The newest Motors Shopper Perception Panel, which polled the views of two,000 customers, discovered that 47% of automobile consumers count on to purchase a automobile earlier than the top of 2025.
An extra 17% are presently looking or planning to purchase earlier than the top of March.
Lucy Tugby, advertising director of Motors, stated: “Our first Shopper Perception Panel of 2025 reveals the urge for food amongst choice makers to purchase their subsequent automobile inside 12 months is stronger than it was final yr.
As well as, 52% stated they most popular to promote their present automobile to a vendor. Consumers dwelling in Scotland and the south-west of England are ready to journey the furthest (50 miles) to search out the best automobile.
Tugby stated: “The analysis additionally highlights the significance of pricing to market as consumers are ready to journey a median of 44 miles to buy a automobile they’ve seen on-line at a value they’re ready to pay.
“Dealers play a key role in the buying and selling process, remaining the first port of call for owners when selling their existing cars, highlighting the importance of offering competitive trade-in values to secure purchases and access used car stock.”
Solely 23% of customers stated they’d contemplate non-public gross sales and 12% would contemplate specialist automobile shopping for providers.
Over 1 / 4 (27%) of these polled count on to purchase a automobile throughout the first half of the yr whereas 24% predict to purchase in 2026 and 12% plan to purchase in 2027.
Consumers most certainly to buy a automobile inside 12 months are males (52%), 25-34 year-olds (58%) and people with family incomes over £60,000 (52%).
