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.
Not exact matches
While Ford predicts retail
sales will remain
strong throughout 2011,
fleet deliveries likely will see increases over the course of the year, says George Pipas, the auto maker's top U.S.
sales analyst.
Honda says this is a
strong showing for a midsize sedan with no
fleet sales.
Ford's premium Lincoln brand is reducing its
fleet sales in 2018 to keep residual values
strong, Automotive News reports, cutting
sales to rental
fleets like Avis and Hertz, and reducing the number of vehicles it sells as company cars — both internally and externally.
GM's
strong sales dovetailed with a strategic approach to inventories and
fleet deliveries: GM inventories are disciplined, and the company expects to operate with about a 70 days» supply throughout the year in most months, with some months higher or lower.