
Consumers have shown significant enthusiasm for online car sales, but offline touchpoints remain indispensable.



Multinational brands no longer command premium prices, and changes in the overall brand landscape are accelerating.At the same time, an increasing number of consumers are making more rational choices because OEMs have introduced many cost-effective models with high-quality features, giving buyers more options with better overall value. High-priced models continued to increase their market share because, as shown in our survey, more than half of Chinese consumers are interested in vehicle trade-ups. Trading up continues to be popular, but some consumers are making more rational choices about their next car purchase.To gain more insight about the consumer perspectives in this critical market, we conducted the McKinsey China Auto Consumer Insights 2023 survey.

These changing preferences, in turn, could reshape the country’s automotive market over the next five to ten years. Within China, these changes are having a dramatic impact on consumer preferences for vehicles. Four major trends-autonomous driving, connectivity, electrification, and shared mobility (ACES)-are transforming the automotive industry worldwide.
