Commercial fleets propped up fleet sales in February, the only sector to show a gain, according to monthly fleet sales figures released by Bobit Business Media on March 3.
Rental fleets and government fleets saw single-digit declines. Overall, February figures were flat, following double-digit gains in fleet sales in 2025.
Sales gains in the three fleet segments for February 2026 were as follows:
- Commercial fleet sales rose to 70,009 vehicles last month, up from 61,368 in February 2025, a 14.1% increase.
- Rental fleet sales declined 6.3% for the month, from 116,139 rental cars sold in February 2025 to 108,837 vehicles sold last month.
- Government fleet vehicles saw the steepest decline, with 16,744 vehicles sold in February, down 8.9% from 18,383 sold in February 2025. (Four of the seven major Asian-based automakers did not provide any government fleet numbers for February.)
Those numbers resulted in total February fleet sales of 195,590, down only 0.2% from 195,890 in February 2025.
Year-to-date sales barely ranged in positive territory, with 356,652 total fleet vehicles sold, up 0.8% from 353,662 vehicles sold in Jan/Feb 2025.
Bobit Business Media (BBM), owner of Automotive Fleet and Vehicle Remarketing, compiles fleet sales statistics based on aggregate data from the three major Detroit-based auto manufacturers, the Asian Big 7 automakers, and VW. The statistics include cars, SUVs, and trucks.
