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AUTOMOTIVE | MARCH 2014
CarMax is by far the most popular site visited by Sprint users who are interested in auto, representing 30% of all subscribers that visited an auto site in the month.
Guides & Classi�eds
67%Parts, Accessories
& Services
32%Car Manufacturers
26%
Automotive Other
16%Car Dealerships
8%Motorcycle
Manufacturers & Dealers
0.3%
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Mobile is playing an increasing role in enabling consumers to research cars, locate car dealerships, source parts and accessories and much more.
At Pinsight Media+, we explored the behavior of mobile users to see which sites they prefer, what areas do they research, and identify where our automotive enthusiasts are located.
This report outlines some key insights on Sprint subscriber data activity relating to automotive in January 2014.
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Of all Sprint users that are interested in cars, 67% search for Guides and Classifieds, while 32% look up Parts, Accessories and Services.
WHAT DO U.S. MOBILE USERSRESEARCH ON THEIR PHONES RELATING TO CARS?*(% Unique Visitors) *Derived from Sprint data
WHAT AUTOMOTIVE SITES DO U.S. MOBILE USERS VISIT?*(% Unique Visitors) *Derived from Sprint data
6%Edmunds
.com
30%CarMax
5.4%Motor Trend
7.2%Cars.com
8.6%CarGurus
9.3%Dealer.com
5.2%AutoZone 5.5%
Kelley Blue Book
6.4%AutoTrader.com
MOBILE TRENDS REPORT AUTOMOTIVE | MARCH 2014
Sprint users tend to research a variety of carbrands. But of all Sprint users that visited car manufacturer websites, Toyota and Ford came out on top as the most popular brands.
TOP 10 CAR WEBSITES*(% Unique Visitors) *Derived from Sprint data
Toyota 16.28%
Ford 14.84%
Honda 8.81%
Chevrolet 8.31%
Nissan 7.34%
Mazda 7.32%
General Motors 6.86%
Jeep 5.82%
Dodge 4.08%
Lexus 3.75%
WHICH REGIONS ARE MOST INTERESTED IN AUTOMOTIVE?*(Page Views per User)*Derived from Sprint data
2.71PB
1.36PB
1.52PB
MountainRegion
5.7
CentralRegion
7.3Paci�cRegion
6.9 Mid-East
7.4
North-East
8.4
South-East
7.1
2.5%Downtown Dwellers
4.4%Kids andRent
3% Collegiate Crowd
4%MetroParents
3.8% Apple PieFamilies
2.5%LavishLifestyles
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MOBILE TRENDS REPORT AUTOMOTIVE | MARCH 2014
WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CARS?*(% Unique Visitors) *Derived from Sprint data. Based on Acxiom's PersonicX™ clusters.
4.1%Solid Single Parents
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Source: Sprint Internal Data via Zettics, 2014
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