Consumer Prefernce and Perception over Hero Honda
INTRODUCTION TO THE INDUSTRY
The industry is estimated to be a US$ 34 billion industry with exports contributing 5 per cent of the revenues. The growth of the Indian middle class with increasing purchasing power along with the strong growth of the economy over the past few years has attracted global major auto manufacturers to the Indian market. Moreover, India provides trained manpower at competitive costs making India a favored global manufacturing hub. The Indian automobile industry is going through a technological change where each firm is engaged in changing its processes and technologies to maintain the competitive advantage and provide customers with the optimized products and services. The de-licensing of the sector in 1991 and the subsequent opening up of 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) through the automatic route marked the beginning of a new era for the Indian automotive industry. Since then almost all the global major automobile players have set up their facilities in India taking the level of production of vehicles from 2 million in 1991 to 10.83 million in 2007–08. Stagnation of the auto sector in markets such as Europe, US and Japan on the other, have resulted in shifting of new capacities and flow of capital to the Indian auto industry. The Indian automobile industry has been growing at the rate of 15–27 per cent over the past five years. In two wheelers industry, Indian companies are the largest manufacturers in the world. Bikes are a major segment in the industry, the other two being scooters and mopeds. Moreover, Indian car makers are earning acclaim worldwide. The home-grown automaker, Marti Suzuki has emerged as the fourth most reputed among The Hero Honda story began with a simple vision – the vision of a mobile and an empowered India, powered by Hero Honda. This vision was driven by Hero Honda’s commitment to customer, quality and excellence, and while doing so, maintains the highest standards of ethics and societal
The industry is estimated to be a US$ 34 billion industry with exports contributing 5 per cent of the revenues. The growth of the Indian middle class with increasing purchasing power along with the strong growth of the economy over the past few years has attracted global major auto manufacturers to the Indian market. Moreover, India provides trained manpower at competitive costs making India a favored global manufacturing hub. The Indian automobile industry is going through a technological change where each firm is engaged in changing its processes and technologies to maintain the competitive advantage and provide customers with the optimized products and services. The de-licensing of the sector in 1991 and the subsequent opening up of 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) through the automatic route marked the beginning of a new era for the Indian automotive industry. Since then almost all the global major automobile players have set up their facilities in India taking the level of production of vehicles from 2 million in 1991 to 10.83 million in 2007–08. Stagnation of the auto sector in markets such as Europe, US and Japan on the other, have resulted in shifting of new capacities and flow of capital to the Indian auto industry. The Indian automobile industry has been growing at the rate of 15–27 per cent over the past five years. In two wheelers industry, Indian companies are the largest manufacturers in the world. Bikes are a major segment in the industry, the other two being scooters and mopeds. Moreover, Indian car makers are earning acclaim worldwide. The home-grown automaker, Marti Suzuki has emerged as the fourth most reputed among The Hero Honda story began with a simple vision – the vision of a mobile and an empowered India, powered by Hero Honda. This vision was driven by Hero Honda’s commitment to customer, quality and excellence, and while doing so, maintains the highest standards of ethics and societal
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