Sales of vehicles from nine manufacturers to commercial fleets fell 9.9% to 54,384 in November after enjoying several robust months of sales but remain the strongest fleet segment with an 8.7% increase year to date. Sales to rental and government fleets fell in November as well.
Sales of vehicles to commercial fleets from eight manufactures increased 8.8% to 743,210 in 2018, even with a weaker December, on the strength of sales of trucks, SUVs, and vans that accounted for nearly nine units out of every 10 sold.
In November, sales of vehicles to commercial fleets increased 18.2% to 60,967, while sales into daily rental increased 6.4% to 122,433. Sales to government agencies increased 4.6% to 20,386.
Shanghai-based eHi Car Services will serve as an official vehicle services provider for China’s central government agencies and subordinate units for 2015.
The city’s fleet management division identified a number of low-use vehicles driven less than 5,000 miles per year. These vehicles will be replaced by shared vehicles and equipped with the same rental technology used by Enterprise’s car sharing program, WeCar.
Hertz on Demand and MoveAbout have partnered to provide electric vehicle car-sharing services to corporations, utilities and municipalities in Germany.