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While Zen, Alto and WagonR were successful, Baleno failed to live up to MUL's expectations. Its utility vehicle 'Versa' met with a disastrous response from the Indian consumer. In addition, rising incomes, the growth in the used-car market, and availability of easier finance options, led customers to shift their allegiance to other models from competitors. To reduce its excessive dependence on a single model (M-800), the company had restructured the strategy for the M-800, and planned for product upgrades and new product development. In tune with changing customer preferences, the company launched its hatch-back model, 'Swift' in May 2005, to compete with Hyundai Getz and Fiat Palio. MUL hoped this model would help the company shed its low-cost and simple look. The move expressed the company's intent to move up the value pyramid (by upgrading Alto-WagonR-Santro customers to the new model) while simultaneously increasing market penetration at the bottom of the value pyramid by making the M-800 more affordable.

MARKETING STRATEGY OF MARUTI SUZUKI (PVT.) LIMITED

The marketing strategy of the Maruti Suzuki Pvt. Ltd. can be measured from the following story:

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Just three months after it launched Swift, Maruti Udyog Limited has already sold over 8,000 units of the car and added another 5,000 next month. There's a four-month waiting period for the 1,298-cc hatchback -- the company claims more than 9,000 bookings before the car was launched. And that's even while competitors -- Corsa Sail, Hyundai Getz and Fiat Palio -- are available off the shelf. Not surprisingly, MUL now has a lot riding on the car: there's over Rs 440 crore (Rs 4.40 billion) invested in the project (Rs 250 crore-odd is MUL's share). Not only is the company hoping that the Swift will help expand the market for the B-plus segment (premium hatchbacks), it's also counting on Swift to make a style statement -- that Suzuki can deliver good-looking cars on Indian roads. For a company that has been known more for its value-for-money proposition -- from the 800 to the Esteem -- that's important. 'It's not as if our cars weren't style statements. It's just that with Swift, we have made a break from the past,' reveals a company official.

Swift began in December 2004 -- five months before its launch. All new WagonRs and Maruti Omnis came with stickers and sunshields that proclaimed 'My next car is a Swift.' Unlike most car launches, where the look of the vehicle is kept under wraps until the last possible moment, photos and specs were made available at showrooms several months earlier. Models of the car were placed on high platforms at busy intersections in Delhi; while cars were on display in malls. 'It works well for those who don't have the inclination to really go to a dealer and check out the car,' says a company official. The launch was staggered over three to four days in 15 cities across the country, coinciding with the worldwide launch of the car. MUL also made good use of its Rs 20 crore (Rs 200 million) marketing budget. For t本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。