12. MARKET India's car market is a huge draw because car penetration is just seven per 1,000 people, compared to 550 per 1,000 in such countries as Germany or 476 in France, according to the Society of Indian Automobiles.
52. PERSONALIZATION Tata launched two special editions of Nano at Auto Expo 2010 Called “Nano for him” & “Nano for her”.
53. “Nano for her" comes with decorated interiors – cocktail red spilled over dashboard, seats and central console. Exteriors too get floral pattern to lure the fair sex.
54. “Nano for him" is available in an exclusive wild lime colour shade. It also gets leather seats and door pads.
62. Contd…………… Target Area is sec-a & sec-b (a) More people in between income 12500-25000 (b)SPENDING ON PUBLIC CONVEYENCE: (i) sec-a=13% (ii) sec-b=12%
76. Creating and sourcing new capabilities Various companies reached out for making the world’s cheapest car: Germany’s Bosch – new engine management system Italy’s I.DE.A. – styling n interior deign India’s Sona Koyo – light weight steering shaft Japan’s Toyo – engine cooling module Germany’s Behr – heating, ventilating & air – conditioning system. India’s Madras rubber factory – tougher than normal rear tires
77. SAFETY Car exceeds current regulatory requirements with a strong passenger compartment, crumple zones, intrusion resistant doors, seat belts, strong seats and anchorage.
81. PROMOTIONS * Enough use of one of the most important element of promotion mix , publicity reduces the necessity of other promotional devices for nano. Nano got publicity in the following ways:- * Publicity as “One lakh car” by word of mouth. * Auto expo 2008,New Delhi & Geneva. * Publicity through print & electronic media. * Internet will be a major media for advertising.
82. PROMOTIONS Online buzz:-Nano has gone beyond the traditional methods of advertising and promotion online . Social Media communities:- Official Orkut community Members – 11,448 Official Facebook Group Fans – 9,191 Highest View Count on You Tube- 303,006 (it was just under 3,00,000 when I began writing this post) No. of Blog Posts - 61,664 TATA has a blog on the official website where they have been discussing quite interesting topics and generally maintaining an active community
91. Hence it has large number of showrooms in India & outside of India.
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94. Persuasive advertisement justifying switching over to 4 wheeler from 2 wheeler (considering safety at a low cost and non affordable medical expenses in case of an accident i.e. 2wheeler are more prone to accident).
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97. Parents can be encouraged to provide their children with nano instead of 2- wheelers, to ensure safety.
100. REACTIONS ABOUT NANO "It's a good historic moment for the Indian auto industry and also a proud one indeed that an Indian company took a step forward on this road. Its an up gradation for an auto wheeler rider to by a car now.“ Rajesh Jejurikar, Managing Director, Mahindra and Renault's. "It's good product but it's still too early to say whether it will overtake the 800 because it caters to a totally new market segment.” Said Jagdish Khattar, Former MD of Maruti Udyog Limited
101. REACTIONS ABOUT NANO "Meeting the proper quality standards and safety is not feasible at all in such a model.Andreas Prinz, Managing Director (Passenger Cars), Volkswagen Group Sales India. "I think it is a great thing for India because mobility is giving new opportunities. I hope Tata drives to great success with the Rs one lakh car, but it is not included in our plan.“ Thomas Kuehl, Board Member, Skoda Auto India.