The ax fell. The latest reports of corporate vehicle registrations aggregated by the Arval Mobility Observatory show it clearly the budget of fleet market 2022 is disappointing. Only between January 1 and December 31, 2022 707 684 company vehicles they were set on their way to France. One volume down 12.2 % compared to 2021, the year of post-crisis growth in COVID-19.
For the record, and for comparison, the domestic auto market fell by 7.83 % in 2022registration 1 529 035 registrations passenger vehicles (PVs) and light commercial vehicles (LCVs), according to data from AAA Data for the Automotive Platform (PFA).
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To approach this threshold of 700,000 entries into the fleet, you have to dig into the archives of the annual reports and go back to 2014, the year in which 684,724 vehicles were registered in the BtoB. The following five years were then marked by sustained growth, as shown in the table below.
|
Year |
vice president |
VUL |
Total |
Variation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
450 951 |
256,733 |
707 684 |
– 12.2% |
| 2021 |
483,560 |
322 381 |
805 941 |
+6.7% |
| 2020 |
448 489 |
306,734 |
755 223 |
– 16.5% |
| 2019 |
543,857 |
360,734 |
909 591 |
+ 10.5% |
| 2018 |
476 269 |
342 379 |
818 648 |
+ 2.1% |
| 2017 |
467 132 |
334,696 |
801 648 |
+1.5% |
| 2016 |
467 294 |
322,489 |
789 783 |
+8.1% |
| 2015 |
428,653 |
302 110 |
730 763 |
+6.3% |
Source: Arval Mobility Observatory
Sharp decline in registrations of light commercial vehicles and diesel
The report published by the Arval Mobility Observatory is formal: “ 2022 is a year to forget for light commercial vehicleswhose registrations record a double-digit drop (- 20.36 % to 256 733 unit). HP is also down, but more limited at 450 951 unit (- 6.74 %) ».
In terms of distribution of fleet registrations by energy type, last year “ will go down in the annals of the corporate market as the year of the real take-off of electrified vehicles »try it the energy transition parks it’s well underway.
The published data indicates that the registrations of vehicles 100 % electric increased by 24.86% to 53,574 units. Those of hybrid vehicles increased by 3.69% to 143,143 units. “ A result to be credited, however, to non-rechargeable hybrids : + 18.48 % to 83 793 unit », it’s specified. The organization also makes it known “ the explosion (in percentage) of the registrations of vehicles powered by E85 superethanol : + 580 % at 3 026 units “.
Plug-in hybrids that are victims of their misuse
Not surprisingly, diesel is the victim of a deep disenchantment. Diesel fleet entry decreased by 25.23% to 341,288 units. Gasoline vehicles show a small decline of about 2.7% to 155,558 units.
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On the other hand, – and this is quite a surprise -, plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) they no longer seem to appeal to fleets. Their registrations drop for the first time (-11.85%) to 59,350 units. Their improper use by employees (infrequent electric recharges leading to an increase in consumption) seems to have prevailed over their presence in the car policiesalthough new models have appeared on the market.