Third-party websites were the most popular among U.S. car buyers in 2020, representing over half of the first and last websites consumers visited before purchasing a vehicle. They were followed by dealership websites, which represented a third of the last websites visited by consumers that same year.
Distribution of websites visited among U.S. car buyers in 2020, by first and last visits
respondents are recent vehicle buyers who visited multiple websites during their car buying process.
Supplementary notes
The survey count included 2,010 new car buyers and 1,006 used car buyers, who took ownership of a vehicle between mid-March and September 2020.
Results are weighted.
Third-party data excludes Carvana.
Dealership data includes CarMax.
Data excludes the "Social sites", "Other sides", and "Not sure" answers from the results.
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