December 2021 v. December 2020 Fleet Gross sales
Graphic: Cox Automotive
In December, 113,195 fleet autos have been offered nationwide, a 9% month-over-month improve in comparison with 104,227 in November however a drop of 32% from December 2020, in line with a Jan. 6 Cox Automotive information launch.
With December within the books, the 2021 year-to-date complete of mixed massive rental, industrial, and authorities purchases of latest autos is about 1.6 million items, a 4% lower from full-year 2020 when 1.7 million items have been offered. Notably, fleet gross sales 12 months up to now are down 42% from the identical time in 2019 when 2.8 million autos have been offered.
- Gross sales into rental decreased 59% 12 months over 12 months in December and are down 9% 12 months up to now for full-year 2021.
- Business gross sales have been down 6% 12 months over 12 months in December and are up 10% 12 months up to now in 2021.
- Together with an estimate for fleet deliveries into the vendor and producer channel, the remaining retail gross sales are estimated to be down 23% 12 months over 12 months in December, resulting in an estimated retail SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual charge) of 11 million, which was down from 13.9 million final December and down from December 2019’s 13.6 million charge.
December complete new car gross sales have been down 24% year-over-year, with yet another promoting day in comparison with December 2020. Month over month, December new-vehicle gross sales have been down 4%. The December SAAR got here in at 12.4 million, a lower from final 12 months’s 16.3 million and December 2019’s 16.9 million charge.
Taking a look at automakers, year-over-year modifications in fleet gross sales differed by producer, with declines starting from 47% to six%. Ford noticed the smallest decline in fleet gross sales 12 months over 12 months in December with greater than 38,000 deliveries; Toyota posted the biggest lower in comparison with December 2020.
Initially posted on Automobile Remarketing
