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    CHAPTER: I

    INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC

    NEED FOR THE STUDY

    OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

    DATA COLLECTION

    PRIMARY SOURCES

    SECONDARY SOURCES

    QUESTIONNAIRE

    SAMPLE DESINGS

    LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

    A STUDY ON

    IMPORTANT TOOLS OF THE SALES PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY

    (WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SRI VARALAKSHMI HERO MOTORS PVT. LTD .)

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    INTRODUCTION

    India is the second largest producer of two-wheelers in the world. In the last few years,

    the Indian two-wheelers industry has seen spectacular growth. The country stands next to China

    and Japan in terms of production and sales respectively.

    Majority of Indians, especially the youngsters prefer motorbikes rather than cars.

    Capturing a large share in the two-wheeler industry, bikes and scooters cover a major segment.

    Bikes are considered to be the favorite among the youth generation, as they help in easy

    communication.

    Large varieties of two-wheelers are available in the market, known for their latest

    technology and enhanced mileage. Indian bikes, scooters and mopeds represent style and classfor the both men and women.

    The study and analysis of Two-Wheelers in Hero Two-wheeler company as the main

    theme them the study.

    Todays business operates in highly competitive environment. Marketing is most

    dynamic and challenging function of modern business at these changing preference of people,

    the business organization are trying to attract to customers at that possible extant. Companies are

    creating new ways and tools to make the public know about their products.

    Within this exchange transaction customers will only exchange what they value (money)

    if they feel that their needs are being fully satisfied; clearly the greater the benefit provided the

    higher transactional value an organization can charge.

    Marketing objectives, goals and targets have to be monitored and met, competitor

    strategies analyzed, anticipated and exceeded. Through effective use of market and marketing

    research an organization should be able to identify the needs and wants of the customers and try

    to delivers benefits that will enhance or add to the customers lifestyle. While at the same time

    ensuring that the satisfaction of these needs results in a healthy turnover for the organization.

    Philip Kotler defines marketing as satisfying needs and wants through an exchangeprocesses.

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    NEED FOR THE STUDY

    The main basic reason to study the promotion in organization is to evaluate the extent of

    satisfaction attained by the customer and the extent of fulfillment of needs and wants of the

    customer.

    Discounts and offers are one of the important tools of the sales promotional strategy. The

    study involves import the discounts and offers have on the company in terms of sales Revenue,

    Market Share, Competitive advantage, Increase in sales, attracting the competitive customers.

    OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

    To analyze the customers opinion on discounts and offers. To enumerate the impact of discounts and offers on sales. To estimate the respective customers among major competitive brands analyzed (HERO,

    HONDA, SUZUKI etc,).

    To analyze the consumers purchasing power and buying behavior. To analyze the consumer mode of payment at the time of purchase (direct payment,

    finance).

    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

    Methodology can prepare to the theoretical analysis of the methods appropriate to a fieldof study or to the body of methods and principles to branch of knowledge.

    A body practices, procedures, and rules used by those who in a discipline or engage in an

    enquiry the branch of philosophy that analysis the principles and procedures of enquiry in a

    particular discipline.

    DATA COLLECTION

    The data for the study has been adopted to collect data from the primary sources.

    PRIMARY SOURCES

    Various techniques have been adopted to collect data from the primary sources.

    QUESTIONNAIRE

    A well structured Questionnaire was developed for customers to extract information.

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    SECONDARY SOURCES

    To trace the origin, growth and performance of Hero the companys internal survey

    record material, and magazines, broachers and milestones are utilized.

    SAMPLE DESIGNS

    A selective sample has been drawn from different customers groups with sample size of

    200 each taking all demographic factors in view.

    LIMITATIONS

    The scope has been confined to Vizianagaram and surrounding areas The perceptual bias or attitude of respondents may also act as hurdles to the study The size of sample is not consistent of the total customers Time is another major contrasting factor, as the project done in a time period of 3 months

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    CHAPTER: II

    ORGANISATION PROFILE

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    MOTORCYCLE

    A motorcycle (also called a motorbike, bike, or cycle) is a single-track, engine-powered,

    two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles very considerably depending on the task for which they

    are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and

    racing, or off- road conditions.

    AN URAL MOTORCYCLE WITH SIDECAR

    Motorcycles are one of the most affordable forms of motorized transport in many parts of

    the world and, for most of the worldspopulation; they are also the most common type of motor

    vehicle. There are around 200 million motorcycles (including mopeds, motor scooters and other

    powered two and three-wheelers) in use worldwide, or about 33 motorcycles per 1000 people.

    This compares to around 590 million cars, or about 91 per 1000 people. Most of the

    motorcycles, 58%, are in the developing countries of Asian- southern and Eastern Asia, and the

    Asia Pacific countries, excluding Japan-while 33% of the cars (195 million) are concentrated in

    United States and Japan. As of 2012, India with an estimated 37 million motorcycles/mopeds

    was home to the largest number of motorized two-wheelers in the world. China come a close

    with 34 million motorcycles/mopeds.

    HISTORY

    REPLICA OF DAIMLER-MAY BACH PETROLEUM REITWAGEN

    The first internal combustion, petroleum fueled motorcycle was the petroleum reitwagen.

    It was designed and built by the German investors Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm May Bach in

    bad Constant, German in 1885.

    This vehicle was unlike either the safety bicycles or the boneshaker bicycles of the era in

    that it had zero degrees of steering axis angle and no fork offset, and thus did not use the

    principles of bicycles and motorcycles dynamics developed nearly 70 years earlier.

    The investors called invention the Reitwagen (Riding Car). It was designed an

    expedient test bed for their new engine, rather than a true prototype vehicle. Many authorities

    who exclude steam powered, electric or diesel two-wheelers from definition of a motorcycle,

    credit the Daimler Reitwagen as the worlds first motorcycle.

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    If a two-wheeled vehicle with steam propulsion is considered a motorcycle, then the first

    was the French Mixchaux-Perreaux steam bicycle of 1868. This was followed by the AmericanRoper steam velocipede of 1869 built by Sylvester Howard Roper of Roxbury, Massachusetts.

    Roper demonstrated at fairs and circuses in eastern U.S in 1867, and built a total of 10 examples.

    In 1894, Hidebrand & Wolfmuller became the first series production motorcycles and the

    first to be called a motorcycle (German: Motorrad). In the early period of motorcycle history,

    many producers of bicycles adapted their designs to accommodate the new internal combustion

    engine. As the engines became more powerful and design outgrew the bicycle origins, the

    number of motorcycles producers increased.

    Until World War I, the largest motorcycle manufactured in the world was Indian,

    producing over 20,000 bikes per year. By 1920, this honor went to Harley-Davidson, with their

    motorcycles being sold by dealers in 67 countries. By the late 1920s of early 1930s, DKW took

    over as the largest manufacturer.

    After World War II, the BSA group became the largest producer of motorcycles in the

    world, producing up to 75,000 bikes per year in the 1950s. The German company NSU held the

    position of largest manufacturer from 1955 until the 1970s. NSU Soirtnax streamlined

    motorcycle, 250cc class winner of the 1955 grand Prix season.

    NSU produced the most advanced design, but after the deaths of four NSU riders in the

    1954-1956 seasons, they abandoned further development and quit Grand Prix motorcycle racing.Moto Guzzi produced competitive race machines, and by 1957 nearly all the Grand Prix races

    were being won by streamlined machines. The following year, 1958, full enclosure fairings were

    banned from racing by the FIM in the light of the safety concerns.

    From the 1960s through the 1990s, small two-stroke motorcycles were popular

    worldwide, partly as a result of East German Walter Kaadens engine work in the 1950s.Today,

    the motorcycle industry is mainly dominated by Japanese companies witch as Honda, Kawasaki,

    Suzuki, and Yamaha, although Harley-Davidson and BM continue to be popular and supply

    considerable markets. Other major manufacturers include piaggio group of Italy, KTM Triumph

    and Ducati.

    In addition to the large capacity motorcycles, there is a large market in smaller capacity

    (less than 300cc) motorcycles, mostly concentrated in Asian and African countries. Today, this

    area is dominated by mostly Indian companies with hero Honda emerging as the worlds largest

    manufacturer of two wheelers. Super splendor model has sold more than 8.5 million to date.

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    A SUZUKI GS500 WITH A CLEARLY VISIBLE FRAME (PAINED

    SILVER)

    CONSTRUCTION

    Motorcycle construction is the engineering, manufacturing, and assemble of components

    and systems for a motorcycle which results in the performance, cost, and aesthetics desired by

    the designer.

    With some exceptions, construction of modern mass-produced motorcycles has

    standardized on a steel or aluminum frame, telescopic forks holding the front wheel, and disc

    brakes.

    Some other body parts, designed for either aesthetic or performance reasons may be added. A

    petrol powered engine typically consisting of between one and four cylinders (and less

    commonly, up to eight cylinders) coupled to a manual fiv e or six- speed sequential transmission

    drives the swing armmounted rear wheel by a chain, driveshaft or belt.

    FUEL ECONOMY

    Motorcycle fuel economy varies greatly with engine displacement and riding style

    ranging from a low of 29 mpg-us (801L/100 km; 35mpg-imp) reported by a Honda VTR 1000F

    rider, to 107 mpg-us (2020 L/100km; 129 mpg-imp) reported for the Verucci Nitro 50cc Scooter.

    A specially designed Matzu Matsuzawa Honda XL 125 achieved 470 mpg-us (0.50L/100km; 560 mpg-imps) on real highways in real conditions. Due to lower engine

    displacements (100 cc200cc) motorcycles in developing countries offer good fuel economy.

    In the Indian market, the second best selling company, Bajaj, offers two models with

    superior fuel economy; XCD 125 and platina. Both are 125 cc motorbikes with a company-

    claimed fuel economy of 256 mpg-Us (0.919 L/100 km; 307 mpg-1mp) and 261 mpg-us (0.901

    L/100 km; 313 mpg-imp), respectively.

    ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES

    Very high fuel economy equivalents can be derived by electric motorcycles. Electric

    motorcycles are nearly silent, Zero-emission electric motor-driven vehicles. Operating range and

    top speed suffer because of limitations of battery technology.

    Fuel cells and petroleum-electric hybrids are also under development to extend the range

    and improve performance of the electric motors

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    DYNAMICS

    RACING MOTORCYCLES LEANING IN A TURN

    Different types of motorcycles have different dynamics and these play a role in how a

    motorcycle performs in given conditions. For example, one with a longer wheelbase provides

    the feeling of more stability by responding less to disturbances. Motorcycle tires have a large

    influence over handling.

    Motorcycles must be leaned in order to make turns. This lean is induced by the method

    known as counter steering, in which the rider steers the handlebars in the direction opposite of

    the desired turn.

    Because it is counter-intuitive this practice is often very confusing to novices and even to

    many experienced motorcyclists.

    Short wheelbase motorcycles, such as sport bikes, can generate enough torque at the rear wheel,

    and enough stopping force at the front wheel, to lift the opposite wheel off the road.

    These actions, if performed on purpose, are knowns wheelies and stop pies respectively.

    If carried past the point of recovery the resulting upset is known as an endo (short for end -

    over-end), or looping the vehicle.

    ACCESSORIES

    Various features and accessories may be attached to a motorcycle either as OEM

    (factory-fitted) or after-market. Such accessories are selected by the owner to enhance the

    motorcycles appearance, safety, performance, of comfort.

    SOCIAL ASPECTS (POPULARITY)

    MOTORBIKES ARE THE PRIMARY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION IN

    VIETNAM

    In numerous cultures, motorcycles are the primary means of motorized transport.

    According to the Taiwanese government, for example, the number of automobiles per ten

    thousandpopulations is around 2,500 and the number of motorcycles is about 5,000. In places

    such as Vietnam, Motorized traffic consist of mostly motorbikes due to a lack of public transport

    and low income levels that put automobiles out of reach for many.

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    The four largest motorcycle markets in the world are all in Asia: China, India, Indonesia,

    and Vietnam. The motorcycle is also popular in Brazils frontier towns. Amid the globaleconomic downturn of 2008 the motorcycle market grew by 6.5%.

    Recently years have seen an increase in the popularity of motorcycles elsewhere. In the

    USA, registrations increased by 51% between 2000 and 2005. This is mainly at tribute to

    increasing fuel prices and urban congestion.

    A Consumer Reports subscribers survey of mainly United States motorcycle and scooter

    owners reported that they rode an average of only 1,000 miles (1,600 km) per year, 82% for

    recreation and 38% for commuting. Americans put 10,000 12,000 miles (16000-19000 km)

    per year on their cars and light trucks.

    Around the world, motorcycles have historically been associated with subcultures. Some

    of these subcultures have been loose-knit social groups such as the caf racers of 1950s Britain,

    and the Mods and Rockers of the 1960s. A few are believed to be criminal gangs

    SUNBEAM MOTORCYCLE OWNERS RALLY, 2008

    Social motorcyclist organizations are popular and are sometimes organized

    geographically; focus on individual makes, or even specific models. Example motorcycle clubs

    include: American Motorcyclist Association, Harley Owners Group and BMW MNA. Some

    organizations hold large international motorcycle rallies in different parts of the world that areattended by many thousands of riders.

    Where as many social motorcycle organizations raise money for charities through

    organized events and rides, some other motorcycle organizations exist only for the direct benefit

    of others Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) is one example BACA assigns members to

    individual children to help them through difficult situations, or even stay with the child if the

    child is alone or frightened.

    In recent decades motorcyclists have formed political lobbying organizations in order to

    influence legislators to introduce motorcycle friendly legislation.

    One of the oldest such organization the British motorcycle action group, was founded in

    1973 specifically in response to helmet compulsion, introduced without public consultation.

    In addition the British Motorcyclists federation (BMF), originally founded in 1960 as a

    reaction to the public perception of motorcyclists as leather jacketed hooligans, has itself moved

    into political lobbying.

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    Likewise the US has ABATE, which, like most such organizations, also works to

    improve motorcycle safety, as well as running the usual charity fund raising events and rallies,often for motorcycle-related political interests.

    At the other end of the spectrum from the charitable organizations and the motorcycle

    rights activists are the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. These are defined by the Provincial Court of

    Manitoba as:

    Any group of motorcycle enthusiasts who have voluntarily made a commitment to band

    together and abide by their organizations rigorous rules enforced by violence.

    MOTORCYCLE IN INDIA

    Company : HERO HONDA Company: Bajaj Auto Ltd.,

    Hero Honda AchieverHero Honda CD DawnHero Honda GlamourHero Honda Glamour-FiHero Honda KarizmaHero Honda passion PlusHero Honda Pleasure

    Hero Honda Super SplendorHero Honda Splendor NXGHero Honda CBZ X-Treme

    Bajaj AvengerBajaj CT 100Bajaj PlatinaBajaj Discover DTSiBajaj Pulsar DTSiBajaj WaveBajaj Wind 125

    Sonic DTSi

    Company: Kinetic MotorCompany

    Company: TVS MOTOR Company: Yamaha MotorIndia

    Kinetic AquilaKinetic BossKinetic ChallengerKinetic CometKinetic GFKinetic StrykerKinetic Velocity

    TVS ApacheTVS CentraTVS FieroTVS StarTVS Victo

    Yamaha CruxSYamaha GSYamaha Gladiator

    SCOOTERS IN INDIA

    The Scooter and the scooter share in the Indian two Wheeler market is 13.4%. The main

    Models available I India are Bajaj Chetak, Honda, Eterno, Kinetic, Blaze, etc.

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    SCOOTERETTES/MOPEDS

    TVS Motors launched Indias 50cc, 2 seater moped: TVS Moped 50. TVS also

    launcheds first indigenous scooterette: Scooty in 1994. This segment has about one-fourth

    share in the Indian two wheeler industry. The major models available in India are Hero Honda

    CD Dawn, Hero Honda Plasure, Kinetic Kine, Kinetic $s, Kinetic Nova, Kinetic Zoom, Kinetic

    V2 Range, Kinetic King.

    The Fedral Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Criminal Intelligence Service Canada have

    designated four MCs as Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMGs), which are the Pagans, Hells Angels,

    Outlaws MC, and Bandidos, Known as the Big Four.

    As a cost-efficient alternative to infrequent and expensive public transport systems, or ameans of avoiding or reducing the effects of urban congestion. In Places where it is permitted,

    lane splitting, also known as filtering, allows motorcycles to use the space between vehicles to

    move through stationary or slow traffic.

    A BOULEVARD CRUISER (FRONT) AND A SPORT BIKE (BACKGROUND)

    TYPES

    There are three major types of motorcycle: Street, off-road, and dual purpose. Within

    these types, there are many different sub-types of motorcycles for many different purposes. Eachconfiguration offers either specialized advantage or broad capability, and each design creates a

    different riding posture.

    Street bikes include cruisers, sport bikes, scooters and mopeds, and many other types.

    Off-road motorcycles include many types designed for dirt-oriented racing classes such as

    motocross and are not street legal in most areas. Dual purpose machines like the dual-sport style

    are made to go off-road but include creatures to make them legal and comfortable on the street as

    well.

    MOTORCYCLE RIDER POSTURESThe Motorcyclists riding position depends on rider body-geometry combined with the geometry

    of the motorcycle itself. These factors create a set of three basic postures.

    Sport the rider leans forwards into the wind and the weight of the upper torso issupported by air pressure as long as the motorcycle.

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    Travelling at speed, typically about 50 mph. The foot pegs are below the rider or to therear. The reduced frontal area cuts wind resistance and allow higher speeds.

    However, at low speed this position throws the weight of the rider onto the aimsinstead, and this is quickly tiring to the wrists of unfamiliar riders. Moreover, the sportsposition makes it more difficult for the rider to look around and foot though traffic.

    LEGAL DEFINITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS

    A motorcycle is broadly defined bylaw in most countries for the purposes of registration

    taxation and rider licensing as a powered two-wheel motor vehicle. Most countries distinguish

    between mopeds of 49cc and the more powerful, larger, vehicles (scooters do not count as a

    separate category) Many jurisdictions include some forms of three-wheelers as motorcycles.

    ORGANIZATION PROFILE

    Hero is the brand name used by the Munjal brothers for their flagship company, Hero

    Cycles Ltd. A joint venture between the Hero Group and Honda Motor Company wasestablished in 1984 as the Hero Honda Motors Limited atDharuhera, India. Munjal familyandHonda group both owned 26% stake in the Company. In 2010, it was reported thatHondaplanned to sell its stake in the venture to the Munjal family.

    During the 1980s, the company introduced motorcycles that were popular in India fortheir fuel economy and low cost. A popular advertising campaign based on the slogan 'Fill it Shut itForget it' that emphasized the motorcycle's fuel efficiency helped the company grow ata double-digit pace since inception. The technology in the bikes of Hero Honda for almost 26years (19842010) has come from the Japanese counterpartHonda.

    Hero Moto Corp has three manufacturing facilities based atDharuhera,Gurgaon inHaryana and atHaridwar in Uttarakhand. These plants together are capable of churning out 3million bikes per year. Hero Moto Corp has a large sales and service network with over 3,000dealerships and service points across India.

    The company has a stated aim of achieving revenues of $10 billion and volumes of 10million two-wheelers by 201617. This is conjunction with new countries where they can nowmarket their two-wheelers following the disengagement from Honda. Hero Moto Corp hopes toachieve 10 per cent of their revenues from international markets, and they expected to launchsales inNigeriaby end-2011 or early-2012. In addition, to cope with the new demand over thecoming half decade, the company was going to build their fourth factory in South India and their

    fifth factory in Western India. There is no confirmation where the factories would be built.

    VISION

    The story of Hero Honda began with a simple vision - the vision of a mobile and an

    empowered India, powered by its bikes. Hero Moto Corp Ltd., company's new identity, reflects

    its commitment towards providing world class mobility solutions with renewed focus on

    expanding company's footprint in the global arena.

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    MISSION

    Hero Moto Corp's mission is to become a global enterprise fulfilling its customers' needs

    and aspirations for mobility, setting benchmarks in technology, styling and quality so that it

    converts its customers into its brand advocates. The company will provide an engaging

    environment for its people to perform to their true potential. It will continue its focus on value

    creation and enduring relationships with its partners.

    STRATEGY

    Hero Moto Corp's key strategies are to build a robust product portfolio across categories,

    explore growth opportunities globally, continuously improve its operational efficiency,

    aggressively expand its reach to customers, continue to invest in brand building activities and

    ensure customer and shareholder delight.

    HISTORY

    Hero Moto Corp was started in 1984 as Hero Honda Motors Ltd. 1956Formation ofHero Cycles in Ludhiana(majestic auto limited) 1975Hero Cycles becomes largest bicycle manufacturer in India. 1983Joint Collaboration Agreement withHonda Motor Co. Ltd. Japan signed

    Shareholders Agreement signed

    1984Hero Honda Motors Ltd. incorporated 1985Hero Honda motorcycle CD 100 launched. 1989Hero Honda motorcycle Sleek launched. 1991Hero Honda motorcycle CD 100 SS launched. 1994Hero Honda motorcycle Splendor launched. 1997Hero Honda motorcycle Street launched. 1999Hero Honda motorcycle CBZ launched. 2001Hero Honda motorcycle Passion and Hero Honda Joy launched. 2002Hero Honda motorcycle Dawn and Hero Honda motorcycle Ambition launched. 2003Hero Honda motorcycle CD Dawn, Hero Honda motorcycle Splendor plus, Hero

    Honda motorcycle Passion Plus andHero Honda motorcycle Karizma launched.

    2004Hero Honda motorcycle Ambition 135 and Hero Honda motorcycle CBZlaunched. 2005Hero Honda motorcycle Super Splendor, Hero Honda motorcycle CD Deluxe,

    Hero Honda motorcycle Glamour, Hero Honda motorcycle Achiever and Hero HondaScooter Pleasure.

    2007New Models of Hero Honda motorcycle Splendor NXG, New Models of HeroHonda motorcycle CD Deluxe, New Models of Hero Honda motorcycle Passion PlusandHero Honda motorcycle Hunk launched.

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    2008New Models of Hero Honda motorcycles Pleasure,CBZ Xtreme, Glamour,Glamour Fi and Hero Honda motorcycle Passion Pro launched.

    2009New Models ofHero Honda motorcycle Karizma:Karizma ZMR and limitededition ofHero Honda motorcycle Hunk launched 2010new Models of Hero Honda motorcycle Splendor Pro andNewHero Honda

    motorcycle Hunk andNewHero Honda Motorcycle Super Splendor launched. 2011New Models of Hero Honda motorcycles Glamour, Glamour FI, CBZ Xtreme,

    Karizma launched. New licensing arrangement signed between Hero and Honda. InAugust Hero and Honda parted company, thus forming Hero Moto CorpandHonda moving out of the Hero Honda joint venture. In November, Hero launched itsfirst ever Off Road Bike Named Hero "Impulse".

    2012-New Models of Hero Moto corp. Maestro the Masculine scooter and Ignitor theyoung generation bike are launched.

    TERMINATION OF HONDA JOINT VENTURE

    In December 2010, the board of directors of the Hero Honda Group has decided toterminate the joint venture between Hero Group of India and Honda of Japan in a phasedmanner. The Hero Group would buy out the 26% stake of the Honda in JV Hero Honda. Underthe joint venture Hero Group could not export to international markets (except Sri Lanka) andthe termination would mean that Hero Group can now export. Since the beginning, the HeroGroup relied on their Japanese partner Honda for the technology in their bikes. So there areconcerns that the Hero Group might not be able to sustain the performance of the Joint Venture

    alone.

    The Japanese auto major will exit the joint venture through a series of off markettransactions by giving the Munjal family that held a 26% stake in the company an additional26%. Honda, which also has an independent fully owned two-wheeler subsidiary HondaMotorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) will exit Hero Honda at a discount and get over $1 billionfor its stake. The discount will be between 30% and 50% to the current value of Honda's stake asper the price of the stock after the market closed on Wednesday.

    The rising differences between the two partners gradually emerged as an irritant.Differences had been brewing for a few years before the split over a variety of issues, rangingfromHonda's reluctance to fully and freely share technology with Hero (despite a 10-year

    technology tie-up that expires in 2014) as well as Indian partner's uneasiness over high royaltypayouts to the Japanese company. Another major irritant for Honda was the refusal ofHeroHonda (mainly managed by the Munjal family) to merge the company's spare parts businesswithHonda's new fully owned subsidiaryHonda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI).

    Honda will continue to provide technology to Hero Honda motorbikes until 2014 forexisting as well as future models.

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    HERO MOTO CORP

    The new brand identity and logo of Hero Moto Corp were developed by the British

    firmWolff Olins. The logo was revealed on 9 August 2011 in London, to coincide with thethirdtest matchbetween England and India.

    Hero Moto Corp can now export to Latin America, Africa and West Asia. Hero is free to

    use any vendor for its components instead of just Honda-approved vendors.

    Hero Moto Corp Ltd. (Formerly Hero Honda Motors Ltd.) is the world's

    largest manufacturer of two - wheelers, based in India. In 2001, the company achieved the

    coveted position of being the largest two-wheeler manufacturing company in India and also, the

    'World No.1' two-wheeler company in terms of unit volume sales in a calendar year. Hero Moto

    Corp Ltd. continues to maintain this position till date.

    COMPANY PERFORMANCE

    During the fiscal year 200809, the company sold 3.7 million bikes, a growth of 12%

    over last year. In the same year, the company had a market share of 57% in the Indian

    market. Hero Honda sells more two wheelers than the second, third and fourth placed two-

    wheeler companies put together. Hero Honda's bikeHero Honda Splendor sells more than one

    million units per year. On 1 June 2012, Hero Moto Corp reported its highest ever monthly sales

    at 556,644 units in May, registering a growth of 11.28%.

    SUPPLIERS

    It is reported Hero Honda has five joint ventures or associate companies, Munjal Showa,

    AG Industries, Sunbeam Auto, Rock man Industries and Satyam Auto Components that supply a

    majority of its components.

    MANUFACTURING

    Hero Moto Corptwo-wheelers are manufactured across three globally benchmarkedmanufacturing facilities. Two of these are based at Gurgaon and Dharuhera which are located inthe state of Haryana in northern India. The third and the latest manufacturing plant are based atHaridwar, in the hill state of Uttarakhand.

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    TECHNOLOGY

    In the 1980's the Company pioneered the introduction of fuel-efficient, environment

    friendly four-strokemotorcycles in the country. It became the first company to launch the FuelInjection (FI) technology inIndian motorcycles, with the launch of the Glamour FI in June2006. Its plants use world class equipment and processes and have become a benchmark inleanness and productivity. Hero Moto Corp, in its endeavor to remain a pioneer in technology,will continue to innovate and develop cutting edge products and processes.

    DISTRIBUTION

    The Company's growth in the two wheeler market in India is the result of an intrinsicability to increase reach in new geographies and growth markets. Hero Moto Corp's extensive

    sales and service network now spans over to 5000 customer touch points. These comprise a mixofauthorized dealerships, service & spare parts outlets and dealer-appointed outlets across thecountry.

    MOTORCYCLE MODELS

    CBZ,CBZ Star,CBZ-Xtreme MF-Dawn, MF-Deluxe (Self Start) Glamour, Glamour F.I Hunk Achiever Karizma,Karizma R, Karizma ZMR FI Passion Plus, Passion Pro Pleasure Splendor+, Super Splendor, Splendor NXG, Splendor PRO Hero Impulse launched in 2011 after the separation of Hero and Honda. Its India's first

    off-road and on road Bike.

    Hero Ignitor launched in 2012 Maestro

    KEY MILESTONES OF HERO HONDA

    1983 Joint Collaboration Agreement with Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Japan signed Shareholders Agreement signed

    1984 Hero Honda Motors Ltd. Incorporated

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    1985 First motorcycle 'CD 100' rolled out

    1987 100,000th motorcycle produced

    1989 New motorcycle model - 'Sleek' introduced

    1991 New motorcycle model - 'CD 100 SS' introduced 500,000th motorcycle produced

    1992 Raman Munjal Vidya Mandir inaugurated - A School in the memory of founder

    Managing Director, Mr. Raman Kant Munjal

    1994 New motorcycle model - 'Splendor' introduced 1,000,000th motorcycle produced

    1997 New motorcycle model - 'Street' introduced Hero Honda's 2nd manufacturing plant at Gurgaon inaugurated

    1998 2,000,000th motorcycle produced

    1999 New motorcycle model - 'CBZ' introduced Environment Management System of Dharuhera Plant certified with ISO-14001 by DNV

    Holland Raman Munjal Memorial Hospital inaugurated - A Hospital in the memory of founder

    Managing Director, Mr. Raman Kant Munjal

    2000 4,000,000th motorcycle produced Environment Management System of Gurgaon Plant certified ISO-14001 by DNV

    Holland Splendor declared 'World No. 1' - largest selling single two-wheeler model Hero Honda Passport Programmer - CRM Programmer launched

    2001 New motorcycle model - 'Passion' introduced One million production in one single year New motorcycle model - 'Joy' introduced 5,000,000th motorcycle produced

    2002 Becomes the first Indian Company to cross the cumulative 7 million sales mark Splendor has emerged as the World's largest selling model for the third calendar year in a

    row (2000, 2001, 2002) New motorcycle model - 'CD Dawn' introduced, New motorcycle model - 'Splendor +'

    introduced, New motorcycle model - 'Passion Plus' introduced, New motorcycle model -'Karizma' introduced

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    2004 New motorcycle model - 'Ambition 135' introduced Hero Honda became the World No. 1 Company for the third consecutive year. Crossed sales of over 2 million units in a single year, a global record

    Splendor - World's largest selling motorcycle crossed the 5 million mark New motorcycle model - 'CBZ' introduced Joint Technical Agreement renewed Total sales crossed a record of 10 million motorcycles

    2005 Hero Honda is the World No. 1 for the 4th year in a row New motorcycle model - 'Super Splendor' introduced, New motorcycle model - 'CD

    Deluxe' introduced New motorcycle model - 'Glamour' introduced, New motorcyclemodel - 'Achiever' introduced

    First Scooter model from Hero Honda - 'Pleasure' introduced2006

    Hero Honda is the World No. 1 for the 5th year in a row 15 million production milestone achieved

    2007 Hero Honda is the World No. 1 for the 6th year in a row New 'Splendor NXG' launched New 'CD Deluxe' launched New 'Passion Plus' launched New motorcycle model 'Hunk' launched 20 million production milestone achieved

    2008 Hero Honda Haridwar Plant inauguration New 'Pleasure' launched Splendor NXG launched with power start feature New motorcycle model 'Passion Pro' launched New 'CBZ Xtreme' launched 25 million production milestone achieved CD Deluxe launched with power start feature New 'Glamour' launched New 'Glamour Fi launched

    2009 Hero Honda Good Life Program launched Hunk' (Limited Edition) launched Splendor completed 11 million production landmark New motorcycle model 'Karizma - ZMR' launched Silver jubilee celebrations

    2010 New model Splendor Pro launched Launch of new Super Splendor and New Hunk

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    2011 New licensing arrangement signed between Hero and Honda Launch of new refreshed versions of Glamour, Glamour FI, CBZ Xtreme, Karizma Crosses the landmark figure of 5 million cumulative sales in a single year July 29, 2011 - Hero Honda Motors changed its name to Hero Moto Corp following the

    exit of its erstwhile Japanese promoter, Honda, from the company

    ACHIEVEMENTS/ RECOGNITION

    RECOGNITION

    The new Hero is rising and is poised to shine on the global arena. Company's newidentity "Hero Moto Corp Ltd." is truly reflective of its vision to strengthen focus on mobilityand technology and creating global footprint. Building and promoting new brand identity will becentral to all its initiatives, utilizing every opportunity and leveraging its strong presence acrosssports, entertainment and ground- level activation.

    Logo of Hero Honda, as the company was known till Aug. 2011.The Brand TrustReportpublished by Trust Research Advisory has ranked Hero Honda in the 13th position

    among the brands in India.

    ACHIVEMENTS

    2011 Two-wheeler Manufacturer of the Year award by Bike India magazine Adjudged the 'Bike Manufacturer of the Year' at the Economic Times Zig Wheels Car

    and Bike Awards

    2010

    Rated as Top Indian Company in Automobile - Two Wheelers sector by Dun &Bradstreet - Rolta Corporate Awards 2009

    Most Preferred Brand of Two-Wheelers' award at the CNBC Awaaz Consumer Awards. Adjudged at top of the two-wheeler category in the Brand Equity Most Trusted Brands

    2010 Survey Ranked No. 3 Most Trusted Brand across categories amongst Young Adult Males Company of the Year awarded by Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence

    2008-09 CNBC TV18 Overdrive Awards 2010 'Hall of Fame' to Splendor NDTV Profit Car & Bike Awards 2010 - Two-wheeler Manufacturer of the Year, CnB

    Viewers' Choice Two-wheeler of the Year (Karizma ZMR) and Bike Maker of the Year.

    2009 'Two-wheeler Manufacturer of the Year' by NDTV Profit Car & Bike Awards 2009 and

    Passion Pro adjudged as CNB Viewers' Choice two-wheeler Top Indian Company under the 'Automobile - Two-wheelers' sector by the Dun &

    Bradstreet-Rolta Corporate Awards Won Gold in the Reader's Digest Trusted Brand 2009 in the 'Motorcycles' category NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2009 - two-wheeler category

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    2008 NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award 2008 Top Gear Design Awards 2008 NDTV Profit Car India & Bike India Awards

    India Times Mindscape and Seville Row ( A Forbes Group Venture ) Loyalty Awards Asian Retail Congress Award for Retail Excellence (Strategies and Solutions of business

    innovation and transformation) NDTV Profit Car India & Bike India Awards Overdrive Magazine TNS Voice of the Customer Awards

    2007 The NDTV Profit Car India & Bike India Awards 2007

    PROMINENT AWARDS OF THE COMPANY

    AWARDS

    2011

    Two-wheeler Manufacturer of the Year award by Bike India magazine. Adjudged the "Bike Manufacturer of the Year" at the Economic Times Zig Wheels Car

    and Bike Awards.

    CNBC Awaaz - Storyboard special commendation for "Effective rebranding of a newcorporate entity" by CNBC Awaaz Consumer Awards

    "Most Recommended Two-Wheeler Brand of the Year" award by CNBC AwaazConsumer Awards

    Colloquy Loyalty Awards "Innovation in Loyalty Marketing International 2011" for HeroGood Life

    "Best Activity Generating Short or Long-Term Brand Loyalty" by the PromotionMarketing Award of Asia Order of Merit for Hero Good Life

    Ranked No 1 brand in the Auto (Two-Wheelers) category in the Brand Equity "MostTrusted Brand" 2011 survey

    2010 Rated as Top Indian Company in Automobile - Two Wheelers sector by Dun &

    Bradstreet - Rolta Corporate Awards 2009 Most Preferred Brand of Two-Wheelers" award at the CNBC Awaaz Consumer Awards. Adjudged at top of the two-wheeler category in the Brand Equity Most Trusted Brands

    2010 Survey. Ranked No. 3 Most Trusted Brand across categories amongst Young Adult Males Company of the Year awarded by Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence

    2008-09. CNBC TV18 Overdrive Awards 2010 'Hall of Fame' to Splendor

    NDTV Profit Car & Bike Awards 2010

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    2009 'Two-wheeler Manufacturer of the Year' by NDTV Profit Car & Bike Awards 2009 and

    Passion Pro adjudged as Car and Bike Viewers' Choice two-wheeler Top Indian Company under the 'Automobile - Two-wheelers' sector by the Dun &

    Bradstreet-Rolta Corporate Awards Won Gold in the Reader's Digest Trusted Brand2009 in the 'Motorcycles' category

    NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2009 - two-wheeler category2008 NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award 2008 - Hero Honda Wins the Coveted "NDTV

    Profit Business Leadership Award 2008" Asian Retail Congress Award for Retail Excellence (Strategies and Solutions of business

    innovation and transformation) - Best Customer Loyalty Program in Automobilecategory

    NDTV Profit Car India & Bike India Awards - Bike Manufacturer of the year Overdrive Magazine - Bike Manufacturer of the year TNS Voice of the Customer

    Awards No.1 executive motorcycle Splendor NXG No.1 standard motorcycle CD Deluxe No. premium motorcycle CBZ Xtreme

    2007 Overall "Bike of the Year" - CBZ X-treme "Bike of the Year" - CBZ X-treme (up to 150 cc category) "Bike Technology of the Year" - Glamour PGM FI "Auto Tech of the Year" - Glamour PGM FI by Overdrive Magazine. "Bike of the Year" - CBZ X-treme by Overdrive Magazine. Ranked CBZ X-treme "Bike of the Year" - by B S Motoring Magazine "Most Trusted Company", by TNS Voice of the Customer Awards2006 CD Deluxe rated as "No 1 standard motorcycle" by TNS Voice of the Customer

    Awards2006.

    2006 Adjudged 7th Top Indian Company by Wall street Journal Asia (Top Indian Two

    Wheeler Company). One of the 8 Indian companies to enter the Forbes top 200 list of world's most reputed

    companies. No. 1 in automobile industry by TNS Corporate Social Responsibility Award. Best in its class awards for each category by TNS Total Customer Satisfaction Awards

    2006

    Splendor Plus (Executive) CD Deluxe (Entry) Pleasure (Gearless Scooters) Bike of the Year - Achiever (up to 150 cc category) Bike of the Year - Glamour (up to 125 cc category)NDTV Viewers' Choice Award to Glamour in the bike category

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    2005 Awaaz Consumer Awards 2005 - India's most preferred two-wheeler brand by CNBC in

    the 'Automobiles' category. Bike Maker of the Year Award by Overdrive Magazine.

    ICWAI National Award for Excellence (Second) in Cost Management 2004 in the private sector category by ICWAI.

    10th Motilal Oswal Wealth Creator Award for as the most consistent wealth creator forthe period 1991-2005.

    2004 Winner of the Review 200 Asia's Leading Companies Award (3rd Rank amongst the top

    10 Indian companies). GVC Level 1 (Highest Rating) by CRISIL for corporate Governance.

    Adjudged as the Best Value Creator - Large Size Companies 2003-04 by The OutlookMoney.

    Corporate Excellence Award 2004 by Indian Institute of Materials Management.Adjudged as the Organization with Innovative HR Practices by HT Power Jobs for HRExcellence.

    ICSI National Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance 2004 by the Institute ofCompany Secretaries of India.

    2003 Winner of the Review 200 - AsiasLeading Companies Award (3rd Rank amongst the

    top 10 Indian companies). Most Respected Company in Automobile Sector by Business World. Bike Maker of the Year by Overdrive Magazine.

    2002 Bike Maker of the Year by Overdrive Magazine. Winner of the Review 200 - Asias Leading Companies Award (4th Rank amongst thetop 10 Indian companies). Company of the Year of ET Awards for Corporate Excellence. Ranked 4th in 'Overall Best Managed Company' category, ranked 3rd in 'Best Financial

    Management' and 'Best Operational Efficiency' category, ranked 6th in 'Overall BestInvestor Relations' category, by Asia money.

    Highest Wealth Creating Company of the Year Award by the Money. GVC Level 1 (Highest Rating) by CRISIL for Corporate Governance.

    2001 Bike Maker of the Year by Overdrive Magazine. Winner of the Review 200 - Asias Leading Companies Award (9th Rank amongst the

    top 10 Indian Companies). Winner of Three Leaves Award for showing Corporate Environment Responsibility in

    the Automobile Sector by Centre for Science & Environment.

    1999 National Productivity Award for the Best Productivity Award in the category of

    Automobile & Tractor presented by Vice President of India 1995

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    1991 Economic Times-Harvard Business School Award for Corporate Performance to Hero

    Honda Motors Ltd.

    2011-12 PERFORMANCE

    Total unit sales of 54,02,444 two-wheelers, growth of 17.44 per cent Total net operating income of INR 19401.15 Crores, growth of 22.32 per cent Net profit after tax at INR 1927.90 Crores Total dividend of 5250% or INR 105 per share including Interim Dividend of INR 70 per

    share on face value of each share of INR 2 each EBIDTA margin for the year 13.49 per cent EPS OF INR 96.54

    THE CHAIRMAN (BRIJMOHAN LALL MUNJAI)

    Instinctive from a young age, Brijmohan Lall made a rather unusual start in life. Around

    the time when the freedom movement in India was taking shape in the late 1920s, he walked into

    a newly opened Gurukul (Indian heritage school) near his home in Kamalia (now in Pakistan).

    He was only six years old then.

    Thus began an extraordinary tale of courage and perseverance. Brijmohan began his

    business story after partition in 1947, when he and his brothers relocated to Ludhiana. The

    family set up a company that provided poor people with basic transport (cycles). Three decades

    later, as India evolved; he added a second crucial chapter - which visualized affordable and

    technologically superior transport to millions of middle class Indians. The rest is history.

    BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

    "Don't dream if you can't fulfill your dreams'' Brijmohan Lall Munjal is often fond of

    saying. The founder and patriarch of the $3.2 billion Hero Group is your classic first generation

    entrepreneur. He is a man who started small, dreamt big and used a combination of grit and

    perseverance to create one of the country's largest corporate groups and the World's No.1 Two

    Wheeler Company.

    When Brijmohan and his brothers started out, there was no concept of organized dealernetworks. Companies just produced, and most dealers functioned like traders. Brijmohan

    changed the rules of the business by trusting his gut instincts; introducing business norms that

    were ahead of their time, and by investing in strategic relationships. Brijmohan built a series of

    bonds and networks with hundreds of family members, vendors, dealers and employees. Much

    like the Japanese keiretsu system, these networks are now the glue that holds.

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    "Thanks to the relationships that we have nurtured so passionately in the Hero Family,

    the younger generations of some of our bicycle dealers have become dealers of Hero Moto Corp.

    These relationships have survived through generations - through bad times and good times'' the

    patriarch now reminiscences.

    Besides bonding with his vendors and dealers, Brijmohan has been personally responsible

    for kindling a spirit of entrepreneurship amongst his employees, and today, 40 of his former

    employees are successful entrepreneurs.

    STAYING AHEAD

    Though not technically qualified in the conventional sense, few of his contemporaries

    have understood the dynamics of technology better than Brijmohan Lall has. He could always

    visualize the applicability of technology before others could. For example, in the 1980s, when all

    two-wheeler companies in India opted for two-stroke engine technology, Brijmohan preferred a

    four-stroke engine - a technology that dramatically increased fuel efficiency and reduced

    maintenance costs. This technology was one of the biggest reasons for Hero Moto Corp's

    stupendoussuccess.

    A CORPORATE CITIZEN

    A frugal upbringing and a value system modeled on the famous Gurukul system - which

    stresses the sanctity of the teacher-pupil relationship - imbibed in Brijmohan a strong sense of

    social commitment and responsibility.

    There is a special place in his heart for Ludhiana, the city where he took roots. Today,

    Ludhiana is a modern, bustling city, but Brijmohan has played no mean role in its evolution.

    Several schools and educational institutions in Ludhiana owe their existence to the Munjal

    family.

    The Ludhiana Stock Exchange owes its existence to Brijmohan's vision as does the

    Ludhiana Flying Club. He has also set up the not-for-profit Dayanand Medical College and

    Hospital - an institute now rates as one of the best medical colleges in India, in terms of

    infrastructure, quality of staff and alumni profile.

    In and around Dharuhera, near the first Hero Moto Corp plant, Brijmohan and his family

    have left their stamp of philanthropy. The Raman Kant Munjal Foundation, which Brijmohan set

    up in memory of his eldest son, today runs a higher secondary school and a very modern and

    well-equipped 100-bed hospital at Dharuhera. The group has also adopted numerous villages and

    provides education, vocational training, drinking water, roads, streetlights and sewerage.

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    AWARDS TO THE CHAIRMAN

    2011

    Lifetime Achievement Award by TERI Lifetime Achievement Award by Ernst & Young Lifetime Contribution Award by All India Management Association

    2010

    Business Leader by Lakshmipat Singhania - IIM, Luck now National Leadership Awards2009

    Pride of Nation Award by the Doon Citizens Council2006

    'Lifetime Achievement Award' for Translating Excellence in Corporate Governance intoReality by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

    2005

    Indian Automotive Hall of Pride by Overdrive CNBC TV18 Commendation of Business Leadership displaying extraordinary Corporate

    Leadership and Entrepreneurial Spirit Padma Bhushan by Government of India

    Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) by Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University,Srinagar Garhwal

    Lifetime Achievement Award by ET Awards for Corporate Excellence2004

    Life Time Achievement Award for Management by All India Management AssociationD. Litt. (Honoris Causa) by Banaras Hindu University

    Lifetime Achievement Award by Amity Business School Lifetime Achievement Award by HT Power Jobs

    2002

    'Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Business Standard Giants International Award to the Chairman in the field of Business & Industry Business Leadership Award by Madras Management Association

    2001

    Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Ernst & Young2000 Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial Peace - by XLRI, Jamshedpur

    1998

    Business Leader of the Year by Business Baron1997

    Distinguished Entrepreneurship Award by PHD Chambers of Commerce & Industry

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    CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENT GROWTH PROCESS SUCCESS

    REPORT

    Jan, 2012 Hero Moto corp. Rides On Highest-Ever Quarterly Sales To Report Its Best-Ever Turnover Of Rs. 6031 Crores In Q3, Fy12 PbtStands At Rs 724 Crore & Pat Stands At

    Rs. 613 Crore Ebidta Margin For The Quarter At 15.6 Per Cent Volume Sales During The

    Quarter At 15,89,286 Units, Growth Of 11.3%.

    New Delhi, January 19, 2012: Riding on its highest-ever quarterly volume sales

    of15,89,286 units, Hero Moto Corp Ltd (HMCL), the worlds largest two-wheeler manufacturer,

    today reported its best-ever turnover (Net Sales & Other Operating income) of Rs. 6031.45

    crores for the third quarter (October-December 2011) of FY12.

    This is a growth of 16.85 per cent over the corresponding period in the last fiscal

    (October-December 2010) of FY 11.The companys profit before tax for the period stood at Rs

    723.79 crores, while profit after tax (PAT) for the period stood at Rs 613.03 crores. The

    company has recorded an EBIDTA margin of 15.63 per cent.

    Hero Moto Corp registered its highest ever quarterly sales of 15,89,286 two-wheelers in

    the third quarter this fiscal, fuelled by consistent half million-plus unit sales in all the three

    months of the quarter - 512,238 units in October, 536,772 units in November and 540,276 units

    in December.

    Dr. Brijmohan Lall, Chairman, Hero Moto Corp Ltd. Said, Last quarter has been

    particularly satisfying as we have set new benchmarks of excellence. This should help us realizeour larger vision of building a truly global company with a strong Indian foundation. We are

    optimistic about the New Year and will continue to provide the best of technology and products

    to our customers.

    Mr. Pawan Munjal, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Hero Moto Corp

    Ltd., said It is heartening to see that our sales have been in excess of half a million two-

    wheelers in every month of the quarter, thus further strengthening our leadership. We are well in

    line to meet our guidance for over six million unit sales in the fiscal 2012.

    In FY12 the industry has been facing constraints of rising fuel prices, high interest rates

    and sharp rupee depreciation, leading to increased input costs impacting the margin. In these

    challenging times, while the domestic industry is witnessing a growth of 15 per cent, we at Hero

    Moto Corp are growing faster than that. We have also seen a softening in commodity prices of

    late, which has, however, been off-set by the rupee depreciation. Therefore, while we expect

    market demand for two-wheelers to remain stable, a lot will depend on the overall economic.

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    Hero Moto Corp recently demonstrated its intent and vision for the future, with the

    unveiling of a Hybrid Concept ScooterLeaphere at the recently-concluded Auto Expo. The

    company, which is fast enhancing its research and development (R&D) capabilities, is currently

    developing this hybrid technology to bring environment-friendly two-wheelers into the country.The company has also been in discussion with international design houses and technology

    suppliers for collaboration to develop new models.

    Hero Moto Corp also outlined its strategic plans for the year, unveiling a range of its new

    generation of two-wheelers an all-new 110cc Passion X Pro, a 110cc masculine scooter,

    Maestro, and a thrilling new 125cc bike, Ignitor - to be launched in the Indian market over the

    next few months.

    Hero Impulsethe first bike to be launched by the company under its new brand name

    has opened up a new segment in the Indian two-wheeler market the on-road-off-road category.The bike has immediately caught the imagination of customers and experts alike. Impulse won

    the overall Bike of the Year and the Bike of the Year (up to 150cc) award at the ET Zig

    wheels Car & Bike of the Year Awards 2011, while it was also adjudged the Bike of the Year

    (up to 160cc) at the NDTV Car & Bike Awards 2011.

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Director name: Designation:

    Brijmohan Munjal Chairman

    Pawan Munjal Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

    Sunil Kant Munjal Non-Executive Independent Director

    Suman Kant Munjal Non-Executive Independent Director

    Paul Edgerley Non-Executive Independent Director

    Ved Prakash Malik Joint Managing Director

    Ravi Nath Joint Managing Director

    Meleveeti Damodaran Joint Managing Director

    Pradeep Dinodia Joint Managing Director

    Pritam Joint Managing Director

    Analjit Singh Joint Managing Director

    Anand C Burman Joint Managing Director

    Llam C Kamboj Singh Company Secretary

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    INTIATIVES

    An environment and socially, aware company at Hero Honda, our goal is not only to sell

    you a bike, but also to help every step in making your world better place to live in. Besides it willprovide a high quality service to all its customers. Hero Honda takes a stand as a socially

    responsibility enterprise respectful of its environment and respectful of the important issues.

    Hero Honda has been strongly committed not only to environment conservation programmers

    but also expresses the increasingly inseparable balance between the economic concerns and the

    environmental and social issues faced by a business; business must not grow at the

    environmental and mans future but rather must serve mankind.

    PROFILE OF THE DEALER

    Sri Varalakshmi Hero Motors Pvt. Ltd. is one of the biggest Hero show room in the

    Viziayanagaram District. It is existed in the District head quarters (Viziayanagaram) and the

    heart of the city. It has been established in 2005 28 thAug as Hero Authorized Dealer Mr. Sri

    Ram Venkata Reddy is the Managing Director of the company.

    Sri Varalakshmi Hero Motors Pvt. Ltd. is selling around 1000 vehicles per year and

    around 115 employees are working in the company. Marketing and Sales department has one

    Marketing Manager 4 marketing executives and 10 members sales team.

    Sri Varalakshmi Hero Motors Pvt. Ltd. has a huge automates workshop for servicing of

    the vehicles. Daily around 250 vehicles are serviced and repaired in the servicing center.

    Workshop has one service manager, technical supervisors and skilled mechanics.Sri Varalakshmi Hero Motors Pvt. Ltd. had linked with HDFC, ICICI and Centurion

    Banks to finance the customers who wish to buy the vehicles in finance. Monthly the company

    maintains 300 vehicles as opening stock and sells 250 vehicles. The company authorities

    invested 2 crores to shape the company

    Personnel the Assert Of the Sri Varalakshmi Hero Motors Pvt. Ltd

    PRODUCTS

    Sri Varalakshmi Hero Motors Pvt. Ltd. has franchise of Hero Company. Hero Company

    manufactures various types of motorcycles. These are:

    HeroCBZ Xtreme. Hero CD 100 SS. Hero MF-Dawn Hero MF-Deluxe (Self Start).

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    Hero Glamour F.I. HeroHunk. Hero Achiever. Hero Karizma R. Hero Karizma ZMR FI. Hero Passion Pro. Hero Pleasure. Hero Splendor+. Hero Super Splendor. Hero Splendor PRO. Hero Impulse launched in 2011 after the separation of hero and Honda. Hero Ignitor launched in 2012. Hero Maestro.

    CONSUMER FACILITIES AT SERVICING CENTER

    Automated Workshop. Quick Service. Break down servicing. Lounge for customers with A.C. Phone Rest room with A.C. Free replacement of split pin and tube cap. TV with cable. RTA approved pollution check up. Free drop facility.

    SERVICES OFFERED

    The services offered to the customers in Varalakshmi Motors are:

    Three free services and paid service after sale of motor cycle. Free checkup campaign.

    Finance through Banks. Demonstrations of new products. Acceptance of warranty claim.

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    EMPLOYEES IN SRI VARALAKSHMI HERO MOTORS PVT. LTD

    Sri Varalakshmi Hero Motors Pvt. Ltd Headed by Mr. Sri Ram Venkata Reddy, who is

    Managing Director. It had various departments- Accounts department, Sales department, Sparesdepartment and Workshops. Total employees in Sri Varalakshmi Hero Motors Pvt. Ltd are

    around 115 members in various departments, members are employed; employees in account

    department; members in spares department; and in workshop are employed.

    SALES

    Sales of the Sri Varalakshmi Hero Motors Pvt. Ltd are higher than any teo-wheelers

    company in Viziayanagaram:

    YEAR NO. OF UNITS

    2005-06 2,223

    2006-07 3,938

    2007-08 4,149

    2008-09 4,983

    2009-10 5,295

    2010-11 5,600

    2011-12 6,200

    In its workshop, daily 80 to 100 customers are servicing their vehicles. The workshop per

    day income is about Rs.35,000 to 55,000.

    ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

    Managing Director

    General Manager

    Manager of

    Whole sales

    Executives

    Executives ofshowroom

    Manager ofSpares Sales

    Executives

    Executives ofOutdoor

    Manager ofServices

    Floor and ServiceSuprvisor

    Technicians

    Finance manager ofaccounting

    Executives

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    CHAPTER: III

    THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

    TOPIC RELATED CONCEPTS

    REVIEW OF LITERATURE

    REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

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    DISCOUNTS

    Discounts and allowances are reductions to a basic price of goods or services. They can

    occur anywhere in the distribution channel, modifying the manufacturers list price, the price orthe list price.

    There are many purposes for discontinuing, including; to increase short-term sales, to

    move out-of-date stock, to reward valuable customers, to encourage distribution channel

    members to perform a function, or to otherwise reward behaviors that benefit the discount issuer.

    Some discounts and allowances are formed of sales promotion.

    DISCOUNT AND ALLOWANCES TYPES

    The most common type of discounts and allowances are listed below:

    TRADE DISCOUNT

    Deduction in price given by the Wholesaler/Manufacturer to the retailer at the list price or

    catalogue price.

    CASH DISCOUNT

    Reduction in price given by the creditor to the debtor is known as cash discount. The

    discount is intended to speed payment and thereby provide liquidity to the firm. They are

    sometimes used as a promotional device.

    PREFERRED PAYMENT METHOD DISCOUNT

    Some retailers (particularly small retailers with low margins) offer discounts to customers

    paying with cash, to avoid paying fees on credit card transactions.

    PARTIAL PAYMENT DISCOUNT

    Similar to the Trade discount, this is used when the seller wishes to improve cash flow or

    liquidity, but finds that the buyer typically in unable to meet the desired discount deadline. A

    partial discount for whateverpayment the buyer makes helps the sellers cash flow partially.

    FORWARD DATING

    This is where the purchaser doesnt pay for the goods until well after they arrive. The

    date on the invoice is moved forward.

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    Example:-purchase goods in November for sale during the December holiday season, but

    payment date on the invoice is january7.

    SEASONAL DISCOUNT

    These are price reductions given when an order is placed in a slack period (example:

    purchasing skis in April in the northern hemisphere or in September in the southern hemisphere).

    On a shorter time scale, a happy hour may fall in this category. Generally, this discount is

    referred to as X-Dating or EX-Dating.

    An example of X-Dating would be: the buyer must pay within 30 days of the invoice

    date, but will receive a 3% discount if they pay within 7 days after the end of the month indicated

    on the invoice date plus an extra 10 days.

    DISCOUNTS AND ALLOWANCES DEALING WITH TRADE

    BARGAINING

    Bargaining is where the seller and the buyer negotiate a price, which the buyer hopes in

    lower than the marketed price.

    TRADE DISCOUNT (FUNCTIONAL DISCOUNT)

    These are payments to distribution channel members for performing some function.

    Examples of these functions are warehousing and shelf stocking. Trade discounts are often

    combined to include a series of functions, for example 20/12/5 could indicate a 20% discount for

    warehousing the product, an additional 12% discount for shipping the product, and an additional

    5% discount for keeping the shelves stocked. Trade discounts are most frequent in industries

    where retailers hold the majority of the power in distribution channel (referred to a channel

    captains).

    TRADE-IN DISCOUNT

    This can be a way of reducing the price. By offering more for a trade- in than it is

    actually worth, the net effect is to reduce the effective price earned by the seller. The advantage

    of this is it encourages replacement sales without altering the list price or the perceived value.

    TRADE RATE DISCOUNT

    A discount offered by a seller to a buyer in a related industry. For example, a pharmacist

    might offer a discount for over-the-counter drugs to physicians who are purchasing them for

    dispensing to the physicians own patients.

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    DISCOUNTS AND ALLOWANCES DEALING WITH QUANTITY

    These are price reductions give for large purchases. The rationale behind them is to

    obtain economies of scale and pass some (or all) of these saving on to the customer.

    In some industries, buyer groups and co-ops have formed to take advantage of these

    discounts. Generally they are two types:

    CUMULATIVE QUANTITY DISCOUNT (ACCUMULATION DISCOUNT)

    These are price reductions based on the quantity purchased over a set period of time. The

    expectation is that they will implied switching cost and thereby bond purchaser to the seller.

    NON-CUMULATIVE QUANTITY DISCOUNT

    These are price reductions based on the quantity of a single order. The expectation is that

    they will encourage large orders, thus reducing billing, order filling, shipping, and sales personal

    expenses.

    DEPENDENCE OF PRICE OF QUANTITY

    An extreme form of quantity discount is when, within a quantity range, the price does not depend

    on quantity:

    If one wants less than the minimum amount one has to be pay for the minimum amountanyway.

    If one wants an amount between two of the fixed amounts on offer, one has to pay for thehigher amount.

    These also apply in the case a service with Quantity referring to time. For example, an

    entrance ticket for zoo is usually for a day; if one stays

    Shorter, the price is the same. It is a kind of pass for unlimited use of a service during a day,

    where one can distinguish whether or not, when leaving and returning, one has to pay again.

    Similarly a pass can be for another period.

    In the case of long periods, it is obvious that one can leave and return without paying again.

    If one has to buy more than one wants, we can distinguish between the surplus just not being

    used, and the surplus being a nuisance, e.g. because of having to carry a large container.

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    DISCOUNTS AND ALLOWANCES DEALING WITH CUSTOMER

    CHARACTERISTICS

    DISABILITY DISCOUNT

    A discount offered to customers with a disability. Depending on the type of business or

    setting, what is considered a disability may vary.

    EDUCATIONAL DISCOUNT (STUDENT DISCOUNT)

    These are price reduction given to members of educational institutions, usually students

    but possibly also to educators and to other institution staff. The rationale is to build brand

    awareness early in a buyers life. And/or to build product familiarity early so that when a student

    graduates, He/she is more likely to buy the same product for work at its normal price educationaldiscounts are traditionally given by merchants directly, or via a student discount program such as

    NUS and student discounts.co.uk in the united kingdom or Enhance in united states.

    EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT

    A discount offered internally to the employees of a company that sell goods and/or

    services. This is used to entice more people interested in the goods/services of the company to

    work for the company to receive the discount, and then for the hired employees to put their

    wages right back into the company by purchasing the goods/services. Other perceived benefits of

    this discount include:

    Reaching out to potential employees that could be knowledgeable in the goods/ servicesthe company offers by offering a discount on that they like.

    Reduce employee theft by making the hired employees feel they are already getting theitems at a great price.

    Keep current employees from leaving if they cannot also leave the discount theyreceiving behind.

    MILITARY DISCOUNT

    A discount offered to customers who are and/or were enlisted in military services. Therationale may be that the service member is assumed to be on a limited budget, or it may be a

    way for the retailer to show support for members.

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    SENIOR DISCOUNT

    A discount offered to customers who are above a certain age, typically 50, 55, or 60; the

    exact age varies with business or setting. The rationale for a senior discount is that the customeris assumed to be retired, and/or have a limited income, and/or living on a budget.

    TODDLER DISCOUNT (CHILD, KID DISCOUNT)

    A discount offered to children younger than a certain age, very common with regard an

    admission fees to entertainments and attractions. Another form of this discount is a kids eat

    free type of promotion.

    Often there is a requirement that the child must be accomplished by an adult paying full

    price.

    SPECIAL PRICES OFFERED TO FRIENDS OF THE SELLERS

    A discounted price offered to friends of salesperson, an attitude which is parodies in the

    stereotype of a salesman saying.

    It costs such-and such, but for you in Australia and New Zealand, discounts to

    friends are known as mates rates. In French this discounts is known as prix dami.

    SPECIAL PRICES OFFERED TO LOCAL RESIDENTS

    Common in tourist destinations, this discount is intended to promote local patronage. In

    Hawaii, for example, many tourist attractions, hotels, and restaurants charge a deeply discounted

    price to someone who shows a Hawaii drivers license or other proof that they live in Hawaii:

    this is known as a Kamaaina discount. After the Hawaiian word for an old-timer or native.

    COUPONS

    A discount, either of a certain specified amount or a percentage to the holder of a

    voucher, usually with certain terms commonly, the terms involve the terms of other discounts on

    the page , such as being valid only if a certain quantity is bought or only if the customer is as

    senior. Coupons can be distributer in places like news papers, brochures, and the internet.

    REBATES

    A refund or part of sometime the full price of the product following purchase, though

    some rebates are offered at the time of purchase.

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    OTHER DISCOUNTS AND ALLOWANCES

    PROMOTIONAL ALLOWANCES

    These are price reductions give to the buyer for performing some promotional activity.

    These include an allowance for creating and maintaining an in-store display or co-op advertising

    allowances

    BROKERAGE ALLOWANCES

    From the point of view of the manufacturer, any brokerage fee paid is similar to a

    promotional allowance. It is usually based on percentage of the sales generated by the broker.

    DISCOUNTING

    It is a financial mechanism in which a debtor obtains the right to delay payments to a

    creditor, for a defined period of time, in exchange for a charge or fee. Essentially, the party that

    owes money in the present purchases the right to delay the payment until some future date. The

    DISCOUNT, or CHARGE, is simply the difference between the original amount in the present

    and the amount that has to be paid in the future to settle the debt.

    DISCOUNT RATE

    The discount rate which is used in financial calculations is usually chosen to be equal to

    the Cost of Capital. The Cost of Capital, in financial market equilibrium, will be the same as theMarket Rate of Return on the financial asset mixture the firm uses to finance capital investment.

    Some adjustments may be made to the discount rate to take account of risks associated with

    uncertain cash flows, with other developments.

    REVIEW OF LITERATURE

    On this problem a little work is done till now. Researcher could consult only limited

    literature, which is available in library i.e. Indian journal of marketing, Business world &

    Business today, Business India. In spite of these above mentioned journal & magazines, various

    website of Companies are also consulted.

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    REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

    EVALUATION OF THE INDIAN TWO-WHEELER INDUSTRY

    Automobile, being the leader in product and process technologies of the manufacturing

    sector, has been recognized as one of the major drivers of economic growth. The Indian

    economy has been growing around 8% for the past few years. This growth has enabled an overall

    change in the social status of the Indian population. Additionally, every year, many rural areas

    and Tier-III cities are progressing to a higher status, opening immense growth opportunities for

    the two- wheeler industry.

    The two-wheeler market has emerged as the most vibrant and transforming segment of

    the overall Indian automobile industry, witnessing an unprecedented growth. Rising rural

    demand and fuel efficiency are among the major factors boosting the growth in the market.Despite the economic slowdown, the Indian automobile industry has been performing

    consistently well, compared to other major markets of the world. The Indian two-wheeler market

    possesses a significant potential, and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 11% during FY

    2011- 2015 to reach 17.8 Million Units by FY 2015-end.

    The two wheeler industry (henceforth TWI) in India has been in existence since 1955. It

    consists of the segments viz., scooters, motorcycles and mopeds. The increase in sales volume

    of this industry is proof of its high growth. In 1971, sales were around 0.1 million units per

    annum. But by 1998, this figure had risen to 3 million units per annum. Similarly, capacities of

    production have also increased from about 0.2 million units of annual capacity in the seventies tomore than 4 million units in the late nineties.

    The TWI in India began operations within the framework of the national industrial policy

    as espoused by the industrial policy resolution of 1956(See government of India 1980, 1985,

    1992). This resolution divided the entire industrial sector into three groups, of which one

    contained industries whose development was the exclusive responsibility of the state, another

    included those industries in which both the state and the private sector could be developed

    exclusively under private initiative within the guidelines and the objectives lay out by the five

    year plans (CMEI, 1990) and foreign investment respectively.

    Set of industries. This set of controls on the economy in the seventies caused several firms to

    a) Operate below the minimum scale of efficiency (henceforth MES),b) Under-utilize capacity, andc) Use outdated technology.

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    While operations below MES resulted from the fact that several incentives were given to smaller

    firms, the capacity under-utilization was the result of

    i)

    The capacity mix being determined independent of the market demandii) The policy of distributing imports baed on capacity, causing forms to expand beyondlevels determined by demand so as to be eligible for more imports.

    Use of outdated technology resulted from restrictions placed on import through the

    provisions of FERA. Recognition of the deleterious effects of these policies led to the initiate of

    reforms in 1975, which took on a more pronounced shape and acquired wider scope under the

    New Economic Policy (NEP) in 1885. As part of these reforms-several groups of industries

    were de-licensed and broad banding was permitted in select industries. Controls over capacity

    expansion were relaxed through the specification of the MES6 of production for several

    industries. Foreign investment was allowed in select industries and norms under the MRTP actwere relaxed. These reforms led to a rise in the trend rate of growth of real GDP from 3.7% in

    the seventies to 5.6% in the eighties. However the major set of reforms came in 1991 in

    response to a series of macroeconomic crises that hit the Indian economy in 1990-91. Several

    industries were deregulated, the Indian rupee was devalued and made convertible on the current

    account and tariffs replaced quantitative restrictions in the area of trade. The initiation of

    reforms led to a drop in the growth of real GDP between1990-92, but this average at about 5.5%

    per annum after 1992. The decline in GDP in the years after reforms was the outcomes of

    devaluation and the concretionary fiscal and monetary

    Policies in 1991 to address the foreign exchange crisis. Thus the industrial policy in Indiamoved from a position of regulation and right control in the sixties and seventies to a more

    liberalized one in eighties and nineties.

    The two-wheeler industry in India has, to a great extent been shaped by the evolution of

    the industrial policy of the country. Regulatory policies like FERA and MRTP caused the

    growth of some segments in the industry like motorcycle to stagnate. These were later able to

    grow (both in terms of overall sales volumes and number of players) once foreign investments

    were allowed in 1981. The reforms in

    A) 1960-1969

    The automobile industry being classified as one of importance under the industrial policy

    resolution of 1948 was therefore controlled and regulated by the government. In order to

    encourage manufacturing, besides restricting import of complete vehicles, automobile assembler

    firms were phased out by 1952 (Tariff Commission, 1968), and only manufacturing firms

    allowed continuing. Productions of automobiles were licensed, which meant that a firm required

    a licensing approval in order to open a plant.

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    It also meant that the government determined a firms capacity of production. During

    this period, collaborations with foreign firms were encouraged. Table 1 illustrates the fact that

    most firms existing in this period had some form of collaboration with foreign firms. Table 1

    also gives the details of the various firms that existed in the industry during this time period andthe products they manufactured.

    B) 1970-1980

    This was a period during which all the overall growth rate of the two-wheeler industry

    was high (around 15% per annum). Furthermore, the levels of restriction and control over the

    industry were also high. The former was the result of the steep oil price hikes in 1974 following

    which two-wheelers became popular modes of personal transport because they offered higher

    fuel efficiency over cars/jeeps. On the other hand, the introduction of regulatory policies such as

    MRTP and FERA resulted in a controlled industry. The impact of MRTP was limited as itaffects only large firms like Baja Auto ltd. Whose growth rates were curbed as they came under

    the purview of this act. However, FERA had a more far-reaching effect as it caused foreign

    investment in India to be restricted. In the motorcycles segment FERA did not because

    technological stagnation, as consequence of which, new products nor firms entered the market

    since this segment depended almost entirely on foreign collaborations for technology. The

    scooter and mopped segments on the other hand were technologically more self-sufficient and

    thus there were two new entrants in the scooter segment and three in the moped segment.

    C) 1981-1990

    The technological backwardness of the Indian two-wheeler industry was one of the

    reasons for the initiation of reforms in 1981. Foreign collaborations were allowed for all two-

    wheelers up to an engine capacity of 100 CC. This prompted a spate of new entries into the

    industry (Table1) the majority of which entered the motorcycle segment, bringing with them new

    technology that resulted in more efficient production processes and products. The variety in

    products available also improved after broad banding was allowed in the industry in 1985 as a

    part of NEP. This, coupled with the announcement of the MES of production for the two-

    wheeler industry, gave firms the flexibility to choose an optimal product and capacity mix which

    could better incorporate market demand into their production strategy and thereby improve their

    capacity utilization and efficiency. These reforms had two major effects on the industry. First,licensed capacities went up to 1.1 million units per annum overshooting the 0.675 million units

    per annum target set in the sixth plan. Second, several existing but weaker players died out

    giving way to new entrants and superior products.

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    D) 1991-1999

    The reforms that began in the late seventies underwent their most significant change in

    1991 through the liberalization of the economy. The two-wheeler industry was completelyderegulated. In the area of trade, several reforms were introduced with the goal making Indian

    exports competitive. The two-wheeler industry in the nineties was characterized by

    An increase in the number of brands available in the market which caused forms tocomplete on the basis of product features.

    Increase in sales volumes in the motorcycles segment vis--vis the scooter segmentreversing the traditional trend.

    The period between 1998-2001is considered to be significant in the history of Indian

    two-wheeler industry, as it saw and end of at least three alliances. First to go was that between

    Kinetic and Honda. In November 1998, after protracted negotiations, in which Honda tried to

    take over completely, and the Firodias refused to surrender, Honda sold its shares to the Kinetic

    Group. In 2000, Yamaha and Escorts parted ways with the Nandas-controlled Escort Group

    selling shares to the Japanese manufacturer. During this period, the TVS group Suzuki

    Motorcycle parted ways.

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    CHAPTER IV

    ANALYSIS OF STUDY

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    CUSTOMER PROFILE

    A. AGE (IN YEARS)

    TABLE - 1

    AGE GROUP 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 >54

    NO OF RESPONDENTS 52 76 42 16 14

    PERCENTAGE 26% 38% 21% 8% 7%

    GRAPH 1

    INTERPRETION:

    The age composition of respondents reveals that the respondents in the age group 18-24

    were 26% and 25-34 were 38% and 35-44 were 21% and 45-54 were 8% and 7% were above 64

    years of age. This shows that majority of the respondents were in the age group of 25-34 years.

    18-24, 52, 26%

    35-34, 76, 38%

    35-44, 42, 21%

    45-54, 16, 8%

    >54, 14, 7%

    AGE

    18-24

    35-34

    35-44

    45-54

    >54

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    B. EDUCATION ANALYSIS:

    TABLE 2

    EDUCATION GRADUATE POST GRADUATE ILLITERATE

    NO OF RESPONDENTS 75 65 60

    PERCENTAGE 38% 32% 30%

    GRAPH 2

    INTERPRETATION:

    The education of the respondents reveals that 30% illiterate which are least, 38%

    graduates, and 32% post graduate. The analysis reveals that majority are graduates followed by

    post graduates

    GRADUATE

    75

    38%

    POST GRADUATE

    65

    32%

    ILLITERATE, 60,

    30%

    EDUCATION

    GRADUATE

    POST GRADUATE

    ILLITERATE

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    C. OCCUPATION ANALYSIS:

    TABLE - 3

    OCCUPATION PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS GOVT. SERVICES EMPLOYEE ANY OTHERS

    NO OF RESPONDENTS 48 44 56 42 10

    PERCENTAGE 24% 22% 28% 21% 5%

    GRAPH 3

    INTERPRETATION:

    The occupation of the respondents reveals that 5% of the others which are least, 22% are

    business people, 24% professionals, 21%empyloyees, and 28% Govt. Services. The analysis

    revels that majority are Govt. Services followed by professional whose uses the two-wheelers.

    PROFESSIONAL, 48,

    24%