What Are Canadian Car Buyers Looking For & How Do You Appeal to Them?
According to recent Mintel data, Canadians are practical in what they look for within automotive innovations. While they show consideration for innovations that elevate comfort and convenience, they prioritize affordability, safety and reliability. This is where smart communication through our social media platforms comes into play. For each different manufacturer, competitive edge is not only within innovation, but in how they communicate their commitment to meeting consumers needs and wants.
Safety Features are always top of mind. Canadians are most interested in the different safety features different manufactures offer in their vehicles. As we find more and more interest in automated features – such as blind spot warning systems and rear and front cameras – dealers must make sure they are mentioning these features while also conveying that consumers should feel safe working with them.
Women are becoming more and more involved in the vehicle purchasing process and are showing interest in automotive innovations – especially safety features. However, they remain far less engaged in keeping up with the latest vehicle innovations.
With women accounting for over one-third of online discussions around the car buying journey and showing a fair amount of anticipation, it is important to be sure we are still catering to them as an audience as well as what they are looking for in a vehicle. A great example of this is Mercedes-Benz’s ‘She’s Mercedes‘ campaign.
More people are also starting to show more interest in Hybrid/Electric vehicles when talking about automotive innovation. Studies show that those who are engaging in online discussions or posting about automotive innovation are much more likely to be interested in hybrid and electric vehicles than the general population. A 2016 report from Mintel’s New Cars – Canada showed that nearly a quarter of Canadians 18-24 years old are considering a hybrid/electric car for their next vehicle.
Making relevant posts to your Social Media platforms is an easy powerful way to promote your product. If you want to learn more about how to be successful on Social Media, contact us today!
