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Gen Z teens are eager
to get behind the wheel
A survey of Generation Z, loosely defined as being to age 17, shows that 92 percent either own or expect to own a vehicle. They are excited about the possibility. The survey was done by Autotrader and Kelly Blue Book.
Like the Millennials before them, their reasons for wanting to drive are freedom, responsibility, and the excitement that having a car can provide.
Some 79 percent of those in Gen Z said they would give up social media, new clothes or, most surprising, their cellphones, to get behind the wheel. At Autotrader, they say Gen Z's love for cars and driving is very much alive.
Ford Motor futurist Sheryl Connelly, quoted in USA Today, thinks Gen Z people have more of an entrepreneurial and do-gooder streak, but they will follow in the Millennial's tire tracks when it comes to cars.
Isabelle Helms of Autotrader says they will have serious cash to spend and will be cautious about how they spend it, more cautious than the Millennials before them.
