Abstract:
ABSTRACT
This research aimed to study: 1) the hybrid car purchasing decision as classified by personal factors of consumers in western region; and 2) the marketing mix factor affecting hybrid car purchasing decision. The research sample was 375 consumers in western region, derived by convenient sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire constructed by the researcher with the accetable content validity and reliability. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one way ANOVA, least significance difference, correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis.
The results showed that:
1. Overall, the marketing mix of hybrid cars of consumers in western region was at a high level. When considering each aspect, all aspects were at a high level. The aspects were, in the descending order, product, promotion, price, and distribution channel. The purchasing decision of consumers in western region was at a high level.
2. The personal factors of consumers in western region affecting purchasing decision with statistical significance at .05 were education level, monthly income, and type of residence. However, gender and age showed no influence on purchasing decision.
3. The marketing mix factors in the aspects of distribution channel (X3), product (X1), and promotion (X4) together predicted the hybrid car purchasing decision of consumers in western region at the percentage of 34 with statistical significance at .05. The regression equation was Y ̂tot = 1.05* + 0.29*(X3) + 0.31*(X1) + 0.12*(X4).
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