German Consumer Attitudes towards Mobility Report 2024
The rising cost of living has caused many Germans to switch to more affordable means of transport in their everyday life.
The rising cost of living has caused many Germans to switch to more affordable means of transport in their everyday life.
45% of Germans say that the rising cost of living caused them to switch to more affordable means of transport in their everyday life.
Even though privately owned cars are among the most popular means of transport in Germany (76% of consumers use a car owned by themselves/someone in their household frequently), about two in three Germans agree that the rising cost of living has made car ownership less affordable (eg increased fuel prices). Driven by a gradually increasing CO2 tax, experts expect further significant price increases for fuel over the coming two years.
This opens up chances for alternative mobility providers to cater to more price-sensitive car users and Car Rejecters by providing on-demand ride pooling as an add-on to their services and claiming it as a flexible and affordable alternative to the use of privately owned cars. Also, Mobility as a Service (MaaS) providers can target Indifferent Mobility Users by increasing their marketing efforts and highlighting the benefits of multimodal mobility more clearly (eg with the help of illustrative videos).
Tallying with the fact that 45% of Germans think that there should be a greater variety of services offered at travel hubs, brands across categories (eg retail, foodservice) are well-placed to embrace the potential of newly emerging travel hubs, for example by increasing brand awareness with the help of pop-up stores at multimodal mobility stations and urban cable car stations.
The rising cost of living has caused many Germans to switch to more affordable means of transport in their everyday life. Brands across categories can benefit from this by exploring the potential of newly emerging travel hubs (eg pop-up stores at multimodal mobility stations).
Dr. Jennifer Hendricks, Senior Analyst – Consumer Lifestyles, Germany