Portugal: impact of the chip shortage on car purchasing intentions

As of mid-April 2022, most of Portuguese survey respondents mentioned that if they had the intention of buying a car and saw their car buying experience impacted by the automotive semiconductor shortage, they would be looking for other brand options with available vehicle stock. In contrast, 14 percent of survey participants mentioned the lower vehicle availability would make them choose used vehicle options.

Impact of the semiconductor shortage on Portuguese consumers' potential car purchasing intentions as of mid-April 2022

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Release date

2022

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Region

Portugal

Survey time period

March 21 to April 18, 2022

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

18-74 years

Special properties

continental Portugal.

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

Original survey question: "The current crisis situation of components has caused long queues when buying a new car. If you were to buy a new car, which of the following options would you choose?"

The source specifies that the total sample is representative of the population and is stratified by district, gender, age and socioeconomic levels. It has an associated maximum error of +/- 3.1 percentage points for a 95 percent confidence interval.

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