Relationships between customer personality traits and zero km car preference factors: Example of TR90 region

The aim of this study is to determine the preference factors that individuals attach importance to in their zero car preference, and to determine the relationships between automobile preference factors and personality factors. For this purpose, an online survey was conducted on a sample of internet users over the age of 18 who reside in 6 provinces (Artvin, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Ordu, Rize and Trabzon), whose main population is determined by convenience sampling method. Frequency and correlation analysis were used in the study. Considering the importance level results of automobile preference factors, the most important factor of the survey respondents is efficiency-economy factor, followed by service and interior design factors, respectively. Extraversion personality trait is positively associated with exterior design, multimedia and interior design factors, respectively; Compliance personality trait is positively related to service, security-safety and environmental factors, respectively; responsibility personality trait is positively associated with environmental factors, service and quality factors, respectively; emotionally balanced personality trait is positively related to multimedia, quality and exterior design factors, respectively; intelligence-imagination personality trait was found to be positively correlated with security-safety, exterior design and service factors, respectively.