Portugal: vehicle purchasing intentions amid inflation by propulsion type

As of mid-April 2022, most of Portuguese survey respondents mentioned that if they had the intention of buying a car, the inflation would make them consider waiting for better economic conditions to make that purchase. In contrast, nine percent of respondents mentioned they would still intend to purchase an internal combustion engine car, compared to eight percent of these respondents saying they would still purchase an electric car.

Impact of inflation on Portuguese consumers' potential car purchasing intentions as of mid-April 2022, by propulsion type

Characteristic	I would postpone my purchase until the situation improves	I would change my purchase for a hybrid or electric vehicle	I would still intend to purchase, despite the situation	I would switch from a purchase to a pay-per-use option (eg. carsharing)	Others
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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: "If you had the intention of buying a combustion/electric car, the current situation of increasing prices would make you opt for which of the following solutions?"

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.

ICE stands for internal combustion engine.

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