How Are Gas Prices Changing Car Buying Decisions?

Podcast: The Auto Market Brief · Cox Automotive

Opublikowano: 2026-05-28

How are rising gas prices influencing what consumers want, and what they’re willing to buy next? In this bonus episode of The Auto Market Brief, Erin Keating is joined by Alex Bland, Cox Automotive's Sr. Director of Market and Customer Research and Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Cox Automotive's Director of Industry Insights, to uncover findings from a recent Cox Automotive consumer survey exploring how fuel price increases are shaping shopping behavior, vehicle consideration, and overall sentiment. What consumers are telling us right now: The survey reveals that fuel costs are top of mind for ma...