Most of the vehicle ownership studies have been conducted in developed countries using static models. Undermining the temporal dynamics of this phenomenon may lead to uncaptured underlying mechanisms. The rapid economic growth in India, coupled with its diversity presents a rather different context to focus upon. Considering this, a dynamic vehicle ownership model is required where various biological domains and their interactions influencing vehicle choice decisions can be investigated. In this paper, we investigate the underlying processes and various factors behind vehicle ownership of a household, employing a content analysis approach on transcribed retrospective interviews. The outcome is a pathway that depicts various trajectories of vehicle ownership one can find in India. It is a first attempt, to capture the ownership trajectories of Indian households considering both two-wheelers and cars. Apart from the known factors, the role of employer, retirement, interpersonal interaction was found impacting vehicle ownership. The findings of this study can be used in further development of dynamic models of vehicle transactions.


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    Title :

    Underlying Factors and Dependencies Towards a Dynamic Vehicle Ownership Model in India: A Content Analysis Approach


    Additional title:

    Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Conference of Transportation Research Group of India ; 2021 December 14, 2021 - December 17, 2021



    Publication date :

    2022-09-02


    Size :

    21 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English