冠状病毒影响下，越来越多纽约人决定购买人生中的第一辆车

根据汽车购物网站CarGurus.com今年春季对全美汽车购物者进行的调查，在计划于2020年买车的人群中，有20%的人在冠状病毒大流行之前没有买车计划。同时，44%曾使用公共交通的人计划减少或完全停止使用公共交通。这或许在全美大部分地区都不算什么大事，因为从全美范围的来说，只有8.5%的美国家庭没有车。然而在纽约市，55%的家庭都没有汽车，再考虑到纽约市庞大的人口，只要在比例上有一点人改变主意成为有车一族，纽约市大街上的车辆就会多很多。

而这似乎是正在发生的事情。在线汽车市场Cars.com公司报告称，6月下旬，纽约市地区经销商的导购量同比增长38%，而全国范围内只增长了6%。Cars.com总裁兼首席执行官Alex Vetter说：“人们将私家车视为安全的避风港或家的延伸。消费者们不想再坐上公共交通、飞机或火车，他们也不觉得Uber或Lyft很安全。”同时，根据Cars.com的记录，人们偏向于购买便宜的私家车：3月下旬至6月下旬，Cars.com在纽约地区的平均搜索价位从3万美元降至2.3万美元。

According to a survey of car shoppers nationwide conducted this spring by automotive shopping site CarGurus.com, 20% of those planning to buy a car in 2020 hadn’t planned to do so before the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, 44% of those who had been using public transportation planned to decrease their use or stop entirely. This is no big deal in most parts of the country. Only 8.5% of U.S. households are car-free, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. But in New York City, the majority of households—55%—own no car. If even a small percentage buy a vehicle, that is a lot more wheels on the streets, given the city’s population.

And that is just what seems to be happening. Online vehicle marketplace Cars.com Inc. reports that in late June, walk-in leads to New York City- area dealerships were up 38% year-over-year, compared with 6% nationwide. “People view their cars as a safe haven or an extension of their home,” says Cars.com President and CEO Alex Vetter. “Consumers don’t want to get back on mass transit, planes, trains or buses. They don’t feel safe getting into an Uber or a Lyft.” And what are these folks seeking? Cheap rides. The average Cars.com price point for search in the NYC area dropped from $30,000 to $23,000 between late March and late June.  source

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