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Why Fleet Data Is Now a Vehicle Purchase Decision

AutoMobility Advisors, Rob Minton
April 28, 2026
FleetDataStrategy

Rob Minton on why real-world fleet data — not spec sheets — is increasingly what determines which vehicles win the next procurement cycle.

Live from NAFA Institute & Expo 2026, Rob Minton walks through a shift AMA is seeing across every fleet client conversation: purchase decisions are no longer driven primarily by manufacturer spec sheets. Total cost of ownership, uptime, telematics-visible reliability, and charging behavior data are now the numbers procurement teams start with.

Rob unpacks what that means for OEMs selling into commercial channels, for tier suppliers building the data pipes, and for fleet operators sharpening their own analytics. If your product roadmap still assumes fleet buyers evaluate vehicles the way retail buyers do, this is a two-minute course correction worth watching.

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George Ayres, Denise Barfuss, Chip Goetzinger, and Allen Levenson of AutoMobility Advisors at MOVE America.