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SWOT ANALYSIS OF AVON TYRES
Avon Tyres Parent Company Category Sector Tagline/ Slogan USP Cooper Tire and Rubber Company Tyre Industry Automobiles Making quality tyres since 1904 STP Segment Target Group Positioning Automobile industry Racing, luxury, small, van and two wheeler manufacturing companies Good quality, racing tyres SWOT Analysis 1. Avon is in the tire making business since 1904. Hence a very old brand legacy 2. Avon is now owned by Cooper Tire and Rubber company which is one of the largest producers of tires in the world. 3. Latest technology used. 4. Have a good market share in European countries. Strength 5. Some of the products are placed in a niche market 1. Its visibility is less in Emerging markets compared to its contemporaries 2.Financial standings and growthare not very high 1.Scope of Growth in emerging economies 2. Revamping and restructuring its image as one of the oldest tyre making companies 3. Doing and communicating its eco-friendly initiatives 4. Leverage on the initiatives taken by Cooper Tires who now own the company for branding and innovation. 1. There is Stiff Competition from national and international brands. 2. European and US economies are not growing much and have reached a maturity phase 3. Government Policies w.r.t export duties, import duties, tax levied on automobile industries and economic condition of nation
Weakness
Opportunity
Threats
as it determines the sale of automobiles. 4. Introduction of other transport facilities like metro, monorails and local trains keeping pollution hazards caused by combustion of automobile fuels. 5. Volatility of raw material prices 6. Fluctuation of exchange rates Competition 1. Pirelli 2. BF Goodrich 3. Bridgestone 4. Apollo 5. Michelin 6. Yokohama Competitors 7. Sumitomo
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SWOT ANALYSIS OF AVON TYRES
Avon Tyres Parent Company Category Sector Tagline/ Slogan USP Cooper Tire and Rubber Company Tyre Industry Automobiles Making quality tyres since 1904 STP Segment Target Group Positioning Automobile industry Racing, luxury, small, van and two wheeler manufacturing companies Good quality, racing tyres SWOT Analysis 1. Avon is in the tire making business since 1904. Hence a very old brand legacy 2. Avon is now owned by Cooper Tire and Rubber company which is one of the largest producers of tires in the world. 3. Latest technology used. 4. Have a good market share in European countries. Strength 5. Some of the products are placed in a niche market 1. Its visibility is less in Emerging markets compared to its contemporaries 2.Financial standings and growthare not very high 1.Scope of Growth in emerging economies 2. Revamping and restructuring its image as one of the oldest tyre making companies 3. Doing and communicating its eco-friendly initiatives 4. Leverage on the initiatives taken by Cooper Tires who now own the company for branding and innovation. 1. There is Stiff Competition from national and international brands. 2. European and US economies are not growing much and have reached a maturity phase 3. Government Policies w.r.t export duties, import duties, tax levied on automobile industries and economic condition of nation
Weakness
Opportunity
Threats
as it determines the sale of automobiles. 4. Introduction of other transport facilities like metro, monorails and local trains keeping pollution hazards caused by combustion of automobile fuels. 5. Volatility of raw material prices 6. Fluctuation of exchange rates Competition 1. Pirelli 2. BF Goodrich 3. Bridgestone 4. Apollo 5. Michelin 6. Yokohama Competitors 7. Sumitomo
doc_665155921.docx