Automotive Market Research.

Fueling model development and growth for automotive brands.

Bianca Abulafia Bianca Abulafia Automotive Market Research Lead

We support automotive brands at every stage of the vehicle development cycle, harnessing insight to help clients understand their customers and their model needs.

Our team has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry – and helped them navigate some of their toughest challenges, as well as supporting them with day-to-day projects like early buyer studies.

We’ve future proofed businesses, by helping them understand how to appeal to a new generation of drivers. We’ve developed best-in-class voice assist solutions. And we’ve helped underperforming models reverse the trend in their cycle refresh.

Our Results

Our mission is to raise the impact of research – and we’re delivering

AURA Innovation of the Year award

Innovation of the Year

Finalist

— The AURAs, 2021

Market Research Agency of the Year

Winner – Gold

— Agency of the Year Awards, 2021

Consultant of the Year

Winner – Gold

— Agency of the Year Awards, 2021

Market Research Agency of the Year

Finalist

— Agency of the Year Awards, 2020
Kadence team collecting Agency of the Year award

Consultant of the Year

Winner

— Agency of the Year Awards, 2020
Quirks Supplier of the Year Kadence International

Market Research Supplier of the Year

Winner

— Marketing Research & Insight Excellence Awards – 2019
Kadence International Market Research Agency of the Year Singapore

Market Research Agency of the Year

Winner

— Agency of the Year Awards, 2019
Kadence International is Highly Commended for Global Agency of The Year

Global Agency of the Year

Highly Commended

— Market Research Society Awards, 2019

Best Data Collection (face-to-face)

Finalist

— Market Research Society's Operations Awards – 2019

Best Data Collection (telephone)

Finalist

— Market Research Society's Operations Awards, 2019
MRS Opperations Awards Trophy

Best Training and Development

Highly Commended

— Market Research Society's Operations Awards, 2019

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