Yaris Hybrid's
fleet sales rose 18.2 percent when compared to 2014's results and those for the Auris Hybrid hatch by 31.3 percent.
Ford said it had its best retail SUV sales ever, with overall retail up 0.8 percent, while
fleet sales rose 8.7 percent.
Not exact matches
Late last year, the mainland proposed automakers should make new energy vehicles account for 8 percent of total car
fleets by 2018 despite booming demand for SUVs — first - quarter SUV
sales rose 21 percent on - year to 2.4 million, according to data from the Associated Press.
More important, Ford notes that retail
sales of the Escape
rose 23 percent year - over-year, signaling more of the crossovers are going to customers rather than
fleet companies.
Within the U.S. market, Chrysler saw the proportion of its
sales going to
fleets decline by five percentage points year - over-year, to 23 percent, although its days supply (a measure of how many cars are unsold at dealerships)
rose to 71 days.
Retail
sales rose 27 %, while less - profitable
fleet deliveries were off 10 %.
The company claimed that retail
sales actually
rose, but
fleet sales still comprised nearly 1/3 of GM's total.
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.