As the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) was rolled out in India to address safety concerns, consumers were asked if they would like to know the safety star ratings of the cars while buying them. As per the results of a survey conducted by LocalCircles, 72 percent of the respondents stated that safety car ratings were a must-have, and 4 percent of the respondents said that it didn't matter to them.
Influence of car safety star ratings on purchasing decisions in India as of August 2023
Respondents were asked the following question: “Government of India is launching a car crash testing program BNCAP which will provide a safety star rating to cars. If you plan to buy a car in the next 3 years, would you want to know the safety star ratings of different cars? "
The survey had multiple questions and received over 24,000 responses with 68 percent of the respondents being males and 32 percent being females.
The distribution of tier 1 and tier 2 was 45 percent and 22 percent respectively and 22 percent of respondents belong to tier 3, 4 and rural districts.
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LocalCircles. (September 5, 2023). Influence of car safety star ratings on purchasing decisions in India as of August 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411441/india-safety-star-ratings-influence-on-car-buying/
LocalCircles. "Influence of car safety star ratings on purchasing decisions in India as of August 2023." Chart. September 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411441/india-safety-star-ratings-influence-on-car-buying/
LocalCircles. (2023). Influence of car safety star ratings on purchasing decisions in India as of August 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411441/india-safety-star-ratings-influence-on-car-buying/
LocalCircles. "Influence of Car Safety Star Ratings on Purchasing Decisions in India as of August 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411441/india-safety-star-ratings-influence-on-car-buying/
LocalCircles, Influence of car safety star ratings on purchasing decisions in India as of August 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411441/india-safety-star-ratings-influence-on-car-buying/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Influence of car safety star ratings on purchasing decisions in India as of August 2023 [Graph], LocalCircles, September 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411441/india-safety-star-ratings-influence-on-car-buying/