Includes the number of surveyed people responding "yes" to the question: "Have you done, or do you think you will [delay a vehicle purchase/lease] because of the coronavirus?" and in wave 4, the phrase 鈥渉ave done鈥 was added.
The source did not specify the type of survey.
The number of respondents ranges between 1,000 and 5,000, according to 2020 .
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Share of U.S. auto intenders delaying vehicle purchases 2021
Around one in five U.S. motorists were planning on delaying their vehicle purchases between * and ***. The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the market in spring 2020, leading to record low levels of automobile sales. Amid times of economic uncertainty, many who lost employment due to the coronavirus pandemic remain unable to afford new vehicles. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped from *** percent in * to *** percent in ***.
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Cox Enterprises. (May 4, 2021). Percentage of U.S. respondents planning to delay vehicle purchase between August 2020 and May 2021 [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1172674/us-vehicle-purchase-delays/
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Cox Enterprises. (2021). Percentage of U.S. respondents planning to delay vehicle purchase between August 2020 and May 2021. 糖心破解版. 糖心破解版 Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1172674/us-vehicle-purchase-delays/
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Percentage of U.S. respondents planning to delay vehicle purchase between August 2020 and May 2021 [Graph], Cox Enterprises, May 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1172674/us-vehicle-purchase-delays/
