{"id":244044,"date":"2023-11-02T23:49:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T23:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=244044"},"modified":"2023-11-02T23:49:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T23:49:14","slug":"october-fleet-sales-decline-as-ytd-momentum-steadies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/october-fleet-sales-decline-as-ytd-momentum-steadies\/","title":{"rendered":"October Fleet Sales Decline as YTD Momentum Steadies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fleetimages.bobitstudios.com\/upload\/automotive-fleet\/content\/news\/2023-11\/bobit-fleet-sales-oct-2023-__-720x516-s.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Government sector fleet sales rose by 31% in October, while the other two sectors were down YOY.<\/p>\n<p>Graphic: Bobit<\/p>\n<p>Sales into large commercial, rental, and government fleets among nine major auto manufacturers fell 10% in October compared to October 2022, according to Bobit fleet sales data released Nov. 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview:<\/strong> Top 15 Fleet Trends<\/p>\n<p>Monthly totals among the three fleet sectors declined from 148,721 vehicle sales in October 2022 to 133,206 vehicles sold last month.<\/p>\n<p>Year-to-date sales, however, still show a one-third overall increase to 1,831,258 fleet vehicles sold through October 2023 compared to 1,371,858 in the same period last year.<\/p>\n<h2>Monthly YOY Sales By Fleet Sector<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Monthly total commercial fleet sales were down by 21%, from 81,083 vehicles in October 2022 to 64,045 this October.<\/li>\n<li>In rental fleets, monthly sales were down 7.1%, with 47,482 vehicles last month versus 51,098 in October 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Government sector fleet sales rose by 31% in October to 21,679 vehicles from 16,540 in October 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Calendar YTD Sales By Fleet Sector<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Looking at calendar year 2023 through October, commercial fleet sales are up 9% to 759,287 vehicles, compared to 696,470 in the same period last year.<\/li>\n<li>Rental fleets show the strongest year-to-date YOY growth at 64%, reaching 841,043 vehicles so far this year compared to 513,169 through October 2022.<\/li>\n<li>The government fleet sales showed similar strength, growing 42.4% from 162,219 in the first 10 months of 2022 to 230,928 for the same period this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autorentalnews.com\/10209521\/october-fleet-sales-decline-but-ytd-momentum-stays-strong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government sector fleet sales rose by 31% in October, while the other two sectors were down YOY. 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