Market researcher Vincentric announced its annual Best Fleet Value in Canada Awards this week, with five automotive manufacturers — General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Toyota and Volvo — tied for the highest number of award-winning vehicles.
The company said these OEMs demonstrated their strength in the fleet market with three awards each. For example, Chevrolet’s low ownership costs “championed General Motors’ best-in-class performance this year.” Vincentric highlighted the Blazer EV, Silverado 3500, and Express 3500 specifically.
Mercedes-Benz’s Sprinter van lineup provided strong value to the Canadian fleet market; Vincentric said the Sprinter 2500 passenger and cargo vans are 10- and 11-time winners, respectively. They also noted the Sprinter 3500XD cargo van, which earned the model’s eighth win in the Full-Size 1-Ton Cargo Van segment.
“With many manufacturers finishing with multiple winning vehicles, the 2024 Vincentric Best Fleet Value in Canada Awards showed that there’s a wide variety of viable options for Canadian fleet operators to choose from,” said David Wurster, President of Vincentric, in a statement. “Our awards give fleet managers valuable insight into which vehicles will bring low ownership costs and proven value to their fleets.”
For Stellantis, the winners included the Dodge Durango, the Ram 2500, and the Ram ProMaster 1500 cargo van. Toyota’s Corolla Hybrid and Prius Prime won in the Passenger Car category. Both won their segments for three consecutive years, while Toyota’s Sienna XLE FWD also won (its fourth time win) in the Minivan segment.
Volvo’s winners, all returning champions, included the S90 in the Luxury Large Sedan segment and the V60 in the Luxury Wagon segment. The Volvo XC40 EV won in the Luxury Compact SUV segment. Other strong performers were Ford, Nissan, and Kia (two awards each), along with BMW, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Tesla (one award each).
