Acceptable vehicle delivery times according to global consumers

The largest share of respondents to an October 2022 survey considered 3 to 4 weeks of delivery time to be an acceptable length of time to wait for their new vehicle, if it meant this vehicle came with all the specifications they wanted. The United States recorded the largest share of respondents who expected delivery times under a week, with 18 percent of U.S. participants mentioning this as an acceptable length of time to wait.

Length of time consumers would accept to wait for the delivery of their next vehicle as of October 2022, by selected country

Characteristic	Less than one week	1-2 weeks	3-4 weeks	5-12 weeks	13-24 weeks	25 weeks or more
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Release date

January 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

September to October 2022

Number of respondents

6,086 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

consumers of driving age.

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The original question is "In your opinion, what is an acceptable length of time to wait for delivery of your next vehicle if it meant you got exactly what you wanted (i.e., features, color, etc.)?"
The sample included 707 participants form China, 1,278 participants from Germany, 957 participants from India, 670 participants from Japan, 893 participants from South Korea, and 1,881 participants from the United States.

Values might not add up to 100 due to rounding.

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