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PLANO, Texas, Dec. 10, 2020
PLANO, Texas, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest Capital One Auto Navigator Survey reveals a significant jump in how transparent the car buying process has become for shoppers over the past two years. 40% of respondents to the 2020 survey reported it was transparent, compared to only 14%1 in 2018. Additionally, 77% of this year's survey respondents reported they will research financing options and pre-qualification online more than before as a result of COVID-19.
"We believe that technology can make buying a car simple and enjoyable for consumers, and we're excited to see an increase in the number of car buyers who view it as transparent. To me, that signals how digital tools can help shoppers feel more prepared and confident before buying a vehicle," said Jeffrey Rabinowitz, senior vice president consumer auto, Capital One Auto Finance. "We built Auto Navigator to empower customers with their real rate and payment, all without affecting their credit score, and to contribute to the increasing transparency of car buying."
Additional survey findings include:
Consumers lean into digital tools before heading to the dealership
Most respondents plan to do more research on vehicles, dealerships, and financing, and say they will rely more heavily on online information than they did before COVID-19.
Consumers value dealerships as part of the purchasing process
While 78% of respondents intend to spend less time at the dealership than before COVID-19, in-person dealer experiences like test driving and negotiations are still important.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 U.S. adults ages 18+ was conducted on behalf of Capital One Auto Finance using Ipsos. *Of the 1,000, 348 have bought/leased a car in the last 6 months and 652 self-reported that they're planning to buy/lease a car within the next two years. The survey was fielded October 1-14, 2020 with a margin of error of +/- 3.1%.
About Auto Navigator
Auto Navigator from Capital One allows car buyers to shop a digital inventory of millions of cars from more than 13,000 participating dealerships nationwide, pre-qualify for financing with no impact to their credit score, and see their financing options, all in one place.To learn more and pre-qualify for financing, visit https://www.capitalone.com/cars or download the app from the iOS App Store.
Visit the Capital One Auto Learning Center for more information and resources about car financing and ownership.
About Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., had $305.7 billion in deposits and $421.9 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2020. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has branches located primarily in New York, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.
1 Responses include "completely transparent" and "very transparent" when asked: "On a scale of 1-5 with 5 being completely transparent and 1 being not at all transparent, how transparent do you believe the car buying process is today?"
2 Responses include "very prepared" and "somewhat prepared" when asked: "In general, do you feel prepared on the following topics when discussing them with dealers?" for "discussing finance options"
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SOURCE Capital One
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