Thursday, May 08, 2008

So Far, So Good...

IIPM-International

When it comes to ensuring that your brand shines amidst the clutter of automotive foreign and indigenous auto brands, high on octane, and grossly involved in the blood-bath on Indian highways, there remains only two choices before the players – ‘to kill’ or ‘to perish’. Rajeev Chaba, CMD, General Motors India, speaks exclusively to 4Ps B&M on how GM India has rightfully chosen the former...

4Ps B&M: How did the GM brand building start and where does it stand as of date?
R.C.: When we started our operations in India in 1995, GM’s strategy was to position Opel as a global brand. In that context we started with Opel products. Opel Astra was the first and Opel Corsa came second. Then, Opel was a German niche, premium brand, with perhaps Opel Astra being the next best car after Mercedes. In time, we realised that we had to get into the mass segment. Thus we needed a mainstream brand for a mainstream segment. Also, we realised that a European sourced product for a mainstream segment will not be of right value for Indian consumers. So it was decided that Chevy would be the mainstream brand for this country. But with Opel, we had already got an insight into Indian consumer psyche, a good customer base and a strong dealer-network right value for Indian consumers.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

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