Market Trends Blog for Construction Fleets

Our senior editor and fleet expert, Mike Antich, offers opinions and ideas on the Fleet Market Trends. Mike’s highly-read Blog, focuses on the overall fleet industry and draws interesting comments from construction fleet managers and other industry professionals from across the country.
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Dual Sourcing Re-examined as Supplier Reliability Comes into Question

April 6, 2009

The jaw-dropping events of the past six months have made an indelible impression on many fleet managers. The very real possibility that two of the Detroit 3 could quickly (and unexpectedly) enter into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, along with some fleet management companies not accepting new-vehicle orders, has caused some corporations (especially those sole sourcing) to reassess sourcing strategies.

Tags: new vehicle sales

Author: Mike Antich | Posted @ Monday, April 6, 2009 10:34 AM | » Comments(1)

Import-Badged Models Increase Market Penetration with 2009 Fleet Buy

September 9, 2008

When fuel prices crossed the $3.25 per gallon threshold, fleets began looking for ways to downsize vehicles or opt to four-cylinder engines.This trend is reinforced by corporate sustainability initiatives and/or fuel spend/GHG reduction programs. The shift to four-cylinder engines is broad-based and includes many of the nation’s largest fleets. One consequence to this increased demand for four-cylinder models is that fleets have increased their purchases of import-badged vehicles.

Tags: downsizing, fuel, new vehicle sales

Author: Mike Antich | Posted @ Tuesday, September 9, 2008 11:19 AM | » Comments(0)

Bleak New-Vehicle Sales to Usher a Strong Used-Vehicle Market

July 18, 2008

Today's new-vehicle market will generate (ultimately) the used-vehicle market of tomorrow. If there is a decrease in new-vehicle sales, there will be a corresponding decrease in the future number of used vehicles in the marketplace. Even though there is a lot of nervousness in the market, no one is anticipating a dramatic decrease in new-vehicle commercial fleet orders for the 2009 model-year. However, the same cannot be said for the retail new-vehicle market.

Tags: 2009-MY, new vehicle sales

Author: Mike Antich | Posted @ Friday, July 18, 2008 9:01 AM | » Comments(2)

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Mike Antich

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Mike Antich has been covering the fleet management and vehicle remarketing markets for more than 20 years. During this period, Mike has written or edited more than 4,600 articles on the subjects of fleet management, manufacturer fleet activities, the fleet leasing industry, and vehicle remarketing. He was inducted in the Fleet Hall of Fame in 2010.

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