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A large CV manufacturer in India wanted Avalon Consulting to conceptualize and facilitate implementation of strategies to improve market share in their OEM branded spare parts business
Situation Approach Solution

 Client

Our client is a large Commercial Vehicles manufacturer in India and had a OEM branded spare parts business with a turnover of about USD 50 million before the engagement



Our client had focused on spare parts as an important business and developed it over the last three decades



Over the past few years, there was a downturn in this market resulting in falling prices and margins for most manufacturers. Our client also had to resort to price cutting resulting in reduced margins. The turnover had also fallen in the last year

Situation



Any fall in price will require more than proportionate increase in volumes to protect absolute profits



Our client approached Avalon Consulting to help turn around their spare parts business by formulating a suitable strategy. At the end of this exercise, we were retained to help the client in the implementation exercise as well as build a win-win relationships with distribution partners, customers and influencers in the spare parts aftermarket

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2 Strategy formulation and implementation support for a CV major in the replacement parts market

Consulting

The broad framework for our engagement – from strategy right through implementation across India
Situation Approach Solution Example

Framework for Engagement Market Potential for Key Part Lines and Share of client Perception about client in Market Place - Building Brand Equity

Workshop with client Managers Phase I Developing the Marketing Strategy

Sales Promotion Effectiveness

Opportunity to Improve Reach

Phase II

Implementation across 5 Pilot Locations
Channel Management Analysis

Phase III

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