Motorists across the country are looking for ways to reduce petrol consumption with 49 per cent of them saying they will reduce the usage of their vehicle.
An ACNielsen study on 42 markets worldwide showed that consumers are worried about the impact of increasing fuel prices. Higher fuel prices are changing people's driving habits worldwide.
The most obvious response to price hikes is simply driving less (44 per cent) and trying to combine trips (40 per cent), which rank as the highest 'coping mechanisms' in all regions. Over 49 per cent Indians feel that with the increase in fuel price they will opt for driving less frequently where as 36 per cent respondents are trying to combine trips.
In some countries, where distances are greater in cities and public transport functions well, people are switching to public transport more often, 30 per cent Indians sees this also as an option to deal with the hike in fuel prices.
People living in the UAE (19 per cent) are opting to use their cars when there is less traffic on the roads. Thais (23%), Malaysians (17%), Finns (19%), Russians (15%), Czechs and Poles (14%) are in agreement about the benefits of car pooling and sharing their trips with friends or relatives. But this way of economising doesn't appear to be particularly popular globally (10%).
"An opportunity exists for car marketers in where almost 14 per cent of consumers are eager to consider trading their vehicle for a more fuel efficient one. With the global hike in oil prices year after year, we can expect consumer demand to further develop in this direction," said Sarang Panchal, executive director (customised), ACNielsen South Asia.
Only 3 per cent of respondents globally agreed to give up using their vehicle altogether, with the highest number of volunteers (13 per cent) having already done so in Brazil.
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