Commercial fleet sales were up 13.6%, government fleet sales were down 1.6%, and daily rental sales were up 8.4%.
The forecast is the most in nearly 20 years, and represents an increase of 3.9% over last year, or 4.3 million more people packing up their sleighs for a holiday getaway.
Sales of vehicles to commercial fleets from nine manufacturers remained robust in October, while sales to government agencies and daily rental companies were sharply lower.
Sales of vehicles to commercial fleets surged in September even as several automakers reported sharply lower overall sales during the month.
Commercial fleet sales rebounded in July with a 29.8% increase to 66,909 from a year ago. Sales of trucks, vans, and SUVs paced the gain, while sales of cars again saw a heavy decline, according to Automotive Fleet data.
Sales to corporate fleets increased 11.2%, while sales to government agencies and rental fleets fell 0.3% and 6.5% respectively.
The Houston City Council has approved two measures to supplement its waste collection fleet and services.
Commercial sales increased 10.3% in October, while sales to government agencies increased 1%. Sales into daily rental increased 0.2%.
Sales of vehicles to commercial fleets from eight manufacturers increased 7.9% to 73,848 in June, while sales into daily rental sales increased 10.9% and government sales increased 9.8%.
Sales of vehicles to commercial fleets from eight manufactures increased 9% to 67,458 in April as sales of trucks, vans, and SUVs powered an increase of 11.6% to 60,801, while and passenger car sales fell 10.2% to 6,657 units compared to a year ago, according to Automotive Fleet data.
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