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Fleet Sales Increase 37% in June
Sales of vehicles to government agencies from five manufacturers increased 37% to 29,999 in June with trucks outnumbering passenger cars almost five to one, according to Automotive Fleet data.
by Staff
July 5, 2016
Photo of 2016 Ram 1500 courtesy of FCA.
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Photo of 2016 Ram 1500 courtesy of FCA.
Sales of vehicles to government agencies from five manufacturers increased 37% to 29,999 in June with trucks outnumbering passenger cars almost five to one, according to Automotive Fleet data.
Sales of trucks, vans, and SUVs increased 49.2% to 24,731, while sales of cars fell 1% to 5,268.
For the first half of 2016, government fleet sales increased 37.9% to 157,374 units. Sales of truck-based vehicles increased 40.9% to 127,388 units, while sales of cars increased 26.4% to 29,986.
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