General Motors especially has curtailed its “fleet dumping” in recent months, Automotive News says, while Hyundai, Kia, Nissan and Toyota (the latter two to a lesser degree) have seen an uptick over the same period of time.
The outlet also compared historical fleet sales figures to this year’s numbers, and found that only 13.6% of GM’s sales in 2015 so far were accounted for by rental fleet; in 2012, that number was 18.6–nearly one-fifth of the company’s total sales volume.
Of the “Detroit Three,” FCA is faring the worst, flirting with a total that could rival its 2012 numbers. Ford’s numbers have been more haphazard. While the company’s fleet sales have decreased from 15.4% of their total volume in 2012 to just 11% this year, their fleet volume has actually increased slightly year-to-date.
Hyundai, on the other hand, is trending the other direction. Through November, a whopping 22.4% of the company’s volume has gone to rental fleets. In 2012, that figure was below 10%.
An analyst for Edmunds.com said the corresponding uptick in rental sales from automakers such as Hyundai and Kia reflects their brands’ dependence on cars and car-based crossovers.
In other words? Trucks are hot, and the Koreans don’t sell many.
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