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2022 Year in Review

Canadian Car Shopper Tendencies & Trends: A 2022 Retrospective

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With the close of 2022 fast approaching we found it fitting to reflect on some of the findings from various consumer research studies conducted this year, and unpack the key aspects to assist with fine-tuning your dealership’s strategy. While some of the challenges from 2021 shifted into 2022, most notably the supply and demand mismatch,

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gotrader.ca Top Searched Vehicles of 2022

gotrader.ca Top Searched Vehicles of 2022

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Mix of Luxury and Mainstay Vehicles Remain on AutoTrader’s Top Searched Vehicles of 2022, While Interest in Economical Options Rises With over 11 million Canadians visiting gotrader.ca to browse hundreds of thousands of vehicles for sale each month, GoTrader mines and analyzes its search data each year to capture the pulse of Canadian car buyers'

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GoTrader Study Finds Vehicle Purchase Intentions Remain Steady Despite Economic Uncertainty

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The big question on nearly everyone’s mind these days is if economic activity has declined, and we have or will move into a recession. It’s an important one for the automotive industry overall – especially for car dealerships – in judging consumer vehicle purchase intentions in light of the economic uncertainty. The findings from our

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Carology Bitesize: 5 Key Findings – GoTrader Vehicle Path to Purchase Research Study

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Car shoppers follow a path throughout their buying journey that is constantly changing and evolving. Taking the time to understand the consumer mindset is an essential component to finetune your marketing and sales processes while addressing the needs of your customers. In this episode of GoTrader Carology Bitesize we are joined by Tiffany Ding, Senior

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GoTrader Carology Talks: Forces of Change - Supply & Electric

GoTrader Carology Talks: Forces of Change – Supply & Electric

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The automotive industry is quickly advancing toward a new world that will bring Electric Vehicles (EVs) to the forefront. By 2035, the largest automotive markets are predicted to be fully electric. Change is coming, and our plan is to embrace it while helping your dealership adapt to continue achieving success! Our first on-demand GoTrader Carology

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Car Shoppers Turn to Automotive Marketplaces at Each Stage of their Purchase Process

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Car shoppers follow a path throughout their buying journey, but consumer research shows that, alike most aspects of modern society, over time, this purchase journey evolves, looking distinctly different from the one that’s traditionally been taken. By keeping these pivots in trends to vehicle purchase behaviours top of mind, you can tailor your strategy to

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GoTrader Carology Masterclass: Merchandising Best Practices

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Dealers that effectively merchandise their vehicles have proven to drive stronger engagement with their listings on gotrader.ca. Data shows a 185% increase to inbound leads for properly merchandised listings. Our new video series, GoTrader Carology Masterclass, covers the fundamentals of vehicle merchandising to create an optimized vehicle listing. Watch the full video below and download

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Consumer Research Reveals Willingness of Car Shoppers to Transform Conventional Shopping Behaviours

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As the microchip shortage continues to impact the automotive sector, albeit at a lesser degree than a year or even a few months back, we checked in with car shoppers on gotrader.ca to get a better feel for their knowledge and experience with shopping for a vehicle during this time. Overall, we found that consumers

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Consumer Research Results: Car Shopping Throughout the Pandemic

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While the pandemic remains a concern for some Canadians, the general outlook for most consumers is that the COVID-19 situation is improving, and they’re ready to return to normal life, which includes car shopping. The online shopping tools that were a necessity during pandemic restrictions have now become the method of choice for the majority

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Car Shopper Challenges & Preferences: What You Need to Know

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Throughout our ongoing consumer research, it has become abundantly clear that car shopping behaviour is constantly in flux. From how consumers shop, to where they shop and their preferred tools and resources, these factors often vary. In our latest study we turned to gotrader.ca car shoppers to understand their car buying process preferences and behaviours

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