Car Buyer Journey for Client Briefing 2016

Explores: Market Environment; Auto sales will remain high, growth will require conquesting from others; The conquest battle will largely take place online as brand preferences are developed online; Third-party sites are central to the online shopping experience; Cox Automotive owns the dominant properties in the market, but there are competitors that can take additional share; While most are satisfied with their overall vehicle purchase experience, the dealership experience can be further improved; Contacting the dealership; It is vitally important to continue to improve the mobilie experience, particularly for millennials and GenX.

Conclusions:
Auto sales will remain high but growth will require conquesting from others OEMs and dealers will need to find ways to improve their conquest marketing efficiency and effectiveness

The conquest battle will largely take place online, as it is the place where consumers develop their brand preferences. 3rd party sites are central to the online shopping experience so it is important that:
* OEMs and dealers find creative ways to leverage them
* Third-party sites continue to: reach out to consumers across platforms increase the ease of use
provide content that meets consumers’ current and emergent needs

Cox Automotive owns the dominant properties in the market, with KBB being the strongest, but there remains significant competitors that can take additional share

Most customers are satisfied with their selling dealer, but dealers can improve satisfaction most by decreasing the negotiation and paperwork time

Takeaways for dealers: provide an experience that will drive future business to your dealership; be aware of how long buyers have been at the dealership; be transparent about pricing, particularly with young buyers; be aware of demographics when presenting F&I options