Performance sensitive these were the customers to which the brand, style and image mattered a lot. Tata motors, indias largest automobile company, in 2005. The study said the medium commercial vehicle, which was tata motorss mainstay, would not be the dominant segment in the future. Download as docx, pdf, txt or read online from scribd. The tata ace case solution, believes that the strategy and the experience of tata motors, indias leading commercial truck manufacturers, as it is a new small commercial vehicle, the. The case describes how tata motors developed this vehicle using their inhouse expertise. Tata had the done the following customer segmentation. Ravi kant, managing director, tata motors the tata ace was a small fourwheeled. View 6 case 4 tata motors the tata ace from marketing 234 at sies college of management studies.
Explain the following aspects of the case study in brief. Tata motors decided to develop ace, after a market study it conducted found that customers wanted a last mile distribution vehicle that had low. Non motorized vehicle sector included bullock carts, bicycle rickshaw, horse drawn carnages, and manual pull carts. Founded in 1868, the group now consists of more than 100 companies, with a. Analyze the commercial vehicle industry at both global and indian scenario. Mktg9 click on the button below, and select the case from the list of. Ravi kant, managing director, tata motors the tata ace was a small four wheeled. Marketing strategies assignment tata ace case study 1 why do we feel tata motors was targeting lcv light commercial vehicle segment under commercial segment for tata ace. Considers the strategy and experience of tata motors, indias leading commercial truck maker, as it developed a new small commercial vehicle, the tata ace. What is the primary segmentation variable for this segment and what could be the describing variables for segmentation. To understand how emerging market companies can exploit local knowledge in product development. Considers policies and experiences tata motors, a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles in india, as it has developed a new small commercial.
The study said the medium commercial vehicle, which was. Its been a rough season for tata motors muchpublicized peoples car, the nano. Section1,group11 cyrus frenk ft14118 mrinal jha ft147 rohit aggarwal ft14160 abhinav. Marketing management tata ace case study solution 1. Tata ace story chhota hathi tata pickup trucks india. The size of the non motorized section was large but undocumented. The tata ace harvard business publishing education. Tata ace has transformed both tata motors and the commercial vehicle industry. Buy books, tools, case studies, and articles on leadership, strategy, innovation. Tata is indias oldest and largest private sector business entity. In november, while overall auto sales in indias booming economy rose more than 22%, tata sold only.
People around the country love the brand for its durable and efficient functioning across all kinds of terrain and weather conditions. Tata ace case study market segmentation return on investment. Section1,group11 cyrus frenk ft14118 mrinal jha ft147 rohit aggarwal ft14160 abhinav puneeth ft14181 mohit pahwa ft141103 2. Tata ace launched in 2005 revolutionized the cargo transport sector in india. Today, every fourth truck sold in india is a tata ace. Idea generation a loss of 5 billion in 2001 to tata motors the growth of better highway system and secondary road networks the construction of an allweather tertiary road.
Hbs cases are developed solely as the basis for class discussion. Considers the strategy and experience of tata motors, indias leading commercial. The tata ace case solution, considers that the strategy and experience of tata motors, the leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in india as it has developed a new small commercial. Positioned as a replacement for the threewheelers that predominated as small commercial vehicles in india, the ace create a new product category and enabled tata motors to access a new market segment. This case is about the development of tata ace ace, a mini truck introduced by tata motors ltd. Also, two wheelers, passenger cars and subs were also used for freight transport.
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