Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Ford Most Popular Automobile Brand in India


If web clicks were a key indicator of automobile popularity in India, Ford India wins hands down. Whether they are leading a major online marketing offensive or simply cater to owners that use the internet, Ford India is making good progress.


india.ford.com

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marutiudyog.com

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tatamotors.com

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royalenfield.com

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revaindia.com

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Top 5 sites by individual persons (click image to enlarge)

Date: 07/2007

People

Month Δ

Year Δ

What is this?

India.ford.com

6521

-9.2%

-13.6%

Unique People Rankings Views by distinct individuals

mercedes-benz.co.in

1,478

N/A

223.4%

hindmotor.com

522

N/A

31.2%

chevrolet.co.in

704

-17.4%

1308.0%

hyundai.co.in

1,380

206.7%

24.1%

kineticindia.com

221

N/A

-20.5%

royalenfield.com

2,730

-13.3%

-37.5%

*Page views too low to measure accurately

mahindraworld.com

N/A*

N/A*

N/A*

bajajauto.com

1,261

54.3%

39.6%

marutiudyog.com

4,259

88.0%

97.2%

herohonda.com

1,354

53.9%

236.0%

tatamotors.com

2,842

-69.2%

0.7%

revaindia.com

1,648

12.3%

-49.1%

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About Ford India


Arvind Mathew is the Managing Director and President of Ford India. He took this position in August 2005. I had the chance to meet Arvind in March of 2007 and was able to tour the site outside of Chennai. It was fascinating to see how the manufacturing process is done in India versus the way Ford does it in the US (hint: India uses more people). Arvind Mathew is a very capable man and is probably being groomed for a C-level position within Ford corporate in Detroit. One thing that struck me about the Ford manufacturing site was how Western it looked and felt. The grounds were landscaped immaculately and major attempts are made to keep the place free of debris and dust.


Surprise! Reva

The surprise on the list is Reva. This electric car company ranks 5th on our list of top 5 page views by individual persons. That may signal that India’s consumers are concerned about the environment or that gas prices are too high.



REVA www.revaindia.com; A Joint venture between the Maini Group and Amerigon Electrical Vehicle Technologies (AEVT), producers of an economical and environmentally friendly electric car. The REVA is India’s first electric vehicle and was launched on May 11, 2001 after seven years of R&D and hailed as the most innovative and high technology product of the year.


As you can see in the table below, the annual turnover of automobiles has been increasing year over year almost doubling in a 5 year period. The automobile market is almost as hot as the real estate market but with much higher barriers to entry. This trend will only increase as the India economy picks up.




Turnover of Automobile Manufacturers

Year

(Rs.In Million)

1999-00

422,933

2000-01

492,024

2001-02

499,136

2002-03

595,184

2003-04

661,769

2004-05

835,851



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