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Consumer Research Reveals Willingness of Car Shoppers to Transform Conventional Shopping Behaviours

Leave a Comment / Consumer Insights / By Jil McIntosh

As the microchip shortage continues to impact the automotive sector, albeit at a lesser degree than a year or even a few months back, we checked in with car shoppers on AutoTrader.ca to get a better feel for their knowledge and experience with shopping for a vehicle during this time. Overall, we found that consumers

Consumer Research Results: Car Shopping Throughout the Pandemic

Article / By Sabrina Arruda

While the pandemic remains a concern for some Canadians, the general outlook for most consumers is that the COVID-19 situation is improving, and they’re ready to return to normal life, which includes car shopping. The online shopping tools that were a necessity during pandemic restrictions have now become the method of choice for the majority

Car Shopper Challenges & Preferences: What You Need to Know

Article / By Sabrina Arruda

Throughout our ongoing consumer research, it has become abundantly clear that car shopping behaviour is constantly in flux. From how consumers shop, to where they shop and their preferred tools and resources, these factors often vary. In our latest study we turned to AutoTrader.ca car shoppers to understand their car buying process preferences and behaviours

How Canadians Shopped for Cars in 2021 & Top Trends of the Year

Article / By Sabrina Arruda

With 2021 in our rear view mirror, many people are looking forward to a fresh start after a tumultuous year, characterized by ongoing pricing and availability shifts in the market. As we've turned the page and rung in 2022, AutoTrader.ca took a look back at what was a big year in the Canadian automotive industry.

AutoTrader.ca Car Shopper Purchase Intentions Study Shows Promising Results Heading Into the New Year

Article / By Sabrina Arruda

Since our last COVID-19 Pulse update in the first half of this year, we’ve witnessed the easement of many local and provincial government restrictions across the country, coupled with widespread vaccine rollout and more effective therapeutics, resulting in a highly anticipated return to a pre-pandemic way of life. As a result of these improvements, it

Canadian Car Shoppers Looking to Upsize for Their Next Vehicle Purchase

Article, Newsroom Posts / By Sabrina Arruda

AutoTrader.ca continually monitors for trends on its various platforms, which spans hundreds of thousands of vehicle listings and millions of users, and in recent years it has become clear that there has been a seismic shift away from traditional sedans in favour of larger crossovers, SUVs and trucks. Part of the explanation for this may

AutoTrader.ca Study Uncovers Opportunity for Canadian New Car Dealers Amid Delivery Delays

Article / By Sabrina Arruda

Despite challenges stemming from the global microchip shortage, silver linings may be found by dealers who can influence car shoppers not to look elsewhere in the face of extended wait times As the global microchip shortage continues to delay the production of new vehicles, AutoTrader.ca recently deployed a national survey of Canadian car shoppers to

Consumer Research Results: Global Microchips Shortage Shows Canadian Car Shoppers Are Willing to go the Extra Mile

Article / By Sabrina Arruda

The global microchip shortage stemming from a variety of COVID-19 and trade-war related production disruptions, that has impacted supply chains across the world including the automotive sector, is very much top of mind with Canadian car shoppers. In fact, according to an online study of over 500 AutoTrader.ca and AutoHebdo.net marketplace auto intenders conducted in

Webinar Recording: 2021 Automotive Retail Website Trends

Video / By Sabrina Arruda

A powerful and informative dealership website, leveraging the latest best practices, is essential to engage and convert car shoppers browsing your virtual lot - now more than ever. During our webinar, 2021 Automotive Retail Website Trends, our resident dealership website expert, Madeleine Dubé, shared the top features and functionalities that automotive retailers should aim to

Consumer Research Results: How Canadian Consumers Feel About Electric Vehicles

Article / By Sabrina Arruda

The broad economic impact of the ongoing global pandemic notwithstanding, electric vehicles (EV) have captured the spotlight in the global automotive marketplace, with auto manufacturers introducing new models in all EV categories, from pure battery-powered electric vehicles (BEV) to hybrids, at a frenzied pace. Government incentive programs and media hype are also major forces continuing

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