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Fleet Vehicle Leasing in Australia - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Claudia Burgio-Ficca Claudia Burgio-Ficca Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: September 2024 ANZSIC OD5092

Revenue

$3.5bn

2024-25

$3.5bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

2,124

Businesses

372

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Fleet Vehicle Leasing in Australia industry analysis

Fleet vehicle lessors have come up against tough trading conditions. During the historically low cash rate periods between 2019-20 and 2021-22, businesses found purchasing fleets more cost-effective than leasing, despite the lower borrowing costs meant to stimulate business spending. A tumble in business confidence during the pandemic caused businesses to halt non-essential spending, which extended to fleet vehicles. While some businesses chose to bring fleet management operations in-house, existing leasing contracts made it hard for others to reduce their fleet vehicle investment.

Trends and Insights

  • Demand for fleet vehicle leasing dwindled in the face of historically low cash rates. Low borrowing costs encouraged businesses to buy fleet vehicles rather than lease them, eroding revenue prospects for lessors.
  • Fleet vehicle lessors offer SUVs, small, medium and large cars along with light and heavy commercial vehicles for lease. Consumer preference, fuel costs and trends in downstream markets drive demand.
  • Population density, CBD activity and freight transportation needs drive demand for fleet vehicle lessors. That’s why New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria account for the majority of fleet vehicle leasing businesses.
  • Fleet vehicle lessors rely on a skilled workforce to keep their competitive advantage. Lessors with a holistic understanding of fleet vehicles are best equipped to communicate with downstream markets.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.3 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $3.5bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

A historically low cash rate halted demand

  • Australia enjoyed a historically low cash rate in 2019-20 and 2021-22, plummeting from 0.66% to just 0.17%. Yet, while other spending benefited from the historical rates, they were small comfort for fleet vehicle lessors.
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Fleet Vehicle Leasing in Australia
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

A return to positive business confidence will support sales

  • Fleet vehicle lessors are set to benefit from an improvement in trading conditions, which will create revenue opportunities for them. An upswing in business confidence is set to encourage more businesses to establish or upgrade their current fleet of vehicles, with stronger demand helping to improve lessors' revenue.

Biggest companies in the Fleet Vehicle Leasing in Australia

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($m)
2025
Toyota Finance Australia
550.0
FleetPartners
435.0
SG Fleet
386.4

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Products & Services Segmentation

Fleet Vehicle Leasing in Australia
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Small and light cars, Medium and large cars and SUVs. Small and light cars is the largest segment of the Fleet Vehicle Leasing in Australia.

Trends and Insights

Spacious interiors and safety has fuelled demand for SUVs

  • A sport utility vehicle (SUV) features a wagon body style, high ground clearance and a light truck chassis. Compact SUVs have between four- and six-cylinder engines, while other SUV designs can have up to 12-cylinder engines.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The industry involves leasing vehicles to downstream markets, including corporations, small businesses, government institutions and freight transport operators. Fleet vehicle leasing companies also offer fleet management services and novated leases.

What's included in this industry?

SUVsSmall and light carsMedium and large carsLight commercial vehiclesHeavy commercial vehicles

Companies

Toyota Finance AustraliaFleetPartnersSG Fleet

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Related Terms

FLEET TELEMATICSLESSORSPORT UTILITY VEHICLE (SUV)NOVATED LEASE

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 6611 - Fleet Vehicle Leasing in Australia

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Demand for fleet vehicle leasing dwindled in the face of historically low cash rates. Low borrowing costs encouraged businesses to buy fleet vehicles rather than lease them, ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Fleet vehicle lessors offer SUVs, small, medium and large cars along with light and heavy commercial vehicles for lease. Consumer preference, fuel costs and trends in downstr...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Population density, CBD activity and freight transportation needs drive demand for fleet vehicle lessors. That’s why New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria account for the ...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Fleet vehicle lessors rely on a skilled workforce to keep their competitive advantage. Lessors with a holistic understanding of fleet vehicles are best equipped to communicat...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Key fleet vehicle leasing companies have been kept busy with merger and acquisition activity. SG Fleet Group’s acquisition of Lease Plan Australia and New Zealand has helped ...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Toyota Finance Australia's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of FleetPartners's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of SG Fleet's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 4 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Toyota Finance Australia, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for FleetPartners, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for SG Fleet, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 4 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Fleet vehicle lessors are bound by the Competition and Consumer Act. Lessors need to ensure that they compete fairly and don’t engage in anti-competitive behaviour.

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Profitability has posted a weak upswing. Difficult demand conditions and mounting competition have made it hard for fleet vehicle lessors to expand margins.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Fleet Vehicle Leasing industry in Australia in 2024?

The market size of the Fleet Vehicle Leasing industry in Australia is $3.5bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Fleet Vehicle Leasing in Australia industry in 2024?

There are 372 businesses in the Fleet Vehicle Leasing industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Fleet Vehicle Leasing industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Fleet Vehicle Leasing industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 1.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Fleet Vehicle Leasing industry in Australia over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Fleet Vehicle Leasing industry in Australia is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Fleet Vehicle Leasing market in Australia?

The biggest companies operating in the Fleet Vehicle Leasing market in Australia are Toyota Finance Australia, FleetPartners and SG Fleet

What does the Fleet Vehicle Leasing in Australia include?

SUVs and Small and light cars are part of the Fleet Vehicle Leasing industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Fleet Vehicle Leasing in Australia?

The company holding the most market share in Australia is Toyota Finance Australia.

How competitive is the Fleet Vehicle Leasing industry in Australia?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Fleet Vehicle Leasing industry in Australia.

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