BAJAJ AUTOMOBILE

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A CASE STUDY ON BAJAJ AUTO LIMITED

BAJAJ Auto Limited

INTRODUCTION
• Company – Market Position • Company’s History • Indian Two Wheeler Market • Brief Case Outline
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Bajaj - Growth
• 1926
? Formation of Bajaj Group

• 1938
? Bajaj Electronics

• 1945
? BTCL

• 1950 – 1956
? Collaboration with Piaggio

• 1959
? License from GoI

• 1960
? BTCL renamed
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Cont.
• 1971
? End of Piaggio Collaboration

• 1975
? JV with Govt. of Maharastra

• 1982
? Foreign Tech. and Expansion of Capacity

• 1985
? Second Plant at Waluj

• 1984
? Collaboration with Kawasaki

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Main Issues
• Examine the evolution of an industry • Appreciate the impact of the economic, social, and cultural changes • Analyze the strategies adopted

• Adopting a customer-oriented product strategy
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• Competition

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Micro Environmental Factors
• Suppliers… • Marketing Intermediaries…
? Dealers ? Advertisements

• Consumers… • Competitors…
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Macro environment
• Demographic environment • Economic environment

• Natural environment
• Technological environment • Political environment • Cultural environment

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Demographic Environment
• Favorable Demographics

• size and growth rate of population

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Demographic Environment…
• The customer is likely to be salaried and in the first job

• The attributes that are sought of a two-wheeler have also changed

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Demographic Environment…

• The youth - demanding stylish and sleek products

• rural markets:- favours bigger wheels and longer wheelbases

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Economic Environment

• Income distribution and consumer spending patterns.

• Rural consumer have lower
incomes than urban consumers.

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Economic Environment…
• reduced purchasing power due to significant rise in general price level

• 30 % rise in fuel prices

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Natural Environment

• Tightening of Indian emission regulations
• forced to upgrade their technology • Affects price advantage over motorcycles

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Technological environment
• 1993 - 12 different 2 & 3 wheeler models
• Simpler technology in 2 wheelers • Modernization of both Plants
? 50% components sourced from outside

• World’s lowest cost manufacturer of 2 wheelers
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Technological envi..
• Lacked in design capability & translation of new products • Lacked in sufficiently skilled R&D and high quality of suppliers • 1993 - Agreement with “orbital”

• Lost export opportunity to developed countries
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Political environment
• Restricted by Indian economic & political environment • Was granted license after 14 years of its inception • Restrictions also helped BAL and other 2 wheeler manufacturers

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Political environment…
• Early 1980’s-liberalization of Indian economy • Rise in fuel prices by 30%

• Early 1990’s-Entry of many other consumer goods like televisions, washing machines, etc
• Restrictions in finance for purchase of two wheelers

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Cultural environment
• Two wheelers as a means of daily commuting • Rural consumers –
? “Value for money” ? 40% of domestic sales

• Urban consumers –
? “concept of value that included visual appeal of the product”

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Cultural environment

• Used “Kawasaki” as a brand name

• Consumers believed it as a “company selling a good quality product at a reasonable price”

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EXPORT PREVIEW
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STARTED IN 1975 WITH BANGLADESH

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TECHNICAL LICENSING ARRANGEMENT

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CKDS SALES IN ASIA

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FOREIGN DISTRIBUTORS
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FIRST DISTRIBUTORSHIP WAS EASTABLISHED IN SRI LANKA EXPANSION IN DISTRIBUTORS PIAGGIO THREAT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISTRIBUTORS

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GLOBAL MARKET
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DEVELOPED COUNTRIES EUROPE JAPAN NORTH AMERICA

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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SOUTH EAST ASIA AND CHINA AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST LATIN AMERICA

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THREE WHEELER MARKET
MOST OF EXPORT TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
SMALL THREE WHEELER MARKET IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CHINA WAS MAJOR PLAYER

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Global Three Wheeler Market Share- 1992

Others 8%

Chinese 38%

Piaggio (Italy) 18% Tuck Tuck (Thailand) 3%

Piaggio (Italy) Tuck Tuck (Thailand) Bajaj Auto (India) Chinese Others

Bajaj Auto (India) 33%
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TWO WHEELER MARKET
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DEVELOPED COUNTRIES TWO SEGMENT UNDER 50cc AND ABOVE 250cc LUXURY AND LEISURE PRODUCT

DOMINANCE OF JAPANESE MANUFACTURERS
BENEFIT OF GENERALISED SYSTEM TO INDIAN VEHICLES PRICE BENEFIT OF BAJAJ SUNNY

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Bajaj Auto Ltd's Exports- 1992 ( Rs '000s)

Africa, 12850, 5% Latin America, 104498, 38%

Europe, 24796, 9% Europe Asia Middle East Asia, 121295, 44% Latin America Africa

Middle East, 12271, 4%
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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
TARIFF BARRIERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
INTENSE COMPETITION IN CHINA LOW PURCHASING POWER IN AFRICA LATIN AMERICA WAS AN ATTRACTIVE MARKET

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Imports By Countries

Rest of World 26% Europe Europe 53% North America 21% North America Rest of World

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STRATEGY FOR EXPORT IMPROVEMENT
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BAL should go for DEVELOPING country market Greater co-operation with Foreign Distributor Further research in export market EASTERN EUROPE –huge potential

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CONCLUSION FOR DOMESTIC MARKET
Development of R&D and outsourcing
Decreasing dependence on supplier Full capacity utility of existing plant and new plant by 1998

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Greater emphasis on motorbike

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CONCLUSION..
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Advertisement of Sunny for higher age group target customer
R&D allocation should be based on future estimate of product demand Highlighting on product differentiation and features

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Development of diesel Auto rickshaw
High end bikes with updated style for urban population Development of 4-stroke bikes
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CONCLUSION for RURAL INDIA
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More dealership for rural area Increase advertisement for rural India-Radio advertisement for better coverage Increase in service station and availability of spare parts

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Fuel efficient and low priced bike

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