleet sales rose 8.7 percent.
True, Toyota juices its numbers with fleet sales mixed with retail, but Honda has also positioned the Accord Hybrid nearly like an entry level Acura.
Unlike Ford and GM, Chrysler is claiming a reduced dependency on fleet sales, with April deliveries to consumers increasing by 37 % over last year.
FCA maintained its strategy of reducing fleet sales, which decreased by 50 percent compared with January 2017.
Sales to daily rental companies represented nine percent of Lincoln's total sales in 2017, while commercial fleet sales accounted for about two percent.
Part of Hyundai's success is the Metro's absolute lack of any selling points (Chevy is discontinuing retail sales of the car this year and will use it only for commercial fleet sales in the future) and the Toyota's awkward, polarizing style, which leaves nobody ambivalent and quite a few lined up on the «hate it» side of the ledger.
The largest planned volume reduction in June fleet sales came at the Jeep brand, where fleet volume skidded 49 percent year over year.
The company claims, however, that retail sales, actually were up 22 %, reflecting a declining importance of fleet sales at GM, as elsewhere.
All four divisions were up by double digits, and the company claimed that retail deliveries galloped ahead by 23 %, while fleet sales declined.
(Toyota relegated the Prius I for fleet sales only.)
Heavy fleet sales of the Taurus and Falcon, which led to a large volume of low - mileage, low - priced one - and two - year - old examples saturating the used vehicle market was also a factor in making the Contour / Mondeo a tough sell to respective American and Australian consumers.
We attribute the Trax's noteworthy August sales performance to widespread availability of the model at the retail level, generous manufacturer incentives, and increased fleet sales.
«The third generation is the most successful ever, achieving the biggest market share and the richest model mix, which reflects our focus on private buyers not fleet sales.»
Partnering with one of British Columbia's largest fleet sales company and largest Ford dealer, Envia is focusing on the private and government fleet markets with consumer markets to follow.
Though headquarters balked, Tesla in China was soon encouraging fleet sales orders of 100 or more cars from car - rental agencies and institutions, to jump - start demand.
Naysayers have been predicting a downturn for three years now, but the 2017 slip, coupled with moves such as Ford's hike in December fleet sales, will fuel another round of gloom for 2018.
Last week, Ford warned it expects lower earnings per share in the first quarter and lower pretax profit in 2017 due to higher spending on commodities, warranties and investments and a drop in sales volumes especially fleet sales.
The company disclosed retail sales total 150,153 vehicles, whereas fleet sales accounted for 46,603...
The Renault - Nissan - Mitsubishi alliance last month struck an agreement with Didi Chuxing to explore fleet sales, auto leasing and car sharing.
It's a good place [for fleet sales].
Going forward, Mitsubishi's goal is to keep fleet sales below 10 percent.
The assignment should be familiar territory for Cattori, as he previously served as Chrysler's retail / fleet sales director in Mexico, and acted as president and CEO of Mercedes - Benz Mexico from 2002 through 2012.
The company claimed that retail sales actually rose, but fleet sales still comprised nearly 1/3 of GM's total.
The Malibu emerged as the bestselling passenger car — although the Malibu's increase (+18 %) doesn't look quite as good (+3 %) if you subtract fleet sales.
If GM is gaining fleet sales but losing overall sales, well, do that math smart guy.
Chevrolet has been devoting more time and resources of late to courting special fleet sales, and has gone as far as importing the Chevrolet PPV sedan from Australia, targeted almost exclusively for police use.
The company explained increasingly strong fleet sales are a major contributor to its success, led by the Yaris Hybrid and the British - built Auris Hybrid models.
WRT the Camaro - it's probably because it has very few fleet sales of any kind.
However, in the short term, the effort to cut fleet sales has contributed to some discouraging sales results in the early months of 2018.
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FCA said fleet sales represented 25 percent of its June deliveries.
Fleet sales of 42,120 vehicles, including daily rental, commercial and government segments, were down 21 percent, consistent with the company's plan to front - load fleet sales this year.
The Chevrolet Sonic does not level a segment - shattering boom, but it demolishes low expectations set by the much - maligned Chevy Aveo that went on sale in the United States eight years ago — mostly to the benefit of fleet sales rather than anyone looking for a fun, high - quality subcompact car.
«Honda models definitely punch above their weight when it comes to value with class - leading quality, safety ratings, standard features and a company commitment to avoid value - sapping fleet sales» said Mike Accavitti, senior vice president of automobile operations for American Honda.
Hyundai fleet sales and mix remained low at a nine percent mix for the month and year - to - date, among the lowest in the industry.
It may be relegated to fleet sales now, but there's a good reason for that: The Indica eV2 diesel with its 1.4 - liter engine claims 25 km / l.
Rather, he sought to categorize the company's problems as essentially a failure of marketing: pulling ahead sales with huge discounts and unprofitable fleet sales.
A pricing document posted to Ford's fleet sales website reveals how much the new twin - turbo Raptor will cost in every trim.
GM's closely watched retail sales — roughly 70 percent of overall deliveries — rose 14 percent while fleet sales inched up 3 percent last month, the automaker said.