| dc.description.abstract | The scale of Taiwan auto market has fallen sharply at 260,000 units in 2008, after 10-years recovery, it increased back to 435,000 units in 2018. Even though the overall market scale is same as it before the financial depression, the market structure has changed immensely. The sales of domestically produced vehicles have been declining year by year, while the sales of imported cars have kept increasing, and the luxury imported cars sales have also grown significantly at the same time. These changes show a difference in consumer behavior now and then. The product lines of major luxury brands have gradually extended, causing different consumer groups. Therefore, for the various auto brands, the consumer′s purchase behavior is worth studying to understand the commonality and difference in the consumer’s behavior.
Based on the researches of consumer behavior theory, this study tried to figure out that for Lexus, whether the difference in ＂brand image＂, ＂purchase decision＂, and ＂willing of purchase and recommendation ＂ exists when we use various demographic variables. This study conducted a sample survey to Lexus consumers, and proceeded multiple linear regression to find out if brand image variables, purchase decision variables, willing of purchase and recommendation variables have significant impacts on consumer behaviors.
The results showed that, except the genders, other variables like ages, education levels, occupations and annual incomes are not significant to brand images, purchased decisions or willing of purchase and recommendation. Besides, the study results also pointed out that: the “experience and symbolic” of brand image variable has a significant impact in willing of purchase and recommendation; the “after sales service and salespeople” has significant impact in willing of purchase and recommendation.
According to the empirical results of this study, in terms of the factors affecting purchase decision or willing of recommendation of luxury car consumers, we proposed following suggestions: accurately distinguishing consumer behaviors of genders to improve sales efficiency; maintaining brand image to improve business value; using media marketing to create efficiency. Moreover, the results of demographic variables also show that the consumer structure of Lexus changed, making consumers tend to purchase low-end product of the brand than past days, which is worth noticing. This study could be used as reference for related industries. | en_US |