The Drumbeat of Recession and Its Potential Impact on Fleet

The 94th State of the Fleet Industry video produced by Automotive Fleet offers an updated look at the state of the fleet market as presented by AF Editor Mike Antich. Today’s topics include: Increased discussion about the threat of recession triggered by efforts to curb inflation. Economic forces disrupting fleet such as skyrocketing fuel costs and vehicle sourcing constraints. Recession to benefit fleet buyers with greater availability to high-demand products. Pressure for OEMs to restitute fleet incentive programs. Recessions stimulate stronger demand for used vehicles. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:42 Drumbeat of Recession Warnings 0:55 Recession Forecast by Deutsche Bank 2:06 Disruptive Economic Forces 3:40 Mitigation Strategies 4:37 Inflationary Pressures on Fleet Costs 5:10 Inflation Control Often Triggers a Recession 6:31 Fleet Buys in Good and Bad Years 7:57 Pressure to Reinstitute Fleet Incentives 8:44 Recessions Favor Used-Vehicle Market 📰 Sign up for the Automotive Fleet newsletter. 🚗 Visit Automotive Fleet for more fleet industry content. 🎥 You can watch these episodes on the Automotive Fleet YouTube Channel! 🤝 Follow and connect with Automotive Fleet on social media! Connect with Automotive Fleet on LinkedIn. Like Automotive Fleet on Facebook. Follow Automotive Fleet on Twitter.