Automotive Fleet, October 2018

thru units impacting the overall OTD timeframes we did not experience a major increase in OTD times in 2018 compared to last model year One factor keeping OTD times consistent with last model year was that OEMs issued fewer quality holds on new 2018 models Delays on new or redesigned models were minimal this year as were quality related holds overall said Jessica Krams manager vehicle order management for Wheels Inc We did see quality holds on some models after plant downtime particularly the Chevrolet Malibu but overall delays were minimal resulting in only slightly increased order to delivery times over last year Another positive development was that import badged models showed solid OTD improvements in 2018 We saw an improvement in order to delivery times for the import OEMs specifically Subaru Toyota and Hyundai I attribute this primarily to their process in evaluating past fleet orders and pre ordering vehicles along with the ability to be flexible to make minor changes to the vehicles This gives them the ability to match a pre ordered vehicle to a new order which ultimately reduces the lead time said Cindy Gomez VP of vehicle acquisition services for Donlen The biggest delays we encountered were for pickup trucks cab chassis and cargo vans This observation was reinforced by Krams of Wheels We did see consistent or decreased lead times on many import manufacturer vehicle lines particularly sedans said Krams Import SUVs vans and trucks were not as consistent due to greater retail and fleet demand for these models These were among some of the many findings that were revealed by Automotive Fleets 19th annual OTD survey which is based on data and analyses provided by nine fleet management company FMC survey partners that included ARI Donlen Element Fleet Management Emkay Enterprise Fleet Management LeasePlan USA Merchants Fleet Management Mike Albert Fleet Solutions and Wheels Inc The AF OTD survey tracked deliveries of approximately 208607 new vehicles in the 2018 model year representing 102 different models The survey methodology calculated OTD times for cars from the day an order was placed with a factory to vehicle delivery to a dealer not driver pickup Truck OTD was calculated from order placement to delivery to an upfitter or if no upfitting was required to a dealer The days spent at an upfitter were not included in truck OTD times OCTOBER 2018 I AUTOMOTIVE FLEET 17 CAR 2018 ORDER TO DELIVERY TIMES CAR MODELS 2018 MY OTD DAYS 2017 MY OTD DAYS CHANGE DAYS 2018 Hyundai Sonata 43 50 7 2018 Hyundai Elantra 49 N A N A 2018 Volkswagen Jetta 54 111 57 2018 Toyota Avalon 55 67 12 2018 Mazda6 56 83 27 2018 Cadillac ATS 57 66 9 2018 Cadillac CTS 58 59 1 2018 Toyota Camry 58 64 6 2018 BMW 3 Series 62 62 0 2018 BMW 5 Series 62 64 2 2018 Chevrolet Sonic 63 69 6 2018 Subaru Legacy 63 63 0 2018 Dodge Charger 65 53 12 2018 MINI Countryman 65 91 26 2018 Chevrolet Impala 66 63 3 2018 Chevrolet Volt 67 58 9 2018 Chevrolet Malibu 68 56 12 2018 Toyota Corolla 71 70 1 2018 Chevrolet Bolt 72 130 58 2018 Cadillac CT6 73 N A N A 2018 Chevrolet Cruze 73 70 3 2018 Nissan Altima 75 93 18 2018 Volkswagen Passat 75 73 2 2018 Ford Fusion 76 89 13 2018 Ford Fiesta 77 105 28 2018 Cadillac XTS 79 62 17 2018 Nissan Maxima 79 94 15 2018 Lincoln Continental 79 72 7 2018 Lincoln MKZ 81 77 4 2018 Ford Taurus 82 70 12 2018 Audi A4 84 96 12 2018 Audi A6 84 83 1 2018 Volvo S60 85 85 0 2018 Nissan LEAF 90 N A N A 2018 Buick LaCrosse 91 56 35 2018 Nissan Sentra 92 98 6 2018 Ford Focus 95 88 7 2018 Mercedes Benz C Class 97 89 8 2018 Mercedes Benz S Class 98 105 7 2018 Mercedes Benz E Class 99 96 3 2018 Audi A3 e tron 105 N A N A 2018 Toyota Prius Combined 109 107 2 2018 Ford C MAX 109 76 33 2018 Buick Regal 123 57 66 2018 Chevrolet Spark 182 148 34 SOURCE AF RESEARCH DEPT KRAMS Wheels GOMEZ Donlen