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SEARCHSales of fleet vehicles to government agencies fell 2 percent to 21,298 in October, reversing two months of gains in a fleet segment that remains underwater for the calendar year to date, according to Automotive Fleet data.
Photo of the 2016 Transit courtesy of Ford.
Photo of the 2016 Transit courtesy of Ford.
Sales of fleet vehicles to government agencies fell 2 percent to 21,298 in October, reversing two months of gains in a fleet segment that remains underwater for the calendar year to date, according to Automotive Fleet data.
Sales of trucks, vans, and SUVs posted a positive month and represented about one in four vehicles sold during the month. The category increased 1.6% to 16,183 units. Meanwhile, sales of passenger cars fell 13.5% to 5,115 units.
For the first 10 months of the year, fleet sales fell 5.3% to 212,137 units. The truck category has increased 6.1% to 149,360 from the comparable period of 2014. The truck category represents more than 70% of sales. Passenger car sales through October fell 32.6% to 62,777 units.
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