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Car Buyers Would Rather Pre-Order New Vehicles Even Though They Increasingly Think It Sucks
Car Buyers Would Rather Pre-Order New Vehicles Even Though They Increasingly Think It Sucks-November 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:59

In an aerial view, the Mak Haik dealership is seen on December 14, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

A new study shows that more and more rather than just . Despite the change in the way many people buy, they were also increasingly dissatisfied with their overall experience. According to , a lot of that dissatisfaction comes from and .

The report says pre-orders accounted for one in fivenew-vehicle sales in 2022, and that was largely because of the dealer inventory shortage that swept the industry. Just for reference, Cox Automotive says that is a 90 percent increase over 2021. On top of that, a little bit under 80 percent of customers who ordered cars this way were actually satisfied with the process.

Another study from S&P Global Mobility also reportedly found that 56 percent of U.S. consumers would willingly wait over a month for a vehicle to be delivered. 30 percent said they would wait over three months.

S&P broke those numbers down even further and found that 61 percent of luxury buyers were willing to wait more than a month for a new vehicle. Meanwhile, only 46 percent of mainstream car buyers said the same thing. It’s a similar story when it comes to waiting three months or more. 33 percent of luxury buyers were cool with it, and only 23 percent of mainstream buyers could say the same.

Cox Automotive also found that nearly 90 percent of were willing to conduct their entire buying process online. However, only 73 percent of internal combustion vehicles buyers said the same thing.

This new trend is happening despite the fact that only 61 percent of vehicle buyers in the Cox study were “highly satisfied” with their buying process in 2022. That’s down five points from the previous year, and that was down from the 72 percent satisfaction peak in 2020. Cox says there’s a good reason for this: used car buyers. In 2022, just 58 percent of them were satisfied. That’s down from 65 percent the year prior.

So, what have we learned here? Well, there are two things. One, everyone is pretty miserable all the time. Two, waiting to get your new vehicle delivered after buying it online is getting a lot more commonplace.

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