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A
STUDY
ON
WOMEN BEHAVIOUR
OF
PURCHASING
HYUNDAICAR
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CHAPTER-I
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INTRODUCTION
INDUSTRY REVIEW
The evolution of the automotive industry has been influenced by various innovations in
fuels, vehicle components, societal infrastructure, and manufacturing practices, as well as
changes in markets, suppliers and business structures. Some historians cite examples as
early as the year 1600 of sail-mounted carriages as the first vehicles to be propelled by
something other than animals or humans. However, it is believed by most historians that
the key starting point for the automobile was the development of the engine. The engine
was developed as a result of discovering new energy carrying mediums, such as steam in
the 1700s, and new fuels, such as gas and gasoline in the 1800s.
Shortly after the invention of the 4-stroke internal combustion gasoline-fueled engine in
1876, the development of the first motor vehicles and establishment of first automotive
firms in Europe and America occurred.
During the 1890s and early 1900s, developments of other technologies, such as the
steering wheel and floor-mounted accelerator, sped up the development of the automotive
industry by making vehicles easier to use. Almost simultaneously, in America, the
societal infrastructure that would provide fertile ground for the proliferation of
automobiles was being set. Drivers licenses were issued, service stations were opened,
and car sales with time payments were instituted. Famous vehicle models such as Fords
Model T were developed during these times and, by 1906, car designs began abandoning
the carriage look and taking on a more motor age appearance.
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In the 1940s, during World War II (WWII), automotive factories were used to make
military vehicles and weapons, thus halting civilian vehicle production. After WWII, the
economies of most European and some Asian-pacific countries, such as Japan, were
decimated; this required the development of new production and business strategies such
as those of Toyota, which began to develop what is now known as Just in Time (JIT)
manufacturing. Most of the first models produced were similar to the pre-war designs
since it took some time for the plants to revamp their operations to make new designs and
models. Comfort, look, and feel. Car designs were highly influenced by emerging safety
and environmental regulations.
The 1970s were marked by stricter environmental regulations and the oil embargo of the
early 70s, which led to the development of low emission vehicle technologies, such as
catalytic converters, and a 55-mph nationwide speed limit in the U.S. Foreign cars like
the Japanese Honda Civic started appearing in the U.S. market. The Civic was marketed
as a fuel efficient and low-emissions vehicle, which given the recent high oil prices and
strict environmental regulations made it well-received. Despite the entrance of new
competitors into the U.S. market, U.S. automakers underestimated the threat of foreign
automakers to their market shares.
In the 1980s, the U.S. automotive industry began losing market share to the higher
quality, affordable, and fuel efficient cars from Japanese automakers. In response to this
market share loss, U.S. automakers began focusing on improving quality by adopting
different Japanese manufacturing management philosophies, such as JIT. Although their
adoption of JIT and other philosophies helped improve the quality of U.S. vehicles, it did
not fully bridge the gap between the quality of U.S. and Japanese cars.
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This gap remained because U.S. automakers tried applying JIT techniques without a full
understanding of the whole Japanese manufacturing system, while Japanese automakers
had decades to develop, refine and master their JIT approach.
Another significant paradigm of the 1980s was the global nature of vehicle
manufacturing. Automakers started assembling vehicles around the world. This trend was
accelerated in the 1990s with the construction of overseas facilities and mergers between
multinational automakers. This global expansion gave automakers a greater capacity to
infiltrate new markets quickly and at lower costs. The increased product offerings in
many markets led to consumers having a greater variety of vehicles from which to
choose. To this new vehicle buffet was coupled the explosion of the internet, which made
vehicle-related information readily accessible to consumers. Internet-informed and
empowered consumers now wanted a vehicle that was personalizable, inexpensive,
reliable, and quickly obtainable. Consumers desired vehicles that were less harmful to the
environment, which led to the introduction of hybrid vehicles by Japanese automakers in
the late 1990s.
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COMPANY PROFILE
HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA LIMITED:
HISTORY
In India Hyundai Motor India Limited is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company, the
second largest and the fastest growing car manufacturer in
India.
HMIL's fully integrated state-of-the-art manufacturing plant near Chennai
boasts some of the most advanced production, quality and testing capabilities in the
country. Having started operations in 1996, HMIL has an illustrious history in India.
HMIL emerged as the second largest automobile manufacturer in the country in just 6
months after it began its production and rolled out its 100,000th car from its Chennai
plant within just 19 months of commencement of operations.
Hyundai Motor India, continuing its tradition of being the fastest growing
passenger car manufacturer, registered total sales of 299,513 vehicles in calendar year
(CY) 2006, an increase of 18.5 percent over CY 2005. In the domestic market it clocked
a growth of 19.1 percent a compared to 2005, with 186,174 units, while overseas salesgrew by 17.4 percent, with exports of 113,339 units.
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HMIL is investing to expand capacity in line with its positioning as HMC's
global export hub for compact cars. Apart from expansion of production capacity, HMIL
plans to expand its dealer network, which will be increased from 183 to 250 this year.
And with the company's greater focus on the quality of its after-sales service, HMIL's
service network will be expanded to around 1,000 in 2007.
The year 2006 has been a significant year for Hyundai Motor India. It achieved
a significant milestone by rolling out the fastest 300,000th export car. Hyundai exports to
over 65countries globally; even as it plans to continue its thrust in existing export
markets, it is gearing up to step up its foray into new markets. The year just ended also
saw Hyundai Motor India attain other milestones such as the launch of the Verna and yet
another path-breaking record in its young journey by rolling out the fastest 10,00,000thcar.
PRODUCTS:
Santro Xing
Getz
Accent
Verna
Elantra
Sonata Embera
PRODUCTION
Modern automobile engineering practices require a holistic approach to
production management, which cannot be accomplished in a non-integrated
manufacturing and assembly setup.
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The production processes at Hyundai motor India are overlaid with an
organization-wide implementation of manufacturing best practices like just-in-time,
inventory management, kaizen, TPM and TQM, that help in making the worlds best
cars, right here in India.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The research and development team focuses on the development of new
products and technologies that include interior and exterior design changes, development
of new generation engines and alternate fuel systems, concept vehicles and advanced
passenger safety and comfort systems, in line with evolving customer preferences across
the globe. Recent successes of the team include the development of the Hyundai patented
common Rail Direct injection (CRDi) engine in association with Detroit diesel.
HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA FOUNDATION
HMIL has chartered the Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF) with the
objective of addressing the expectations of society and initiating concrete steps towards
extending support in the fields of Health Care, Educational and Vocational training,
Environment, Road Safety, Art, Science and Technology, Natural Calamity and Heritage
re-building.
Hyundai is committed to road-safety, and undertakes myriad initiatives ranging from
creating awareness to help implement road discipline, besides producing cars that
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conform to the highest safety standards to make the Indian roads safer. Hyundai Motor
India, in association with the Institute of Road Traffic Education and Delhi Traffic
Police, launched an innovative road safety program called "Hyundai Traffic Squad", a
Student Traffic Volunteers Scholarship Scheme to create road safety awareness and
support Delhi Traffic Police in improving Traffic Management System in Delhi.
AWARDS
HMIL has many awards in its bouquet.
The mid-size sedan Accent won two awards, Accent Petrol-No 1 Entry mid-
size car and Accent Diesel-No 1 mid-size diesel car by TNS. Business
Standard declared it The Star Company amongst unlisted companies this
year.
Getz got the coveted Car of the Year 2005 award twice over. Both
Business Standard Motoring and CNBC-TV18 Auto car Auto awards
declared it a winner.
HMIL was also the Manufacturer of the Year two years in a row in 2002
and 2003.
ICICI Overdrive Awards declared Hyundai as the Car Maker of the Year
in 2003. Hyundai products with state of the art technology have also been
winning many accolades over the years. Santro bagged top honors in JDPower Asia Pacific for three years. Accent was ranked No. 1 in J D Power
Asia Pacific APEAL for two years and also got Business Standard Motoring
Jury award for its CRDi model.
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SWOT ANALYSIS
SWOT Analysis ofHyundai:
Strengths
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The Quality Advantage
Hyundai owners experience fewer problems with their vehicles than any other car
manufacturer in India . The Santro was chosen the best in the premium compact car
segment and the Getz in the entry level mid - size car segment across several parameters.
This study measures owner in terms of design, content, layout and performance of
vehicles across several parameters.
A Buying Experience Like No Other
Hyundai has a sales network of 250 state-of-the-art showrooms across 189 cities, with a
workforce of over 6000 trained sales personnel to guide our customers in finding the right
car. Our high sales and customer care standards led us to achieve higher nameplate in the
J.D. Power SSI Study.
Weaknesses
Commodity Price Risks
Hyundai commodity price risks to higher costs due to changes in prices of inputs such as
steel, aluminum, plastics and rubber, which go into the production of automobiles. In
order to mitigate these risks, the company continues to attempts to enter into long term
contracts based on its projections of prices. In a volatile commodity market, where your
company gives top priority to ensuring smooth availability of inputs, long term contracts
are helpful. They also help minimize the impact of growing input prices. Conversely,
long term contracts dilute the benefits, if any of a decline in input prices.
Exchange Rate Risk
The company is exposed to the risks associated with fluctuations in foreign exchange
rates mainly of import of components & raw materials and export of vehicles. The
company has a well structured exchange risk management policy.
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Opportunities
Leading Growth
As the market leader, company led the growth in the passenger car sector last year.
Hyundai sales went up 30% to 4,72,000 units. This, as I said earlier, is the highest annual
sale since company began operations 20 years ago. Hyundai also gained market share,
mainly on account of its performance in the competitive A2 segment where it increased
its share from 40.3% in 2005-06 to 47.7% in 2006-07. The record sales performance was
reflected in the financials. Net Sales (excluding excise) grew by 31% to Rs 93,456
million. Operating Profit Margin increased from 0.8 % in 2005-06 to 4.7 % in 2006-07.
Profit after Tax jumped 270% to Rs 5421 million.
Threats
Risk Factors In the course of its business, Hyundai is exposed to a variety of market and
other risks including the effects of demand dynamics, commodity prices, currency
exchange rates, interest rates, as well as risk associated with financial issues, hazard
events and specific assets risk. Whenever possible, we use the instrument of insurance to
mitigate the risk. Business Risks The automotive industry is very capital intensive. Such
investments require a certain scale of operation to generate viable returns. These scales
depend on demand. Although 2005-06 was year of continued growth for the Indian
economy, whether this growth momentum will continue has to be seen.
COMPETITORS ANALYSIS
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There is a highly competition in the
market today. Various competitors of
HYUNDAI are:
Toyota
Tata
Ford
Maruti Suzuki
Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL, formerly named Maruti
Udyog Limited) is a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan.
MSIL has been the leader of the Indian car market for over two and a
half decades. The company's two manufacturing facilities are located
at Gurgaon and Manesar, south of New Delhi. The Manesar and
Gurgaon facilities have a combined capability to produce over a
million (1,000,000) passenger car units annually.
Recently, the company has announced a further investment of Rs1,
700 crore (Rs 17 billion) for enhancing the production capacity by
250,000 units annually.
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The company has a portfolio of 13 brands and over 150 variants across Maruti 800,
Omni, international brands Alto, A-star, WagonR, Swift, Ritz and Estilo, off-roader
Gypsy, SUV Grand Vitara, sedans SX4 and Swift DZire and the newest entrant Eeco.
TOYOTA COMPANY
Toyota was established as a public company in Japan
in 1937. It entered the
U.S. market in 1957, but only became successful with
the introductions of the Corona in 1965 and the Corolla
in 1968. By 1970, Toyota was the worlds fourth-
largest carmaker and by 1975 had displaced
Volkswagen as the U.S.s #1 auto importer. Toyota
began auto production in the U.S. in 1984 through a
joint venture with GM, and launched the successful
Lexus line in the U.S. in 1989. Since then, Toyota has
continued to grow steadily, becoming the third largest
global automotive manufacturer as of 2003, with sales last year of 7.4 million vehicles.
Unlike many other large auto manufacturers, Toyota carries only 4 brands: Toyota, Hino,
Scion, and Lexus; it also has a majority interest in Daihatsu. Known for their quality and
reliability, Toyota cars and light trucks such as the Camry (Best-selling passenger car in
America, 2004), Corolla, Lexus LS330, Prius (Motor Trends Car of the Year, 2004),Tundra (Motor Trends Truck of the Team A 11 Year, 2000), Tacoma (Motor Trends
Truck of the Year, 2005), 4Runner, and Lexus RX300 (Motor Trends SUV of the Year,
1999) have been extremely successful both in the U.S. and abroad.
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The results of all this are clear: in 2005, Toyota won a record-breaking 10 segment
awards in J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study, with Lexus carrying top
honors for five years straight. And while 75% of Toyotas current market is in Japan and
North America, it aims to reach markets in 140 countries and regions in the future.
Toyota faces fierce competition from all angles, and is facing a very tough market from
other Japanese, American, South Korean and German auto manufacturers. Toyota is
working hard to set itself apart from the competition in more than one way, however.
Since Toyota products have a reputation for reliability, the resale value of their vehicles
tends to be much higher than many other producers. The most serious threat to Toyota is
widely considered to be Honda Motor company. However, Toyota has done some
substantial work on their products and price points to stay competitive against Honda.
Below are some comparisons between Honda and Toyota products, and the price points
for a base product, and fully loaded.
TATA MOTORS
Tata Motors, Indias second-largest automobile company, faces the
prospect of a churn in its distribution network with rival companies
luring away two of its top dealers by offering better margins. A slow
pick-up in sales of Fiat Auto, whose vehicles are distributed in India
by Tata Motors may also have contributed to the exits.
Pune-based BU Bhandari Auto, which became a Tata Motors dealer
more than a decade ago when the automobile major entered the
passenger car market by launching Indica, will distribute products of
German carmaker Volkswagen , which is eyeing a larger market share in the booming
Indian automobile market.
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FORD
The Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is an
American multinational corporation based in Dearborn, a
suburb ofDetroit. The automaker was founded by Henry
Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to
the Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns a small
stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK. Ford's
former UK subsidiaries Jaguarand Land Roverwere sold
to Tata Motors of India in March 2008. In 2010Ford sold Volvo to Greely Automobile.[5] Ford will
discontinue the Mercury brand at the end of 2010.
Ford introduced methods for large-scale
manufacturing of cars and large-scale management
of an industrial workforce using elaborately
engineered manufacturing sequences typified by
moving assembly lines. Henry Ford's methods cameto be known around the world as Fordismby 1914
Ford is currently the second largest automaker in the U.S. and the fourth-largest in the
world based on number of vehicles sold annually, directly behind Volkswagen Group.
[6] In 2007, Ford fell from second to third in US annual vehicle sales for the first time in
56 years, behind only General Motors and Toyota.
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CHAPTER-II
CONCEPTUAL DISCUSSION
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CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
Consumer behaviour is the study of how people buy, what they buy, when they buy and
why they buy. It blends elements from psychology, sociology, socio psychology,
anthropology and economics. It attempts to understand the buyer decision making
process, both individually and in groups. It studies characteristics of individual
consumers such as demographics, psychographics, and behavioral variables in an attempt
to understand people's wants. It also tries to assess influences on the consumer from
groups such as family, friends, reference groups, and society in general.
Behaviour occurs either for the individual, or in the context of a group (e.g., friends
influence what kinds of clothes a person wears) or an organization (people on the job
make decisions as to which products the firm should use).
Consumer behaviour involves the use and disposal of products as well as the
study of how they are purchased. Product use is often of great interest to the
marketer, because this may influence how a product is best positioned or how we
can encourage increased consumption. Since many environmental problems result
from product disposal
Consumer behaviour involves services and ideas as well as tangible products.
The impact of consumer behaviour on society is also of relevance. For example,
aggressive marketing of high fat foods, or aggressive marketing of easy credit,
may have serious repercussions for the national health and economy.
CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR AND MARKETING STRATEGY
The study of consumers helps firms and organizations improve their marketing strategies
by understanding issues such as how
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The psychology of how consumers think, feel, reason, and select between different
alternatives (e.g., brands, products);
The psychology of how the consumer is influenced by his or her environment
(e.g., culture, family, signs, media);
The behaviour of consumers while shopping or making other marketing decisions;
Limitations in consumer knowledge or information processing abilities influence
decisions and marketing outcome;
How consumer motivation and decision strategies differ between products that
differ in their level of importance or interest that they entail for the consumer; and
How marketers can adapt and improve their marketing campaigns and marketing
strategies to more effectively reach the consumer.
Understanding these issues helps us adapt our strategies by taking the consumer into
consideration.
FACTORS INFLUENCE CONSUMER PURCHASE BEHAVIOUR
People buy different products from different brands to satisfy their needs.
Consumer purchases are influenced strongly by cultural, social, personal and
psychological characteristic. Although marketers cannot control such factors, they must
give attention to them.
Culture: Culture is the set of basic value, perception, wants and behaviors learnedby a member of society from family and other institution. Culture is the most basic cause
of a person's wants and behavior. Every group or society has a cultural influence on
buying behavior may vary greatly from country to country, or even neighborhood to
neighborhood.
Subculture: Each culture contains smaller subcultures. Subculture is a group of
people with shared value system based on common life experiences and situations.
Subcultures include nationalities, religions, racial groups, and geographic regions
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Social Class
Almost every society has some form of social class structure. Social classes are society's
relatively permanent and ordered divisions whose members share similar values, interest,
and behaviors. Social class is not determined by single factor, but is measure as
combination of occupation, income, education, wealth, and other variables. Social classes
show distinct product and brand preferences in areas such as clothing, home, furnishing,
leisure activity, and automobiles.
Social factor
A consumer's behaviour also is influenced by social factors, such as the consumer's
groups, family, and social roles and status.
Groups: A consumer's behavior is influenced by many small groups. A group can be
defined as two or more people who interact to accomplish individual or mutual goals.
Groups that have direct influence and to which a person belongs are called membership
groups. In contrast, reference groups serve as direct or indirect points of comparison orreference in forming a consumer's attitudes or behavior
Family: Family member can strongly influence consumer's behavior. Husband- wife
involvement varies widely by product category and by stage in the buying process.
Roles and status: The consumer's position in each group can be defined in terms of
both role and status. A role consists of the activities people expected to perform
according to persons around them. Each role carries a status reflecting the general esteem
given to it by society. People often choose products that show their status in society.
Personal Factor
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A consumer's decision also are influenced by personal characteristics such as the
consumer's age and life cycle stage, occupation, economic situation, lifestyle, personality
and self concept:
Age and life cycle stage: People change the goods and services they buy over
their lifetimes. Taste in food. Clothes, furniture, and recreation are often age
related. Buying is also shaped by the stage of family life cycle. Traditional family
life cycle stages include young singles and married couples with children. Sony
recently overhauled its marketing approach in order to target products services to
consumers based on their life stages.
Occupation: A consumer's occupation affects the goods and services bought.
Blue collar workers tend to buy more rugged work clothes, whereas executives
buy more business suits.
Economic situation: A consumer's economic situation will affect product
choice. If economic indicator point to recession, marketers can take steps to
redesign, reposition, and reprise their products closely.
Lifestyle: People coming from the same subculture, social class, and occupationmay have quite different lifestyles. Lifestyle is a consumer's pattern of living as
expressed in his or her psychographics. It involves consumer's activities, interest
and opinions. When used carefully, the lifestyle concept can help the marketer
changing consumer values and how they affect buying behavior.
Personality and self-concept: Each consumer's distinct personality
influences his or her buying behaviour. Personality refers to the unique
psychological characteristics that lead to relatively consistent and lasting response
to one's own environment. For example, coffee marketer have discovered that
heavy coffee drinker tend to be high on sociability. Thus Starbucks and other
coffee houses create environments in which people can relax and socialize over a
cup of steaming coffee.
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Psychological Factor
A consumer's buying choices are further influenced by four major psychological factors:
Motivation: A need becomes a motive when it is aroused to a sufficient level of
intensity. A motive is a need that is sufficiently pressing to direct the person to
seek satisfaction.
Perception: A motivated person is ready to act. How the person acts is
influenced by his or her perception of the situation. Perception is the process by
which people select, organize, and interpret information to form meaningful
picture of the world.
Learning: When people act, they learn. Learning describes change in
individual's behavior arising from experience.
Beliefs and Attitudes: Through doing and learning, people acquire beliefs
and attitudes. A belief is a descriptive thought that a person has about something.
Marketers are interested in the beliefs that people formulate about specific
products and services, because these beliefs make up product and brand imagesthat affect buying behavior. Attitude describes a persons relatively consistent
evaluation, feelings and tendencies towards an object or idea.
BUYING BEHAVIOUR OF INDIAN CONSUMERS
What was the price? Until 2000, this was the deciding factor for the Indianconsumers in buying a product. Although the Indian economy
Was liberalized in 1991, and international brands entered the Indian market soon after,
Indian consumers didnt change overnight, their mindset of saving continued and meant
little difference in their buying behaviors.
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A majority of Indians may actually be shopping not because of the particular
products but because buying offers them a chance to win great gifts or a date with their
favorite celebrity.
The Indian consumption pattern and preference have undergone vast changes
over the year allowing the foreign retailers to play with the psyche of the brand
conscious.
BUYING BEHAVIOUR OF WOMEN
The rapid rise in employment among women. A far greater proportion of
women are employed in less well-paid sectors, but women are making inroads in the
higher echelons of business and as entrepreneurs. Of greater long-term significance is the
gradual rise in women's wealth. Disparity remains as far as rates of pay for women are
concerned, but Key Note has identified trends and report findings that support the view
that women are gaining a far greater share of the UK's personal assets as a result of a
wide range of factors most notably, early financial independence.
The women have to set up independently and acquire their own assets at a young
age. Key markets reviewed for this report show the following key trends: a more
cautious pattern of consumer spending in the light of the recent corrections in interest
rates and the housing market, and a consequent reluctance to spend on `big-ticket' items;
and major alterations in patterns of distribution, e.g. the growing dominance of the
supermarket retailers and increasing parity in patterns of demand between the sexes,
which is paralleled by the rise of Internet retailing.
CAR CONSUMPTION
The car market, in common with many other markets, has entered a competitive
period in which although sales volume has increased, the motor industry remains a key
indicator in the world economy. The nexus of related industries which depend for their
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continued expansion on the car point to its crucial position. The massive growth of cars
has required a massive growth of roads.
DEPENDENCE OF CAR
Car dependence is a reality for almost 80 percent of trips people make.
Nevertheless, most people would not describe themselves as dependent, but rather see the
car as providing independence, real financial saving and privacy. However, some people
perceive effects of car use such as declining fitness due to lack of exercise or stress when
stuck in traffic.
About 80 percent of car owners may not imagine living without car. People who
drive a lot tend to regard public transportation to be inferior quality, unmatched with their
status and standards of living.
It is seen that middle income people in the urbanized towns own more
cars and travel farther than counterparts in cities. The "rural poor" are now forced to own
and use cars or two wheelers to a greater extent than their income would normally
supports due to lack of alternatives to satisfy their commuting requirements.
The people with the highest income presumably own nearly 60 percent of
the cars and account for 70 percent of the traffic. Middle and high-income groups rely
heavily on cars wherever they live.
Car dependence is a process and not a state: car use changes as people
get older and perhaps richer. In general, people are not forced to buy a car and then
immediately adopt a life style. It is also a fact that once we buy a car we drive more and
more and play less attention to alternatives.
The number of journeys by car or less than half a kilometer appears to
have increased from 4 percent in 1970 to 30 percent today. If one calculates the time
spent in traffic and parking the car, it may have taken the same time walking..
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The current driving trends indicate much more car use and fewer acceptable
alternatives. In an attempt to reduce car travel, addressing the most cars dependent will be
least successful.
CAR CONSUMPTION OF WOMEN
The car market, in common with many other markets, has entered a
competitive period in which, although volume sales have increased, market values are
declining as a result of high capacity, high levels of imports and market saturation.
Women are still far more likely than men to live in households with no car,
although the pattern is far more equal among younger men and women. Women's
increased earning power and rising economic wealth therefore make them of growing
importance in expanding car manufacturers' threatened sales targets.
Women prefer cars that are affordable, practical and safe, and with dash flair design,
which has the highest percentage of female registrants of any car on the market. Clearly
women are buying small, fuel-efficient cars in greater and greater numbers. This reflects
womens responsibility attitude toward the environment as well as price consciousness.
The project was developed on the basis women consumers It will be helpful to found
out the awareness level of women consumers and their specification about car.
It will be helpful for the company in developing a new product according to women
expectation and product modification according the women consumers specification for
existing product.
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CHAPTER-III
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH
Research is a process in which the researcher wishes to find out the end
result for a given problem and thus the solution helps in future course of action. The
research has been defined as A careful investigation or enquiry especially through
search of new facts in any branch of knowledge.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The procedure using, which researcher go about their work of describing,
explaining and predicting phenomena, is called Methodology. Methods comprise the
Procedure used for generating, collecting and evaluating data. Methods are the way of
obtaining information useful for assessing explanation.
TYPE OF RESEARCH
The type of research used in this project is descriptive in nature. Descriptive
research is essentially a fact finding related to the present, abstracting generation by cross
sectional study of the current situation.
DESIGN OF DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES
A descriptive study involves the following steps:
Formulating the objectives of the study Defining the population and selecting the sample
Designing the method of data collection
Analysis of data
Conclusion and recommendation for further improvement in the
practice
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TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED
Primary data
In primary data collection, you collect the data yourself using methods such as interviews
and questionnaires. The key point here is that the data you collect is unique to you and
your research and, until you publish, no one else has access to it.
There are many methods of collecting primary data and the main methods include:
questionnaires
interviews
focus group interviews
Questionnaires
Questionnaires are a popular means of collecting data, but are difficult to design and
often require many rewrites before an acceptable questionnaire is produced.
Interviews
Interviewing is a technique that is primarily used to gain an understanding of the
underlying reasons and motivations for peoples attitudes, preferences or behaviour.
Interviews can be undertaken on a personal one-to-one basis or in a group. They can be
conducted at work, at home, in the street or in a shopping centre, or some other agreedlocation.
Focus group interviews
A focus group is an interview conducted by a trained moderator in a non-structured and
natural manner with a small group of respondents. The moderator leads the discussion.
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The main purpose of focus groups is to gain insights by listening to a group of people
from the appropriate target market talk about specific issues of interest.
Secondary data
Secondary data includes those data which are collected from internet, registers, records
and annual reports of the organization.
SAMPLING AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES:
A sampling plan is a definite design for obtaining a sample from the
sampling frame. It refers to the technique or the procedure the researcher would adopt in
selecting some sampling units from which inferences about the population is drawn.
Sampling design is determined before any data are collected.
DESCRIPTION OF STATISTICAL TOOLS
one of the method which can also be used:
Percentage method
PERCENTAGE METHOD
The percentage method is used to know the accurate percentages of the data , it is easy
to graph out through the percentages. The following are the formula
No of consumers
Percentage of consumers = ----------------------------- x 100
Total no. Of consumers
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PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of the study is to view the Women preferences and awareness about cars.
Ever since the advent of information technology in India, there has been a steady
increase in the number of women employees in these industries. As these working
women are paid with handsome of salaries by the companies and their working hours are
varied, there is a need for them to have safe and secure transportation with a fair degree
of privacy.
These factors enable the women to purchase four wheelers of different brands. Yet
another factor that encourages the women to purchase cars is the liberal loans offered by
commercial banks and financial institutions.
This also helps the automobiles industries to develop and launch the new products with
wider variety of mix to meet the specification and demands of women.
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OBJECTIVES
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
To find out the women attitude of purchasing cars.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
To find out the factors that influence women car buyers
To find out the major information sources through which they come to
know about the car makers and models.
To find out the price range that is preferred by women and the financialsources which they prefer to purchase cars
To find out the preferences with regard to interior comforts, safety
measures and other comforts that the carmakers offer.
To find out awareness level of utility of cars among women.
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CHAPTER-IV
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FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS
AGE LEVEL
Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 21 percent belongs to the age group of
20-25 years, 19 percent belongs to the age group of 25-30 year, 22 percent belongs to the
age group of 30-35 year, 9 percent belongs to the age group of 35-40 and 29 percent
belongs to the age group above 40 years.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 above 40
Series1
PERCENTAGE
AGE LEVEL
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S.no AGE LEVEL Percentage of
consumers
1 20-25 21
2 25-30 19
3 30-35 22
4 35-40 9
5 Above 40 29
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MARITAL STATUS
Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 30 percent of the consumers aresingle and 70 Percent of the consumers are married people.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
single married
Series1
PERCENTAGE
MARITAL STATUS
35
S.No Marital status of women Percentage of
consumers
1 Single 30
2 Married 70
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OCCUPATION
Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 4.5 percent of consumers are business
women, 18.5 percent are government employee, 29percent are private employee, and 25
percent are it professionals and 23 percent are homemakers.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
bus
ines
Govt.ew
ploy
priv
atee
mploy
itpr
ofes
sion
a
home
mak
e
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Series2
PERCENTAGE
OCCUPATION
36
S.no Occupation Percentage of consumers1 Business 4.5
2 Govt.employee 18.5
3 Private employee 29
4 It professionals 25
5 Homemaker 23
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CAR USERS
Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 65 percent of consumers own a carand 35 percent do not own a car.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
yes no
Series1
PERCENTAGE
CARUSERS
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S.no People own a car Percentage of consumers
1 Yes 65
2 No 35
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DURATION OF CAR UTILITY
Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 9.23 percent of the consumers are
using car from 0-1 yr.13 percent were using car from 1-2 yr, 33.85 percent were using car
from 2-3 yrs, 10.77 percent were using car from 3-4yrs and 33 percent were using car
above 4 years
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S.no Duration of car usage Percentage of
consumers
1 0-1 year 9.23
2 1-2 year 13
3 2-3year 33.85
4 3-4 year 10.77
5 Above 4 years 33
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0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
0-1 yr 1-2 yrs 2-3 yrs 3-4 yrs above 4
yrs
Series1
PERCENTAGE
DURATION
CONSUMER PRICE PREFERENCES
Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 46 percent of consumers prefer cars
between 2.5-4.5 lakhs, 44.5 percent prefer cars between 4.5-6.5, 7.5 percent prefer cars
between 6.5-8.5, 1.5 percent prefer car between 8.5-10.5 lakhs and 0.5 percent prefer cars
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S.no Preferable price range Percentage of
consumers
1 2.5 4.5 lakhs 46
2 4.5-6.5 lakhs 44.53 6.5-8.5 lakhs 7.5
4 8.5-10.5 lakhs 1.5
5 Above10.5 lakhs 0.5
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above 10.5 lakhs.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
2.5-
4.5
lakhs
4.5-
6.5
lakhs
6.5-
8.5
lakhs
8.5-
10.5
lakhs
above
10.5
lakhs
Series1
Series2
PERCENTAGE
PRICE RANGE
FINANCIAL SOURCES UTILIZED TO PURCHASE CAR
Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 39.5 percent of consumers choose
bank, 19.5 percent choose private financials, 18.5 percent choose loan through dealership
and 22.5 percent purchase car with their own source of income.
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S.no Financial source Percentage of
consumers
1 Bank 39.5
2 Private financials 19.5
3 Loans through
dealership
18.5
4 Own source of income 22.55 Lease O
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INFORMATION SOURCES TO PURCHASE CAR
S.no Information source Percentage of
consumers
1 TV 11.5
2 Internet 17
3 Magazines 19.5
4 Referral 23.5
5 Walk into show room 28.5
Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 11.5 percent of consumers use TV, 17
percent use internet, 19.5 percent use magazines, 23.5 percent collect through referral and
28.5 percent walks into showroom to find out the information about car.
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COLOURS PREFERENCE
Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 26 percent of the consumers prefer
dark colors, 45 percent prefer light colors and 29 percent prefer Bright colors.
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S.no Colours Percentage of
consumers
1 Dark 26
2 Light 45
3 Bright 29
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FIRST PREFERENCE TO INFLUENCE THE CHOICE OF
PURCHASING CAR
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S.No Factors influence
choice of buying
Percentage of
consumers
1 Cost 31.5
2 Fuel efficiency 11
3 Exterior appearance 5
4 Safety and
reliability
27.5
5 Brand 25
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Inference : From the above table it is inferred that, 31.5 percent give first preference for
cost, 11 percent give first preference for fuel efficiency, 5 percent give first preference for
exterior appearance, 27.5 percent give first preference for safety and reliability and 25
percent give first preference for brand.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
cost fuel
efficiency
exterior
appearance
safety and
reliability
brand
Series1
Series2
Percentage
FIRST PREFERENCES GIVEN FOR THE FACTORS INFLUENCES THEBUYERS
FIRST PREFERENCE ON INTERIOR COMFORTS
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s.no Interior comforts Percentage of
consumers
1 Air conditioner 35
2 Power window 7.5
3 Enter/exit 28
4 Adjustable seating comforts 20
5 Adjustable safety belt 9.5
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Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 35 percent of the consumers give first
preference to air conditioners. 7.5 percent give first preference to power windows,28
percent give first preference to enter/exit, 20 percent give first preference to adjustable
seating comforts and 9.5 percent give first preference to adjustable safety belt.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
air
conditioner
power
windows
enter/exit adjustable
seatingcomforts
adjustable
safety belt
Series1
Series2
PERCENTAGE
FIRST PREFERENCE GIVEN FORINTERIOR COMFORTS
TYPES OF GEAR SYSTEM
45
S.no
Gear system Percentage of
consumers
1 Manual 24
2 Automatic 76
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Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 24 percent of consumers prefer
manual transmission and 76 percent prefer automatic transmission.
SAFETY MEASURES
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Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 10 percent of consumers would like
to have central locking with test alarm as a safety measure, 20 percent would like to have
central locking with remote, and 25 percent would like to have low fuel warning lamp,
7.5 percent would like to have day and night mirror and 37.5 percent would like to have
child safety rear door lock.
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S.no Types of safety measures Percentage of
consumers
1 Central locking with test alarm 10
2 Central locking with remote 20
3 Low fuel warning lamp 25
4 Day and night mirror 7.5
5 Child safety rear door locks 37.5
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1 2 3 4 5
Series1
Series2
1.central lockingwithtest
2.central lockwithremote
3.lowfuel warning
4.dayandnight mirror
5.childsafetyrear door locks
PERCENTAGE
WARRANTY EXPECTED
Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 1 percent of consumers expect 1 year
of warranty, 4 percent are expect 2 years , 23.5percent expect 3 years, 31 percent expect 4
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s.no Warranty expected Percentage of
consumers
1 1year 12 2 year 4
3 3 year 23.5
4 4 year 31
5 5 year 40.5
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years and 40.5 percent expect5 years.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years
Series1
PERCENTAGE
YEARS OF WARRANTY
DURATION OF CAR USAGE
S.no How long people use the same car Percentage of
consumers
1 2 years 6
2 3years 30
3 4years 15
4 5years 21
5 Above 5 years 28
Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 6 percent of the consumers use the
same car for 2 years only, 30 percent of the consumers use the same car for 3 years, 15
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percent of the consumers use the same car for 4 years, 21 percent of the consumers use
the same car for 5 years and 28 percent of the consumers use the same car above 5 years.
CAR USERS: WHAT CAR USER FEELS ABOUT CARS
1. SEATS ARE COMFORTABLE
50
S.No seats are comfortable Percentage of
consumers
1 Strongly agree 61.54
2 Agree 36.15
3 Neutral 1.54
4 Disagree 0.77
5 strongly disagree 0
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Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 61.54 percent of the consumers were
strongly agree that their seats are comfortable , 36.15 percent were agree ,1.54 percent
were neutral and l 0.77 percent were disagree.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
strongly
agree
neutral strongly
disagree
Series1
Series2
PERCENTAGE
SEATINGCOMFORTS
2. AIR CONDITIONER WORKS WELL
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s.no Air conditioner Percentage of
consumers
1 Strongly agree 60
2 Agree 35.38
3 Neutral 1.53
4 Disagree 3.07
5 Strongly disagree 0
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Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 60 percent of the consumers were
strongly agree that their air conditioner works well, 35.38 percent were agree, 1.53
percent were neutral and 3.07 percent were disagree.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
strongly
agree
agree neutral disagree strongly
disagree
Series1
Series2
PERCENTAGE
PERCENTAGE
AIR CONDITIONER
3.STORAGE SPACE IS ADEQUATE
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Inference: From the above table it is inferred that, 46.92 percent of the respondents
were strongly agree that their storage space is adequate, 26.92 percent were agree, 3.85
percent were neutral ,20.76 percent were disagree and 1.54 percent were strongly
disagree.
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s.no Storage space are adequate Percentage of
consumers
1 Strongly agree 46.92
2 Agree 26.92
3 Neutral 3.85
4 Disagree 20.76
5 strongly disagree 1.54
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
strongly
agree
agree neutral disagree strongly
disagree
Series1
Series2
PERCENTAGE
STORAGE SPACE
CHAPTER-V
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CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
SUGGESTIONS
The consumers were aware about cars through entire information source. So the company
should come out with, the most effective dissemination of information about cars,
through all possible advertisement strategy.
Most of the consumers those who were highly aware about cars belong to the age group
of 30-35,Hence the company should target the above age group to offer the car according
to their preferences The survey indicates that more prefer low price models (2.5 -4.5
lakhs)
.Hence I suggest that manufacturer must offer car of above price range to women
consumers.
As more consumers prefer light colors with air conditioner facility in the cars, I suggest
that the manufacturer should give high priority to these features
.Further child safety rear door locks as safety measures and stylish exteriors are preferred
by most of the consumers, Therefore manufacturer must serious thought to these
suggestions.
CONCLUSIONS
As per the study I conclude the most preferred car must be compact, air conditioned,
stylish and safety measure such as child lock system. As the consumers belong to upper
middle income group, the company should facilitate attractive loan offers by having tie-
ups with commercial bank. High focus and weight age must be given to attribute
preferred by women while launching the new product. The year of warranty they expect
for a car shows that the awareness has reached the mass female. After sales service also
considered by the women consumer, hence high priority should be given for after sales
service with sufficient staff and networking infrastructure.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS
Kothari, C.R., RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
Published by new age international private limited, 2nd edition, 1985
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