b'PROGRAMME DE FIDLITbehalf of its CRCA partners and provide Tout gestionnaire de parc connat Les chiffres peuvent tre trompeurs a variety of solutions to meet a businesssdenombreusesastucespourrduiresi vous prvoyez de garder un vhicule transportation needs. lescotssurlelongterme,commehuitdix ans en ne tenant compte que Anyonewhomanagesvehiclesissurveillerlapressiondespneuspourde la dprciation. Si vous ne considrez aware of many tips and tricks that canconomiser du carburant, explique M.pastouslesfraisdexploitation,vous savemoneyovertime,likeimprovingTrott. Mais cest la comprhension dupassezct du tableau densemble, fuel mileage by maintaining tire pressure.cot total de possession qui procure lesqui raconte une histoire intressante. But the greatest savings can come fromplus grandes conomies.Laconsommationetlentretien understandingthebigpictureoftotalDenombreuxacheteursdevhi- sontdesfacteurstrsimportants, lifetime vehicle costs, as Trott explains. culesfocalisentsurleprixdachatetneserait-cequeparcequilspeuvent Manyvehicleshoppersoftenfocuslescaractristiques,maisoublientdereprsenter plus de 60 % des cots sur on the purchase price and features buttenircomptedesfraisdutilisationoula vie dun vhicule. La prise en compte forget to factor in operational costs ordelavaleurderevente.Ilsnontpasde ces lments et lanalyse du parc de resale performance. They may also lackforcmentlexpertiseetlesdonneslentreprise sont critiques pour prdire theexpertiseneededtodecidewhenvouluespourdcidersilestpluslemomentleplusfavorablepour its most cost-effective to lease or buy aconomique de louer ou dacheter unremplacer un vhicule.Nous pouvons vehicle and when to replace a vehicle,vhicule et quand le remplacer.Nouschoisirpourvouslemomentoptimal aswellasthedatatosupportthosevivonslredesbudgetsserrs,etpourvousdpartirdunvhicule, decisions.Weliveinatimeoftightla gestion dun parc peut tre un dfipoursuitM.Trott.Vousdevenezainsi budgets,andmanagingafleetcanbeintimidant ,ditM.Trott,soulignantproactif plutt que ractif, pour ajuster oneofthemostdauntingchallenges,quel point il est important danalyser lesle parc dune annelautre en fonc-Trott says, stressing how important it isvhicules du point de vue du cot detion de lvolution de lentreprise ou de to analyze vehicles from a total cost ofpossession total. son march. ownership perspective. Pourbienvaluerlescotsdex-Une vue densemble ploitation,ilfautprendreencompte Big-picture view Trop souvent, les entreprises ne consi- plusieursfacteurs,dontlefinance-Trottnotesthattoooftenmanydrent que lamortissement pour tenterment des vhicules et la comparaison businessesfocusonlyondepreciationdvaluer le cot de possession total.descotsdachatetdelocation. whentryingtounderstandtotalcost of ownership. If a business is planning to hold a vehicle for eight to 10 years and is only looking at depreciation, the numbers can be misleading. The reality is that if a business isnt looking at all the operating costs, theyre missing the big picture, which tells a compelling story.Trottalsopointsoutthatfueland maintenance are particularly important factors to consider as they can make up over 60 per cent of a vehicles lifetime cost. Takingtheseitemsintoconsideration and conducting an analysis of a businesss fleet is a critical part of being able to predict when its best to replace a vehicle. We can pinpoint the optimal time to cycle out a vehicle so it makes the most senseforabusinesssuniqueneeds, Trott says. That allows them to become more proactive rather than reactive, and they have the flexibility to modify their fleet year-over-year based on changes in their business or in the market.Whenfocusingonthebigpicture, severalfactorsarenecessaryto appropriately assess the cost of operating afleet. Theyincludevehiclefinancing and determining whether it makes more PRINTEMPS/T 2020 COUVERTURES CANADA 33'