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Consumer Research Results: One Year Later, Consumer Purchase Intentions Remain Steady
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Positive Attitude Towards Vehicle Purchase Intention Carries Into 2021
As we approach the one-year mark since the start of the pandemic in Canada, we checked in with car shoppers on the AutoTrader.ca Marketplace to gain a better understanding of their purchase intentions going into 2021. Across the month of January, we surveyed 300 Canadian car shoppers who intended to purchase a vehicle within the
Foot traffic study of Ontario automotive dealerships indicates substantial increase in consumer demand
TRADER commissioned research of Ontario dealership traffic reveals a 56 per cent increase in unique visitors and an 81 per cent increase in total visits month-over-month from May to June 2020 TORONTO, ON – July 16, 2020 – TRADER Corporation, Canada’s leading digital automotive solutions provider, continues to analyze consumer behaviour to provide
COVID-19 Draws Deal Hunters to the Car Market
Our latest AutoTrader.ca user study dives into the minds of car shoppers, to provide our dealer partners with key considerations to make while reopening and retooling their dealership sales operations to align with the needs and desires of consumers. We surveyed roughly 600 Canadian car shoppers who are currently in-market to purchase a vehicle. The
Car Ownership: It’s Here to Stay
If you’ve attended a mere handful of automotive tradeshows and conferences over the past few years, you’ve likely heard at least a few industry experts sound the alarm bell regarding industry disruption. These pesky disruptive forces they most often touted were the Ubers, the Lyfts and the millennials of the modern world. You’ve been told
Checklist: Does Your Dealership Website Meet Consumer Needs?
Our recent consumer research study showed that dealership websites are one of the top three online sources used by car shoppers today. When they arrive to the dealer website, shoppers have already established the vehicle they want and are narrowing down which dealership they will be purchasing from. Due in part to physical distancing measures
Inventory Management Key to Recovery for Canadian Dealers
Written By: Matt Lawson, Vice President of Dealer Software & OEM, TRADER Corporation I would like to start on a personal note by sending my warmest wishes and deepest gratitude to all the front-line workers working tirelessly around the clock to ensure the safety and well-being of our communities around the world. The weeks
COVID-19 Triggers Major Reshuffle of Most-Searched Models on AutoTrader.ca
Over the past few weeks we have analyzed how COVID-19 has resulted in changes to consumer shopping trends on AutoTrader.ca. Thus far, traffic and vehicle detail page (VDP) views have remained steady, as consumers continue to use the marketplace to shop for their next vehicle, although 57% say that their time to purchase is over