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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I SAHIL .C. KUMAR record my sincere thanks and deep sense of gratitude to
my respected mentor and guide, DR. HERAMB NAYAK for the valuable
guidance , interest and constant encouragement . I also thank him for the
valuable ideas and concepts he delivered and shared with me for fulfillment
of the project.
CERTIFICATE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE NO.
4-10
Introduction
Objectives
Research methodology
Limitations
11-47
Current scenario
Global presence
International strategy
Product
Conceptual discussion
Chapter 3
Analysis and
interpretation of data
48-58
Chapter 4
59-62
Conclusion and
recommendation
Bibliography
63-64
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
respectively. In fact, its Spirit was adjudged the "Indigenous product design of the year" for the
year 2000. The recently launched Pulsar from the Bajaj stable is yet another home-grown
product, albeit in tandem with Japanese design house, Tokyo R&D. Bajaj has been laying
increased emphasis on its R&D so as to be able to launch new products to tap the markets at all
possible price points. Other companies too are adapting the strategy of designing and developing
products indigenously. TVS's Victor is yet another development in this direction and this
indigenously built model has been a success in the markets.
A two-wheeler is used as a personal/family vehicle or a goods carrier in the developing
countries, whereas it is confined to sports/racing (heavy motorcycles) or short distance
shopping (mopeds) in developed countries.
The world two-wheeler market is dominated by Japan. Japanese manufacturers account for
around 65% of the total two-wheeler production in the world. However, production within Japan
has been declining due to lower domestic demand and shift in manufacturing base outside the
country. Japan is also the world's largest exporter of two-wheelers in the world controlling
around 75% of the world trade. Its major markets are China, USA and Europe. In terms of player
positions, Honda Motors Corporation, Yamaha Motors and Suzuki Motors Corporation share the
top three slots in the world two-wheeler market. The table below shows the production and sales
figures of motorcycles and scooters in Japan during the past decade More than 50% of the
production in Japan is exported out of the country. This scenario contrasts directly with the
Indian scenario. In India, only about 2% of the production in FY99 was exported
The Asian continent is the largest user of two-wheelers in the world. This is due to poor road
infrastructure and low per capita income, restrictive policy on car industry.
The technology for two-wheelers is not as well developed as for car industry. This is
due to oligopoly between top five players in the segment, compared to thirty
manufacturers in the car industry
OBJECTIVES
But to capture the major amount of BIKES segment Bajaj would have to make a huge
dent in the EXECUTIVE LEVEL segment of bikes (which is the biggest segment and has
a market share of 65 percent) which till now Bajaj has been unable to do.
What are the roadblocks Bajaj is facing in capturing the EXECUTIVE LEVEL segment?
To do a comparative market study of Bajaj Bikes and other major market players and to
come up with reasons why Bajaj has been unable to break into the EXECUTIVE LEVEL
segment.
METHODOLOGY
Marketing research is the process collecting and analyzing marketing
information and ultimately arrived at certain conclusion Management in any
organization need information about potential marketing plans and to
change in the market place. Marketing research includes all the activities
that enable an organization to obtain the information. This research is very
important in strategy formation and feed back of any organizational plan.
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RESEARCH DESIGN
1) Study of Secondary Data: The quickest and the most economical
way from researchers is to find possible hypothesis is to take the
advantage of the work done earlier and thus utilize their efforts.
2) Primary Data: It is a first hand data collected from original sources. It
was not possible to collect first hand data thus project is not based on
primary data.
TYPES OF RESEARCH
Exploratory research: In well-established fields of study, hypotheses
usually are drawn from the ideas developed in previous research studies or
are derived from theory. Hypotheses are tentative answers to questions that
serve as guides for most of the research.
DATA SOURCES
SECONDARY DATA
PRIMARY
PRIMARY DATA
DATA
:-
It is a first hand data collected from original sources . it was not possible to collect
first hand data thus project is not based on primary data.
SECONDARY DATA:When an investigator uses the data that has been already collected by
others is called secondary data. The secondary data could be collected from
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LIMITATIONS
The study could not be made that comprehensive due to time constraints
and due to small sample size because this study is only on the basis of Bajaj
Auto Ltd.
Time constraints
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Chapter 2
Profile of the
organization
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It signed agreements with Kubota of Japan for the development of diesel engines for threewheelers and with Tokyo R&D for ungeared Scooter and moped development.
The Bajaj Super Excel is introduced.
One million vehicles were produced and sold in this financial year.
In 1997 The Kawasaki Bajaj Boxer was launched. In January, 2001 The Eliminator is launched
and in November Bajaj Auto launched its latest offering in the premium bike segment Pulsar.
In 2003 Bajaj launched three new bikes
1. February Caliber115 "Hoodibabaa!"
2. July Bajaj Wind 125
3. October Pulsar DTS-i is launched.
4. May 2004 Bajaj CT100 was launched and in
5. September 2004 the company launched the Bajaj Discover DTS-i, its latest offering in
bike segment.
CURRENT SCENARIO
Riding on the back of growing motorcycle sales and a resurgent scooter market, two-wheeler
sales surged by a robust 13.2 per cent during the first five months of this year.
Two-wheeler sales in the domestic market, second-biggest in the world after China, reached 23.3
lakh units during April-August 2004 over 20.6 lakh units during the year ago period, data
compiled by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) showed.
Motorcycle and step-thru sales, which constituted over 75 per cent of the total two-wheeler sales,
rose by 14 per cent at 18.1 lakh units
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Scooter and scooterettee sales rode northward by 11.4 per cent at 3.86 lakh units while its
sibling, mopeds, posted an 8.55 per cent rise at 1.32 lakh units.
Currently the Bajaj Auto is in the safe hands of Rahul Bajaj with Madhur Bajaj assisting him.
The current managerial positions at Bajaj are:
Board of Directors
Rahul Bajaj
Madhur Bajaj
Kantikumar R. Podar
Director
Shekhar Bajaj
Director
Director
D.S. Mehta
Whole-Time Director
J.N. Godrej
Director
S.H. Khan
Director
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Rajiv Bajaj
Director
Naresh Chandra
Director
Nanoo Pamnani
Director
Tarun Das
Director
Manish Kejriwal
Director
Director
Kawasaki
Bajaj Auto has a technical tie-up with Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan to produce a range of
the latest, state-of-art two-wheelers in India. Since the tie-up in 1986, Bajaj Auto has launched
KB100, KB RTZ, KB125, 4S, 4S Champion, Boxer, Caliber, Caliber115, Wind125 and India's
first real cruiser bike, the Kawasaki Bajaj Eliminator.
A Fortune 500 company with a turnover of USD 10 billion (Rs. 45,840 crore), Kawasaki Heavy
Industries has crafted new technologies for over a hundred years. These technologies have
redefined space systems, aircrafts, jet engines, ships, locomotive, energy plants, construction
machinery, automation systems, apart from a range of high quality, high reliability two-wheelers.
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Kawasaki has given the world its legendary series of 600-1200cc Ninja and 1600 Vulcan bikes.
Straight from Kawasaki design boards, the Kawasaki Bajaj Eliminator redefines the pleasure of
"biking" in looks as well as performance.
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Product
Award
Award Body
General
Best Two-wheeler
Company
Pulsar
IMTMA-SIEMENS
Productivity
Championship Award
2007
Mr. Rajiv
Bajaj
Rashtrabhusan Award
Mr. Rahul
Bajaj
Lakshya Business
Visionary Award
NITIE
Bajaj
Discover
135 DTS-i
Highest customer
satisfaction in Upper
Executive Mc Segment
TNS Voice of
Customer Awards
XCD 125
DTS-Si
CNBC-TV18 Autocar
Auto Awards
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XCD 125
DTS-Si
XCD 125
DTS-Si
Business Standard
Motoring
Pulsar 220
DTS-Fi
Overdrive
Pulsar 220
DTS-Fi
Rural
Financing
Customer Responsive
Business Practice
HR
General
Bike Manufacturer of
the Year 2007
Automonitor
Pulsar 220
DTS-Fi
IMOTY Award-Indian
Motorcycle of the Year
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GLOBAL PRESENCE
To add to the above-mentioned aspects of Bajaj Auto, it has also established itself in the world
arena. Bajaj Global has distribution network which covers over 50 countries like Sri Lanka,
Mexico, Bangladesh, Columbia, Guatemala, Peru, Egypt, Iran and Indonesia. To its credit, the
company exported 156,007 units in 2003-04. It is also one of the largest exporters of threewheelers with over 65,797 units exported in 2003-04, showing a 66 per cent growth in total
exports in 2003-04. In its global market all products customized as per market needs.
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only consolidated the group but also diversified into various manufacturing
activities, elevating the group up to the status it enjoys till this day.
been
recognized
for
his
achievement
at
various
national
and
international forums.
Bajaj is currently Indias largest two wheeler manufacturers and one of the
biggest in the world. Bajaj has long left behind its annual turnover of Rs. 72
Million (1968), to currently register an impressive figure of Rs. 42.16 billion
(US$ 936 million).
Bajaj Auto Ltd. (BAL) has clocked a 19 per cent growth in two wheeler sales
in April 2004 at 1,05,247 units as compared to 88,749 units in April 2003. It
recorded a 22 per cent rise in two and three wheelers at 1, 21,399 for April
as against 99,430 units in the same period last year
and Africa. Continents where Bajaj Auto vehicles have already logged billions
of kilometers. Bajaj Auto goes to extremes to ensure quality assurance. Most
components are manufactured on state of the art, automated machines and
a typical scooter and its component parts go through some 4000-quality
checks before the unit is finally tested on a dynamometer. Japanese type
quality circles standards are maintained. This has resulted in the World
Bank recognizing Bajaj Auto products as
Some of the finest products in the motor industry. Bajaj Auto Ltd. of India
has recently entered into agreements with Kawasaki Industries of Japan and
Chrysler Motor Corporation of America for future joint manufacture of
products.
TWO and three wheeler manufacturer Bajaj Auto Ltd. (BAL) has set its sights
firmly on the overseas market and is firming up a comprehensive market
development strategy for which it is placing teams in strategic markets such
as South America and Indonesia for a global strategy.
PHILOSOPHY OF BAJAJ
1. We approach our responsibilities with ambition & resourcefulness.
2. We organize ourselves for a transparent & harmonious flow of work.
3. We respect sound theory & encourage creative experimentation.
4. And we make our workplace a source of pride.
BAJAJ BELIEVES IN
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Promote
environmental
awareness
amongst
their
employees
&
Learning
Learning is how we ensure proactively. It is a value that embraces knowledge
as the platform for building well Informed, reasoned, and decisive actions.
Innovation
Innovation is how we create the future. It is a value that provokes us to reach
beyond the obvious in pursuit of that which exceeds the ordinary.
Perfection
Perfection is how we set new standards. It is a value that exhibits our
determination to excel by endeavoring to establish new benchmarks all the
time.
Speed
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PRODUCT
The product is the physical product or service offered to the consumer. In the case of physical, it
also refers to any services or conveniences that are part of the offering.
Product decisions include aspects such as function, appearance, packaging, service, warranty etc.
PLATINA 100
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Engine
Type
4 stroke
Cooling Type
Air Cooled
Displacement
111.6 cc
Max Power
9.5bhp@8000rpm
Ignition Type
C.D.I
Carburettor
Keihin Fie
Transmission Type
Electrical System
System
12 V, AC+DC
Head Light
35/35 W
Horn
12 V, DC
Chassis Type
Tubular construction
Suspension
Front Suspension
Telescopic
Rear Suspension
Tyers
Front Tyre Size
2.75-18, 6 PR
Brakes
Front Brakes
Rear Brakes
Fuel Tank
Fuel Tank Capacity
14 litres
Reserve Capacity
2.5 litres
Dimensions
Overall length
1995 mm
Overall width
775 mm
Overall height
1060 mm
Wheel Base
1245 mm
Kerb Weight
118 kg
Platina 100 is a revamp version of Caliber launched on 3 rd March 2007. Caliber that was
launched in June 1998 & was Bajaj first major initiative towards the leadership in executive bike
segment got a good response in its initial period but was unable to meet the competition with
Splendor & Passion of Hero Honda.
The launch of platina 100 is aimed at strengthening its position in the executive motorcycle
market after having dominated in the premium bike segment with Pulsar and Bajaj Boxer in the
economy end.
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DISCOVER 135
Engine
Type
4 stroke
Cooling Type
Air Cooled
Displacement
124.6 cc
Max Power
10.8bhp@8500rpm
Carburettor
Keihin Fie
Transmission Type
Electrical System
System
12 V, AC+DC
Head Light
35/35 W
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Horn
12 V, DC
Chassis Type
Tubular construction
Suspension
Front Suspension
Telescopic
Rear Suspension
Tyres
Front Tyre Size
2.75-18, 6 PR
Brakes
Front Brakes
Rear Brakes
Fuel Tank
Fuel Tank Capacity
13 litres
Reserve Capacity
2.3 liters
Dimensions
Overall length
1920 mm
Overall width
755 mm
Overall height
1060 mm
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Wheel Base
1260 mm
Kerb Weight
121 kg
The Bajaj Wind 125 India's first bike designed with the export market in mind. The Wind 125
is a benchmark amongst executive commuters. It's easily the best motorcycle in this exploding,
tightly crammed segment of Indian market and is the Business Standard Motoring Bike Of The
Year 2004. This bike is also known as world bike, as Kawasaki with whos collaboration the bike
is made intends to market the bike globally. The bike is doing very well in the market and is
giving stiff competition to competitors Hero Honda against there bike passion & ambition.
Discover
Bajaj has recently launched the 125cc Discover (formerly codenamed the K-60) in September
2004. Like Pulsor, Discover is a totally indigenous Bajaj offering from its Chakan Plant. The
bike will be having a 125cc engine but will be priced against 100cc bike.
According to the company the bike is having a great potential and will surely make a dent in the
executive segment out of which Hero Honda will be the biggest looser. The company
spokesperson also said that the Caliber would be its first casualty as Discover is going to be very
aggressively priced.
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CONCEPTUAL DISCUSSION
MARKETING RESEARCH
Marketing research has become an icon in business world. It includes all
those activities that enable an organization to obtain information it needs to
make decision about its end. Market mix & its present & potential customer.
The main aim of the research is to find about the truth which is hidden &
which has not discovered at yet.
2.
To
portray
accurately
the
characteristics
of
particular
Product positioning
Consumer behavior
Competitor presser
Expanding market
Own weakness
project
Future prospective
Marketing information system helps the marketing plan & research works &
gives regular information to manager. Marketing research has evolved out as
a tool to avoid risk & uncertainties & forecast feature. It links the consumer
to market through information
INTERNAL INFORMATION
Internal information is within the firm.
2.
EXTERNAL INFORMATION
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Thus marketing research has become very important in business world it has
become a guiding mark for business world & is definitely going to play a vital
role in future. As business involve risk. Research is used as a tool to minimize
risk. But how true the research depends upon the researcher & is ability to
avoid errors & increase knowledge.
Marketing
Marketing is the process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and
distribution of goods and service to create exchanges (with customers) that satisfy individual and
organizational objectives.
The major marketing management decisions can be classified in one of the following four
categories:
Product
Price
Place (distribution)
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Promotion
Bajajs Story
Bajaj auto, which was the undisputed king for decades, woke up one fine
morning to find that scooter were no, no and motorcycles were in. this
misjudgment of the market allowed Hero Honda to race ahead to become
number one in 2001.
But there were lessons Hamara Bajaj learnt that it will never forget. In fact,
the you just cant beat a Bajaj , slogan was staring it on the face.
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Given this situation the company chalked up a strategy plan and decided to
do three things:
1. The first part of the strategy was do whats do-able. Having
realised that it couldnt change overnight, the only way to kick-start
action was to get into the dogfight. For this it enlisted the support of
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, its technical collaborator for 16 years. The
result was an aggressively priced Boxer, a 100cc motorcycle, in 1997.
The bike got a lackluster response in the initial year but sales zoomed
to 58000 in may 2002. Over the period visibility went up. People who
came to buy bajaj scooter shifted to boxer. The is a clear success and
Bajaj is the market leader in this entry/economy-level segment.
2. The second strategy of Bajaj was: do what is not expected. The
target was to produce Pulsor, an in house bike & Eliminator cruiser in
collaboration with Kawasaki. Pulsor the masculine-looking bike was a
run-away success beginning with 596 bikes in the first month it now
sells around 18000 every month. Through this Bajaj became the
market leader in the premium segment of the market.
3. The third strategy of Bajaj was: do the obvious. Take the competition
head on with a slew of launches and build a bouquet of offerings
against Hero Honda bread & butter bike Splendor and passion in the
executive segment.
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The target market of this segment comprises of people from lower & lower-middle class.
This segment attracts/compel people to shift to bike from scooters & scooterettee. People
in this segment look for cheap (price wise) as well as economical (mileage wise) product.
2.
3.
Premium Segment: This segment comprises of bikes whos price is more than Rs.
50000. Although this segment doesnt target much market in India but it this segment that
help companies showcase its technology prowess, which in terms help to further
strengthen the brand.
The target market of this segment is the people who ride bike for fun and pleasure. The
people who want to make a style statement. They generally belong to people from uppermiddle class to middle-higher class. Age category of such people is generally below 25.
21%
14%
Executive Segment
Premium Segment
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65%
Entry/Economy Segment
PRICING
It is one of the most important elements of the marketing mix, as it is the only mix, which
generates a turnover for the organisation. The remaining 3ps are the variable cost for the
organisation. It costs to produce and design a product, it costs to distribute a product and costs to
promote it. Price must support these elements of the mix. Pricing is difficult and must reflect
supply and demand relationship. Pricing a product too high or too low could mean a loss of
sales for the organisation. Pricing should take into account the following factors:
Competition
Company objectives
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belongs to 125 cc segment, Bajaj has positioned it against its 100 cc and 110
cc rivals in the executive segment including Splendor and Passion.
But exceptions are also there because reducing the price of the bike
diminishes its resale value. Bajaj did it with Caliber so there is no resale
value of the product which in turn creates confusion in the market and a
consumer who upgrades its bike every couple of years then goes for the rival
Hero Hondas Splendor!
Though Bajaj has kept a higher level of pricing at its Premium Level Segment
Bike (Pulsar) where the competition is fought on the basis of better
Technology and Quality of the Product.
According to Mr R.L. Ravichandran Vice President (Business Development &
Marketing) Bajaj, more than 50 percent of all bikes are sold on hire purchases
that is Executive Level Segment and Premium Level Segment. That means
theirs is only a Rs. 50 to Rs. 100 difference on the monthly installments
between some Entry Level bikes and Executive Category Vehicles. Thus Bajaj
has kept the prices of its executive segment bikes competitively low to
attract the customer who come to showroom for purchasing entry segment
bikes.
The prices of the executive segment bikes of Bajaj are:
PLATINA
DISCOVER 150
Rs. 44150
Rs. 46535
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Discover 135
Rs. 41250
PLACE
Introduction
A crucial decision in any marketing mix is to correctly identify the distribution channels. The
question how to reach the customer" must always be considered.
Definition: The place is where you can expect to find your customer and consequently, where the
sale is realized. Knowing this place, you have to look for a distribution channel in order to reach
your customer.
Channels
It exists today, with the Internet, more channels than in the past but basically, you have to
consider three main distribution channels:
1.
Selling to the customers: Whether you sell by yourself (as retailer) whether you
employ a sales force, you are in these cases in front of the final customer. There are not
intermediaries between you and him. Unfortunately, except for the retailer business, this
situation is far to be the general case.
2.
Selling to the retailers: In this practice you manufacture a product or a service and
then it is distributed to final customers through various intermediaries between producer
and consumers.
3.
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PLACING OF BAJAJ
In the two-wheeler industry, the Munjals of Hero Honda are known to be the best when it comes
to managing relationships with dealers. But even as the auto manufacturers are fine-tuning their
e-commerce strategies, Bajaj Auto is all set to drive into d-commerce. The company has set up a
network to provide real-time information to its dealers. In order to provide efficient services to
its customers at an affordable price at a location convenient to them, Bajaj Auto has appointed
well-trained Dealers across the country.
Bajaj has been following a very simple, but effective placing strategy. To ensure the deep-down
penetration, what it has done is that, it has established its regional offices in various cities like
Delhi and Mumbai. Under these regional offices come the exclusive showrooms of Bajaj
offering all of the product range of Bajaj. This strategy could best be described in the following
chart
REGIONAL
BAJAJ
SHOWROOMS
OFFICES
Bajaj is operating on the policy that in the cities in which it has expanded it should have
somewhere about 12-15 showrooms, which should be geographically dispersed. Bajaj is also
considering to increase its share in the market by tying-up with major Banks like State Bank of
India through which it hopes to leverage the latter's nine thousand strong branch network to offer
two wheeler loans at affordable rates to consumers.
Bajaj is following a very strict policy regarding the granting of dealership status. It only
considers the genuine applications, which are suitable to its guidelines. Bajaj maintains that all
the showrooms should have proper space with proper facilities. It also guides the showrooms to
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have set pattern of interior. Hero Honda is matching this guideline of Bajaj and it also follows a
set pattern of interior though its quality is far better than that of Bajaj.
Bajaj also stresses that the showrooms should have proper display space so that all the models of
Bajaj (scooters as well as bikes) can be properly displayed with no look of over-crowding. Bajaj
is also taking care that all its showrooms should be located near to the customers.
Bajaj Auto gives the flexibility of hiring the required personnel to its showrooms, though the
company itself deals there training and orientation part. The biggest advantage in favor of Bajaj
is its personnel, the staff that is quite appreciated by its customers. The staff at various
showrooms is well educated, courteous and cooperative. They are capable of understanding the
customer needs and mould accordingly.
Bajaj Auto also provides intensive training to its dealers both on the job and off the job to make
them competent in their jobs. The dealers are well trained in technical aspects as well as public
relations & customer care. The dealers are appointed taking into consideration the market
potential in a particular area. When the dealers achieve a certain standard they are awarded the
corporate identity, which is another unique feature in identifying and appraising its dealers.
A general pattern has been found that the showrooms of major players in the bike industry are
located very-very close to each other. The rationale behind this is that whenever a customer
comes to purchase a bike, he sees and tries all the competitors and then chooses the best one.
Someone going to a particular area will be able to see all the showrooms of all the competitors,
visits all of them and then make his choice.
Bajaj dealers are also very cooperative in offering a test drive to a prospect. At Bajaj showrooms,
the customer is not required to undergo certain formalities like submission of driving license,
which he is required at other showrooms.
All and all Bajaj offers convenience of shopping with its geographically
dispersed showrooms and its customer-oriented policies.
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MARKETING STRATEGY
With the advent of fierce competition Bajaj has started to follow an
aggressive marketing policy and this is evident from its hiring of Jackie Chan
as its Brand Ambassador. The aggressive marketing policy was required due
to the following reasons:
MARKET
FRAGMENTATION:
Intense
competition
had
fragmented the two wheeler market into many any segments.it was no
longer neatly divided into scooteers , mopeds and motorcycles .
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Elephant Design has been associated with Bajaj for a few years now and had successfully
designed and implemented the `Planet Bajaj' interim identity. They had also designed and
implemented BAL's retail identity project across the company's showrooms, service centres and
product manuals.
Now, with the induction of modern manufacturing technology and infrastructure, high-tech,
aggressively styled products in its portfolio, sustained research and development and younger
consumers, the change in identity is expected to recognise all these changing values and present
an easier interface for the world to understand the new Bajaj.
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HAMARA BAJAJ
Earlier Bajaj Auto retained a certain brand following - its ad line 'Hamara Bajaj' which created an
instant rapport with its customers. It boosted up the worth of scooters of Bajaj. There are
innumerable human emotions. The Brand name HAMARA BAJAJ developed an emotional
feeling among customers, a feeling of being proud Indian. It created a sense of patriotism. The
punch line highlighted the core abilities and usefulness of its products. It gave a feeling of
APNAPAN.
The company has now shifted its focus to bike segment with catchy punch
lines like Hoodibabaa and Definitely Male.
HOODIBABAA
HOODIBABAA! That catchy, funky, seemingly clichd and yet addictive
watchword that Bajaj Auto has chosen for its bike, the Caliber 115, has been
drawing curious buyers, non-buyers and even people from the competition
into Bajaj's showrooms.
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DEFINITELY MALE
Bajaj Auto launched its premium segment bike with the punch line
DEFINITELY MALE. It gives a boost to the fact that biking is a male thing.
Though it may not be a fact because there are many light models available
as well and many girls have also started using it because of ease of use. But
the punch line still gives a macho image to the bike. The power of the bike
and its look conforms the punch line. Targeted at the youth segment, the
Bajaj Pulsar has been designed and styled as a mean masculine robust
machine with dazzling looks and technically advanced mechanism that offers
great performance. Pulsar is the first bike to be marketed solely under the
Bajaj brand.
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Chapter 3
Analysis and
interpretation of
data
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DATA ANALYSIS
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
Main purpose of using a bike?
(A) Business
(C) Leisure
(B) Personal
(D) Status
8%
10%
BUSINESS
PERSNAL
12%
LEISURE
STATUS
70%
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As given by above source, 70% use for business purpose, 12% for personnal use,
10% leisure use and 8% for status use.
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People like to change your bike from any other companys bike in the same
Segment?
(A)
Yes
(B)
No
12%
88%
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20%
80%
FIGURE 4
Source: as per the information available on Bajaj websites.
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6%
(B) No
94%
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26%
35%
(C) Incentives
29%
(D) Others
10%
10%
26%
Low price
service station
29%
incentives
others
35%
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85%
15%
15%
Yes
No
85%
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As given by above source people prefer price the most as compared to brand,
features,
25%
75%
Yes
No
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35
30
25
20
15
10
YAMAHA
5
0
As give by the above source hero Honda is demanded the most then bajaj then TVS
and least demanded us Yamaha.
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60
50
40
30
BAJAJ
20
10
0
HERO HONDA
BAJAJ
Source: as per the annual report(2013) of hero Honda .
As given by the above source hero Honda is favorite amongst the two bikes
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Chapter 4
Conclusion and
recommendation
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CONCLUSION
Thus we can say that the Bajaj is one of the biggest two- and three-wheeler manufacturers in
India, which is also conquering the global market. Bajaj Auto has already grown a lot since its
establishment and is still continually growing.
Bajaj fielded Caliber 115 & Wind 125 in executive market segment but till
now has failed to make its presence. They hold very small market share as
depicted in the figure:
Bajaj fielded Caliber 115 & Wind 125 in executive market segment but till now has failed to
make its presence. They hold very small market share as depicted in the figure:
10%
6% 3%
15%
Hero Honda
TVS
Bajaj
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Yamaha
66%
others(lml,kinetic)
The company history offers a record, which is full of great achievement and
chapter of enormous growth. The history can we divided in to two parts,
which are company before independence & after independence
Recommendations
1.
2.
Make the parts available at economical rate and at all service stations.
3.
4.
5.
Make the service centre staff efficient by training in service and public
dealing.
6.
7.
8.
The service and sales staff must be educated, well dressed and polite.
9.
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II.
1.
2.
3.
R&D must focus more trouble free user rather than speed or power
,etc.
III.
Promotion.
1.
2.
of the bikes.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
of all the
dealers surveyed.
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Bibliography
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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BOOKS
1. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY BY C.R.KOTHARI
2. MARKETING MANAGEMENT BY PHILIP KOTLER
3. ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT BY DAVIS
4. ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT BY GUPTA, MC GRAWHILL
JOURNALS
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2.
WEBSITES
www.herohonda.com
www.bajajauto.com
www.rediff.com
www.google.com
www.yahoo.com
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