Hertz declares bankruptcy, OEMs impacted

Rental-car giant Hertz declared bankruptcy this month and cancelled 90% of its new fleet orders due to COVID-19. “General Motors has been the single biggest supplier for the Hertz fleet of 567,000 vehicles in the United States, with GM models making up 21% of its fleet, spanning several brands,” said Car and Driver. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) was also impacted (contributing 18% of its domestic fleet), followed by Ford (12%), Kia (10%), Toyota (9%), Nissan (7%), and Hyundai (5%). Read the original story…

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Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.

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