Le Corporate Vehicle Observatory (CVO), qui regroupe 16 pays dont 12 Européens (l'OVE en France)vient de publier son 13ème baromètre annuel sur les flottes d'entreprises. Il s'agit d'une enquête sur les véhicules d'entreprises, leurs modes de financement, les services liés, les perspectives d'avenir, les technologies futures, la mobilité, etc. Cette étude est réalisée par l'institut de sondage CSA, sur un échantillon représentatif de décisionnaires de flottes d'entreprises.

1. 1
EXTRACT
OF
THE
2015
FLEET
BAROMETER
France

2. Methodology
2
Sample • 4 557 interviews including 3 632 through Europe and 925 out of Europe
• Fleet managers in companies of all industries using corporate vehiclesTarget
• Q1 2015
Fieldwork
period
Data
collection
method
• CATI system (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing)
• 10 minutes in average
Duration
of the
interview
Quotas • Companies size and sector

3. Perimeter of the study
Focus Europe
3

4. Methodology
4
Companies with less than 10 employees
100 interviews
Companies with 10 to 99 employees
61 interviews
Companies with 100 to 249 / 499 / 999 employees
82 interviews
Companies with 250 / 500 / 1 000 employees and more
59 interviews
Less than
100
employees
161
interviews
More than
100
employees
141
interviews

5. 5
1. Characteristics of the market 12
2. Characteristics of the fleet 15
3. Financing 23
4. Car policy & choice criteria 38
5. Mobility 45
6. Telematics / mobile applications 52
7. Environment 64
Index

6. 12%
12%
18%
22%
7%
7%
14%
11%
Increase
Decrease
+ 5% - 3% + 7% + 4%
+ 5% + 6% + 4% + 4%
+ 4% + 12% - 2% + 16%
+ 11% + 12% + 10% + 7%
IncreaseDecrease
% which think that the total number of vehicles of their company fleet will…
Fleet growth potential
in next three years
Balance
2014
Balance
2012
Balance
2013
Balance
2015
6
Balance = Fleet growth will increase – Fleet growth will decrease
Base: companies with corporate vehicles = 100%
• French businesses appear rather pessimistic compared to their European counterparts.

7. 7
Characteristics
of the fleet

8. 12% 11% 18% 18%
3% 8% 6% 6%
17% 12% 9% 15%
2% 8% 6% 6%
Increased
Decreased
Perceived evolution of average duration
since last year
Passenger Cars
Light Commercial
Vehicles
% which think that duration of usage in the company has…
8
Don t know and Remained the same not displayed
Base: companies Light Commercial Vehicles or
Passenger Cars / Excluding second-hand vehicles
• In France as in Europe, fleet managers perceive that detention period has gotten longer for
PCs and for LCVs.

9. 11% 12% 17% 18%
0% 3% 5% 6%
15% 17% 15% 9%
0% 2% 7% 6%
Increased
Decreased
Perceived evolution of average duration
since last year
Passenger Cars
Light Commercial
Vehicles
% which think that duration of usage in the company has…
2014 2015 2014 2015
9
Don t know and Remained the same not displayed
Base: companies Light Commercial Vehicles or
Passenger Cars / Excluding second-hand vehicles
• Concerning the duration of usage, the upward trend observed in 2014 continues in 2015.

10. 10
Financing

11. Operating leasingFinance leasingCar creditSelf purchase*
Main financing method
11
*Self-purchase = outright purchase + credit (other than car credit)
Data have been consolidated: 3 years average
Base: companies with corporate vehicles = 100%
‘Don’t know’ and ‘others’ excluded
• Leasing solutions, and in particular operating leasing, are quite widespread in France,
especially in large and very large companies.

12. 12
Car policy and
choice criteria

13. Actions that will help to save the most
13
Base: companies with corporate vehicles = 100%
Manual mileage tracking by the fleet manager
through email , sms etc.
Introduction of fuel cards with mileage report
Automatic mileage feedback through an
electronic box
Driver’s accidents tracking
After accident claims analysis with supervisor
Establishment of a franchise borne with driver
Introduction of eco-driving training
Implementation of training on prevention of road
risks
All responses
• A wide range of actions considered useful to save money.

14. 14
Mobility

15. Dedicated organisation in charge
of travel and mobility
EuropeFrance
15
Base: companies with corporate vehicles = 100%
% with a dedicated organisation in charge of all the
possible means of travel available to all the employees
5% 8%
35% 35%
• Large and very large companies sometimes set up a dedicated organization to take care of all
possible means of travel for employees. It is much less frequent in small and medium businesses.

16. 16
Telema<cs
&
mobile
applica<ons

17. Use of Telematics
17
Base: companies with corporate vehicles = 100%
11% 7% 13%
20%
• Telematics are mainly used by very large companies but French companies tend to use
them less than their European counterparts.

18. Use of Telematics
18
Base: companies with corporate vehicles = 100%
10% 11%
20%
13%
2012 2015 2012 2015
• The use of Telematics has not increased since 2012.

19. 19
Environment

20. New energies already in place
in the fleet
20
Base: companies with corporate vehicles = 100%
9%
9%
5%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
3%
2%
2%
1%
1%
13%
17%
8%
11%
6%
7%
3%
1%
3%
9%
7%
3%
3%
At least one technology
Hybrid
Plug-in Hybrid
CNG (Compressed Natural Gas)
LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
Electric Vehicle
Fuel Cell Electric / Hydrogen
29%
26%
21%
16%
5%
8%
2%
4%
1%
4%
12%
10%
1%
24%
26%
17%
15%
8%
11%
2%
3%
4%
11%
13%
3%
5%
Considered in
the next 3 years
Already in place
France Europe
• Hybrid and electric vehicles are rather widespread in very large companies
• These technologies arouse the interest of unequipped companies.