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BSCM Assignment - India Yamaha Motor
BSCM Assignment - India Yamaha Motor
MOTOR IN INDIAN
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
Executive Summary
India Yamaha Motors is one of the major players in premium segment
of motorbikes in India. (Bureau, 2015) Said, India Yamaha Motor registered a
growth of 15 per cent and 13 per cent in August 2015 and September 2015
respectively. The increase in sales is due to the companys customer centric
activities, expansion in dealerships in the country and addition of new
models. In this report we studied the prevailing trends in the two wheeler
industry using macro-environmental analysis, Porters Five Force model and
SWOT matrix. We found Indian governments initiatives programs like Make
in India, 100 percent FDI in Automobile industry and support to hybrid and
electric vehicle are making this industry highly competitive. Also, the focus of
customers is shifting towards premium segment of bikes in urban areas
whereas the rural market segment prefers commuter bikes. For motorbike
manufactures the scope is vast due to increase in household incomes, major
composition of population is young people, stable economy of the nation.
Whereas there are some threats as well for the current players in the
industry which are easy entry of competitors from other countries, domestic
manufactures like Bajaj are going global to get expertise in technology and
government initiatives to promote electric and hybrid vehicles. India Yamaha
Motor is focusing on premium segment and it should come out with more
commuter bikes to capture the rural market.
Table of Contents
1.0
Intro
duction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
1.1
Overview of Industry
------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
1.2
Over
Anal
ysis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
2.1
Macr
o environmental analysis ------------------------------------------------------ 6
2.2
SWO
T analysis --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
2.3
Porte
rs Five Force Model ------------------------------------------------------------ 10
2.4
Comp
3.0
1.0 Introduction
Yamaha motors entered into India in 1985. Subsequently, in the year
1996 it moved into a joint venture (50:50) with Escort group. Nonetheless,
Yamaha gained all the remaining stakes in the year August 2001, getting a
complete control over the Indian operations in the form of 100% subsidiary
from Yamaha motors Co. Japan (YMC).
The company initially started by launching its bike segments 100 cc 2stroke motorcycles RX 100. Subsequently it introduced a full range of both 2stroke and 4-stroke motorcycles with 106 cc, 113 cc, 149cc, 153cc, 998cc,
and 1679cc in India.
In the recent sales report of the two-wheelers in June 2015 we
see that India Yamaha Motors is in the fifth place with the sales of units
51,432, and TVS Motor Co, Bajaj Auto, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India
(HMSI) and Hero Motor Corp are having huge sales when compared to India
Yamaha. However, we see that there was a vast growth of 26.47% in the
sales of India Yamaha when compared to the sale of June 2014. We see that
the sales are low when compared to the competitors however the trend of
using India Yamaha bikes has increased and we can see the increase in
growth (www.autocarpro.in).
India Yamaha has switched its focus to the bikes with premium
segments and is also concentrating on supplying the customers with a wide
range of products with its own engineering marvels which gives Yamaha a
unique place in the market. We have also observed the change in the above
sales report showing a tremendous increase on the growth of the company.
Yamaha should also focus on the lower segment bikes which are doing well in
its competitors industries like Bajaj, Hero, HMSI and TVS and which are also
preferred by a major population in India.
The recent sales report by India Yamaha shows that they have crossed
70,000 units in the month of October 2015, recording an increase of 29
percent (Motor, 2015).
The Motor Industry represents the interest in the distribution of cars,
trucks, and motorbikes. These industries mainly considers the issues like
Customers: Put customers first in everything they do. All the decisions
will be taken by keeping customers in mind.
Frank & Fair Organization: The Company is always honest, sincere, very
open minded, very fair and transparent in all the dealing. They actively
listen to all level of employees who participates in healthy and frank
discussions
conducted
by
the
company
in
order
to
achieve
organizational goals.
1.3.4 Product Category
Power
Industrial
machinery
and
robots:
Industrial
robots,
Surface
2.0 Analysis
2.1 Macro- Environmental Analysis
PESTLE analysis, which is sometimes referred as PEST analysis, is a
concept in marketing principles (Analysis). Moreover, this concept is used as
a tool by companies to track the environment theyre operating in or are
planning to launch a new project/product/service etc.
The analysis was given the name in reference to the acronym formed
by the initials of the six categories of the six macroeconomic factors included
in the model (Political, Economic, Socio- cultural, Technological, Legal and
Environment) (Marmol). Firstly, the model permits supervisors to recognize
the macroeconomic obstacles to think critically for the improvement of the
business (opportunities versus potential risk) for which recognition remains
generally imprecise. At the point the model can start conceptualization of
diverse situations taking into account these indefinite variables to better
anticipate the future and settle on right choices today for a better future.
In this report we have conducted a PESTLE analysis of two wheeler industry
in India for India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. Now we will discuss the impact of
macroeconomic factors on India Yamaha Motor.
Political Factors:
India is one of the largest democratic countries in the world. The
political parties have a great control over the formation and amendments of
the policies.
(Majumdar, 2014) Said prevailing ruling party has set the foundation for a
stable central government for the next five years. Political stability has
significantly reduced downside risks to the economy.
The government has taken following initiatives for the automobile
industry:
(Foundation, 2015) Stated, the government plans to encourage eco- friendly
vehicles in the nation- CNG based vehicle, hybrid vehicles, and electric
vehicles, furthermore made compulsory 5 percent ethanol mixing in petrol.
Further it said, the government has made a scheme for Faster Adoption
and Manufacturing of Electric and hybrid Vehicles in India, under the National
Electric Mobility Mission 2020 to empower dynamic initiation of consistent,
reasonable and effective electric and hybrid vehicles in the country. Also, it
education level has also risen in country and people now have better
knowledge for making choices.
Technological factors
Published, a few bike companies have pointed out that access in urban
territories for motorcycles, which include major piece of sales, has been high
in the most recent couple of years(Mint, 2015). The buyer profile in urban
territories has experienced a movement towards premium, powerful bikes, as
reflected in growth rates of Royal Enfield at a reliable 40-50 percent
consistently. Purchasers appear to lean toward entry level cars rather than
low-end bikes.
Another technological factor that affects motorbike segments is
government promoting manufacturing and development of electric and
hybrid vehicle in India.
Companies like Bajaj and TVS are going for global tie ups with KTM and
BMW respectively to obtain their technical expertise (Partners, 2014)
Environmental Factors
Increase in number of vehicles is leading to increase in the pollution in
India. Companies need to come out with eco- friendly vehicles (Ali, 2014).
The increase in numbers of vehicles has overcrowded the roads due to poor
infrastructure.
Legal Factors
The labor pool and labor regulations are weak in India. There are strict
work regulations and rigid frameworks pose difficulties (Market). Now
government is making efforts to make it easy for set up and operate
business in India such as Make in India program.
Key Drivers for change
STRENGTHS
Established
know brand.
Knowledgeable
and
and
WEAKNESSES
a
well-
research
development
departments.
Quality management is very
high.
Best and quality technology
used.
Good back up support from
the parent company.
Standard of production
industry.
Channel of distribution is
very poor.
Issues of HR take place
internally.
Operational
ineffectiveness.
Problems in storage.
Lesser fuel efficiency.
OPPURTUNITIES
THREATS
prices.
Increasing interest rates on
finance.
Good cars available at the
department.
Doubling the two wheeler
same price.
Increased competitors in
industry.
Exporting opportunities.
Increase
can
in
lead
urbanization
to
growing
overseas.
Better public transport will
growth up to 8%.
Capital investment in setting up the production plant, the costs
Threat of Substitutes
They face direct competition from the automobile sector such as the E
bikes such as Yo bike BSA, Electric bikes; E-bike bike India, with the
increasing prices of crude oil and gas, the demand for such types of
higher.
Switching costs is lower.
Threat of substitute is high.
Competitors like Bajaj Auto, Hero Honda, KMC, Royal Enfield, TVS, LML
and the size of competitors is large and they have enough operational
among competitors.
Methods adopted to attract customers -Discount and availability of
loans, low rate of interest and long term guarantees to attract
customers.
Every company in industry changes the mode ongoing basis to show
The high income which makes the buyers less price sensitive and
power.
Due to drastic increase in the various models of bikes coming up, the
Below are the links of the advertisements of Yamaha and its competitor
Bajaj. We can see that Yamaha is advertising and attracting only a particular
age group which is 20-30 years. And the look of the model is stylish with a
compact body made for racing and for people who prefer riding at a higher
speed. On the other hand we have Bajaj discover which is also stylish,
however less when compared to Yamaha. Nevertheless it is attracting a
major age group in the population as it is comfortable, with DTS-I engine,
and providing higher mileage which is the major area of interest for most of
the population and at more affordable range.
is
well-established
company
however
to
meet
the
education
and
also
higher
household
incomes
potential
customers. There is a huge scope for Yamaha to meet the competition with
its rivals like Bajaj, Hero, HMSI and TVS. In the recent sales report of
September we see that there is a tremendous increase in sales of 15
percent.
Concentrating
on
premium
segment
bikes,
Yamaha
should
simultaneously focus on the low segment bikes as well like commuter bikes,
which are affordable by middle class people who prefer mileage over style
and speed. Yamaha should also watch for its competitors in future who are
inclined towards producing e-bikes and who are merging with foreign
companies like BMW for its technology and brand.
Below are few recommendations for Yamaha to improve:
Yamahas competitors like Bajaj and Hero have bikes with a wide
range of options in their cubic capacity like 120cc, 180cc, 200cc and
250cc. However, Yamaha has bikes only with a limited range of 113cc,
149cc 153cc and has too high cubic capacity bikes like 998cc and
1679cc which are very high in price. So it should concentrate on
providing customers with a wide range where they have an option to
choose.
Promotion after sales
Yamaha should also focus on giving out promotions for their new
releases like discount on first 100 bikes etc., so that they can attract
customers where, customer will have a chance to thoroughly look and
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