This statistic shows the results of a survey on the way car consumers are using their mobile phones while at a dealership in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. That year, approximately 34 percent of car consumers used their mobile phones to check prices and specifications elsewhere while visiting a dealership. Only 11 percent of car consumers used their phones to call another dealership to check what's in stock.
What car consumers use their mobile phone for when at a car dealership in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Checked prices and specifications elsewhere
34%
Searched online for deals and discounts
24%
Searched to find another forecourt nearby
13%
Called another dealership to check what's in stock
* Original survey question: "When in a car dealership/on the forecourt, did you use your mobile for any of the following? And what did you use to do this?"
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Weve. (May 1, 2017). What car consumers use their mobile phone for when at a car dealership in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/936241/dealership-mobile-phone-activity-car-consumers-kingdom-uk/
Weve. "What car consumers use their mobile phone for when at a car dealership in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*." Chart. May 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936241/dealership-mobile-phone-activity-car-consumers-kingdom-uk/
Weve. (2017). What car consumers use their mobile phone for when at a car dealership in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936241/dealership-mobile-phone-activity-car-consumers-kingdom-uk/
Weve. "What Car Consumers Use Their Mobile Phone for When at a Car Dealership in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936241/dealership-mobile-phone-activity-car-consumers-kingdom-uk/
Weve, What car consumers use their mobile phone for when at a car dealership in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936241/dealership-mobile-phone-activity-car-consumers-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
What car consumers use their mobile phone for when at a car dealership in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017* [Graph], Weve, May 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/936241/dealership-mobile-phone-activity-car-consumers-kingdom-uk/