This statistic shows online and offline information sources use by auto shoppers in the United States in 2012. According to the source, 74 percent of auto shoppers reported using dealership websites to look up information about vehicles, while 64 percent reported using search engines.
Which of the following online and offline sources did you use to look up information on cars or trucks?*
new vehicle buyers who purchased within the last 12 months
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Original survey question: "Which of the following online sources, if any, did you use to look for information on cars/trucks using these types of devices?" and "Besides using the internet, which of the following sources, if any, did you use to look for info on cars/trucks?" Multiple answers were possible.
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Think with Google. (September 15, 2012). Which of the following online and offline sources did you use to look up information on cars or trucks?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261257/info-sources-auto-shoppers-use-in-the-us/
Think with Google. "Which of the following online and offline sources did you use to look up information on cars or trucks?*." Chart. September 15, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261257/info-sources-auto-shoppers-use-in-the-us/
Think with Google. (2012). Which of the following online and offline sources did you use to look up information on cars or trucks?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261257/info-sources-auto-shoppers-use-in-the-us/
Think with Google. "Which of The following Online and Offline Sources Did You Use to Look up Information on Cars or Trucks?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261257/info-sources-auto-shoppers-use-in-the-us/
Think with Google, Which of the following online and offline sources did you use to look up information on cars or trucks?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261257/info-sources-auto-shoppers-use-in-the-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Which of the following online and offline sources did you use to look up information on cars or trucks?* [Graph], Think with Google, September 15, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/261257/info-sources-auto-shoppers-use-in-the-us/
