According to a July 2023 survey, 40 percent of Spanish respondents reported having recently forgone buying a car due to rising prices. This is the highest rate among the countries considered. On the other hand, only 22 percent of Dutch respondents have forgone buying a car due to rising prices, which was the lowest amount among the selected European countries.
Distribution of consumers in selected European countries based on whether rising prices led them to forgo purchasing a car, as of July 2023
North America, Belgium, Asia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
Survey time period
June 28 to July 17, 2023
Number of respondents
9,400 respondents
Age group
18-65 years
Method of interview
Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)
Supplementary notes
Original survey question: "Have you recently forgone buying a car owing to rising prices?"
Respondents came from national samples from each country. The quota approach was employed to ensure that the sample was representative of gender and age.
The survey was sent to 3,000 respondents in France and 800 respondents in every other country.
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Observatoire Cetelem. (October 17, 2023). Distribution of consumers in selected European countries based on whether rising prices led them to forgo purchasing a car, as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446820/europe-impact-of-rising-prices-on-consumers-car-purchase-intentions/
Observatoire Cetelem. "Distribution of consumers in selected European countries based on whether rising prices led them to forgo purchasing a car, as of July 2023." Chart. October 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446820/europe-impact-of-rising-prices-on-consumers-car-purchase-intentions/
Observatoire Cetelem. (2023). Distribution of consumers in selected European countries based on whether rising prices led them to forgo purchasing a car, as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446820/europe-impact-of-rising-prices-on-consumers-car-purchase-intentions/
Observatoire Cetelem. "Distribution of Consumers in Selected European Countries Based on Whether Rising Prices Led Them to Forgo Purchasing a Car, as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446820/europe-impact-of-rising-prices-on-consumers-car-purchase-intentions/
Observatoire Cetelem, Distribution of consumers in selected European countries based on whether rising prices led them to forgo purchasing a car, as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446820/europe-impact-of-rising-prices-on-consumers-car-purchase-intentions/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of consumers in selected European countries based on whether rising prices led them to forgo purchasing a car, as of July 2023 [Graph], Observatoire Cetelem, October 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446820/europe-impact-of-rising-prices-on-consumers-car-purchase-intentions/
