Industry Spotlight: Automotive

Did You Know?

73%, almost 9.5 million, Adults 18+ Listen to the Radio in their Car each Week

72%, over 10 million, Persons 12+ Listen to the Radio in their Car each Week

49% of NY Radio Listeners have an average Household Income of $75k+ ; 31% $150k+

NY Radio Listeners who will lease a new vehicle in the next year plan to spend more than $30K

New car owners are 22% more likely to Respond to Radio over ANY other Medium

In the next year, 928,312 persons in Nine County New Jersey plan to buy any new or used vehicle or plan to lease a vehicle.


Automotive Subcategory Annual Spending Power:

  • Recreational Vehicles: $107.4M
  • Motorcycle Dealers: $489.0M
  • Boat Dealers: $761.1M
  • Auto Parts & Accessories Stores: $1.5B
  • Tire Dealers: $741.7B
  • General Auto Repair: $2.0B
  • Exhaust System Repair: $38.5M
  • Transmission Repair: $146.7M

Source: Arbitron NY MSA Spring 2008, Retail Spending Power

 

 

Likely to

Decision-

 

 

 

Likely to

Decision-

 

 

Buy

Maker

 

 

 

Buy

Maker

Sex:

 

 

 

 

Age:

 

 

 

Male

 

49.2%

49.1%

 

18-24

 

20.2%

7.8%

Female

 

50.8%

50.9%

 

25-34

 

20.2%

17.4%

HH Income:

 

 

 

 

35-44

 

17.5%

22.3%

$100,000+

 

24.5%

42.2%

 

45-54

 

19.3%

23.5%

$75-99,999

 

12.3%

18.5%

 

55-64

 

12.9%

16.1%

$60-74,999

 

11.6%

11.8%

 

65+

 

10.0%

12.9%

$50-59,999

 

9.1%

8.8%

 

Region:

 

 

 

$40-49,999

 

10.3%

5.5%

 

Northeast

 

18.9%

21.8%

$30-39,999

 

9.0%

5.3%

 

Midwest

 

21.4%

13.7%

$20-29,999

 

9.5%

4.6%

 

South

 

37.7%

36.0%

Under $20K

 

13.8%

3.3%

 

West

 

22.0%

28.5%

Race:

 

 

 

 

Marital:

 

 

 

White

 

58.4%

82.2%

 

Single

 

31.5%

18.1%

Black

 

22.1%

6.2%

 

Married

 

54.2%

68.1%

Other

 

19.5%

11.6%

 

Sep/Wid/Div

 

14.3%

13.8%

Hispanic origin

 

18.3%

10.9%

 

 

 

 

 


Profiling adults 18+ who are very likely to buy any new vehicle within the next year, along with those who served as the decision-maker for a new imported vehicle purchased in the past year.

Source: MRI/Mediamark Research & Intelligence, LLC, 2008 (National figures)

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