Blogworks india auto social index august 2013

IndiaAuto Social Index August 2013

#indiautosocial

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ABOUT THE REPORT

The automobile industry is one of the most impacted by social media conversations, which have a significant effect on opinion and purchase. Also, given the capital intensive nature of the business, and the criticality of new launches, brand owners are increasingly looking at the social web for marketing and deeper analysis to understand brand and sales impact.

Moving away from the vanity indices, the 'Blogworks IndiaAuto Social Index' aims to correlate social metrics, consumer sentiment and sales data to provide marketers and brand owners with actionable insights. Through leaderboards that we have created, the report will help auto brands to monitor

their performance vis-à-vis their competitors over a period of time. This monthly report will show online movements in brand conversations and impact.

most mentioned brands blogworks vibrancy

index buzz vs sales

monitor health on the web through the brand dashboards

find out which brand generated the most conversations

channels and channel behaviour

monitor attributes and nameplates by categories

INDEX

BUZZ

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BRAND DASHBOARD

78

CONVERSATION MAKER

19

CHANNELS

73

CATEGORY

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LEADERBOARD

07

brand and category leaders

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MOST MENTIONED BRAND

~ With the launch of Nissan Terrano, Nissan emerged as the most mentioned brand in August 2013.

~ Rolls-Royce witnessed a 47% jump in volume of mentions because of the launch of Rolls-Royce Wraith.

~ The top gainer by rank was Volkswagen, mainly due to the launch of Volkswagen Cross Polo. It climbed up to the 7th position in August 2013 from the 17th position in July 2013.

MONTHLY SENTIMENT BY BRAND

~ Nissan: Nissan Terrano’s launch contributed to huge buzz in August 2013. The hashtag #TerranoBlockbusterShowcase was initiated by @Nissan_India which gathered 11,332 mentions. Positive mentions under Nissan were around the facelifted Nissan Micra, while negative mentions were around the Nissan Terrano. People expressed disappointment as the vehicle looks very similar to the Renault Duster.

~ Tata Motors: For Tata Motors, most of the negative mentions were around the Tata Nano, by people who did not relate with the concept of ‘Awesomeness’ associated with Tata Nano.

BRAND VIBRANCY INDEX (BVI)

Rolls-Royce emerged as the most vibrant brand. Ferrari also stayed consistent at the no.1 position by the Brand Vibrancy Index.

BUZZ V/S SALES

The section shows social metrics, consumer sentiment and sales data.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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CONVERSATION MAKER OF THE MONTH - Launch of Hyundai Grand i10 vs. Maruti Suzuki StingRay

~ Maruti Suzuki had launched a sportier avatar of the WagonR called the WagonR Stingray on 21 August 2013. Hyundai launched its new compact car Grand i10 on 3 September 2013. Consumers now have two more options to choose from in the small hatchback category, at approximately the same price.

~! Similar to the Maruti Suzuki WagonR Stingray, Hyundai Grand i10 also had mentions and reviews from Experts and Media/Bloggers/Online Influencers re-shared by Spectators and Prospects.

~! However, unlike the Stingray, there were more Spectators and Prospects who shared their own opinions on ‘Looks/Design’ and ‘Features’.

TOP CATEGORY

~ By total mentions, SUVs emerged as the most talked-about category with the launch of Nissan Terrano.

~ By Brand Vibrancy Index, Sports cars continued to be the most vibrant category in August 2013.

CHANNEL BEHAVIOUR BY CATEGORY

An in-depth look into which channels the conversations are taking place on, and how we can categorise the participants according to whether they are Spectators, Owners, Experts, Prospects, Media, Online Influencers or Bloggers.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

LEADERBOARD

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brand and category leaders

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LEADERBOARD

Rank Top-5 Most Mentioned Nameplates - SUV

1 Nissan Terrano

2 Renault Duster

3 Ford EcoSport

4 Mahindra Scorpio

5 Mahindra XUV 500

Rank Top-5 Most Vibrant Nameplates - SUV

1 Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara

2 Tata Safari

3 Nissan X-Trail

4 Honda CR-V

5 Volkswagen Touareg

Rank Top-5 Most Mentioned Nameplates – Small Hatchback

1 Tata Nano

2 Hyundai Grand i10

3 Maruti Suzuki WagonR Stingray

4 Maruti Suzuki Alto

5 Hyundai EON

Rank Top-5 Most Vibrant Nameplates – Small Hatchback

1 Cheverolet Spark

2 Hyundai Grand i10

3 Maruti Suzuki WagonR

4 Maruti Suzuki A-Star

5 Hyundai EON

Rank Top-5 Most Mentioned Nameplates – Mid size Sedan

1 Honda Amaze

2 Tata Indigo

3 Ford Fiesta

4 Fiat Linea

5 Volkswagen Vento

Rank Top-5 Most Mentioned Nameplates – Big Hatchback

1 Volkswagen Polo

2 Fiat Grand Punto

3 Tata Vista

4 Maruti Suzuki Swift

5 Ford Figo

Rank Top-5 Most Vibrant Nameplates – Mid size sedan

1 Hyundai Accent

2 Honda Amaze

3 Maruti Suzuki SX4

4 Renault Scala

5 Fiat Linea

Rank Top-5 Most Vibrant Nameplates – Big Hatchback

1 Cheverolet Beat

2 Ford Figo

3 Volkswagen Polo

4 Nissan Micra

5 Tata Vista

SUV SMALL HATCHBACK MID SIZE SEDAN BIG HATCHBACK

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LEADERBOARD

Rank Top-5 Most Mentioned Nameplates – Executive Sedan

1 Skoda Octavia

2 Honda Civic

3 Skoda Laura

4 Chevrolet Cruze

5 Toyota Corolla Altis

Rank Top-5 Most Mentioned Nameplates – MUV / MPV

1 Toyota Innova

2 Tata Sumo Gold

3 Maruti Suzuki Ertiga

4 Chevrolet Tavera

5 Mahindra Bolero

Rank

Top-5 Most Mentioned Nameplates – Sports Cars

1 Porsche 911

2 Audi R8

3 Lamborghini Gallardo

4 Lamborghini Aventador

5 Bugatti Veyron

Rank Top-5 Most Mentioned Nameplates – Luxury Sedan

1 Skoda Superb

2 Toyota Camry

3 Volkswagen Passat

4 BMW GT

5 Audi A4

Rank Top-5 Most Vibrant Nameplates – Executive Sedan

1 Chevrolet Cruze

2 Volkswagen Jetta

3 Toyota Corolla Altis

4 Hyundai Elantra

5 Skoda Laura

Rank Top-5 Most Vibrant Nameplates – MUV / MPV

1 Tata Sumo

2 Maruti Suzuki Ertiga

3 Toyota Innova

4 Mahindra Bolero

5 Maruti Suzuki Eeco

Rank

Top-5 Most Vibrant Nameplates – Sports Cars

1 Nissan 370Z

1 Ferrari California

1 Audi R8

1 Audi TT

1 Mercedes SLS-Class

Rank Top-5 Most Vibrant Nameplates – Luxury Sedan

1 Mercedes E-class

1 BMW 3 Series

1 Skoda Superb

1 Audi A6

1 Honda Accord

EXECUTIVE SEDAN MUV/MPV SPORTS CARS LUXURY SEDAN

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LEADERBOARD

Rank Top-5 Most Mentioned Nameplates – Premium

Hatchback

1 Volkswagen Beetle

2 BMW 1 Series

3 MINI Cooper

4 Mercedes A-Class

Rank Top-5 Most Mentioned Nameplates – Premium

SUV

1 Audi Q3

2 Mercedes GL-Class

3 Land Rover Range Rover

4 BMW X5

5 Toyota Land Cruiser

Rank

Top-5 Most Mentioned Nameplates – Super

Luxury Sedan

1 BMW M

2 Audi A8

3 Mercedes S-class

4 Bentley Continental GT

5 Jaguar XJ

Rank Top-5 Most Mentioned Nameplates – Hybrid /

Green

1 Toyota Camry Hybrid

2 Toyota Prius

3 BMW i3

4 Mahindra Reva

Rank Top-5 Most Vibrant Nameplates – Premium

Hatchback

1 Volkswagen Beetle

2 Mercedes A-Class

3 BMW 1 Series

Rank Top-5 Most Vibrant Nameplates – Premium

SUV

1 BMW X6

1 Audi Q7

1 Audi Q5

4 Audi Q3

5 Toyota Land Cruiser

Rank Top-5 Most Vibrant – Super Luxury Sedan

1 Porsche Panamera

1 Rolls Royce Phantom

1 Rolls Royce Ghost

1 BMW 7 Series

1 BMW M

Rank Top-5 Most Vibrant Nameplates – Hybrid /

Green

1 Mahindra Reva

2 Toyota Camry Hybrid

3 BMW i3

4 Toyota Prius

PREMIUM HATCHBACK PREMIUM SUV SUPER LUXURY SEDAN HYBRID/GREEN

BUZZ

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most mentioned brands

monthly sentiment by brand

brand vibrancy index

buzz vs sales

Rank in Aug 2013 (Jul

2013) BRAND NAME Aug-13 Jul-13

% difference in volume of

mentions

1 (2) Nissan 15828 16064 -1%

2 (1) Tata Motors 14103 18392 -23%

3 (7) Toyota 12029 8977 34%

4 (5) Audi 10651 10769 -1%

5 (3) Ford 9070 13063 -31%

6 (4) Maruti Suzuki 7437 12824 -42%

7 (15) Volkswagen 5545 4195 32%

8 (6) Mercedes-Benz 5255 10621 -51%

9 (10) Ferrari 4982 7360 -32%

10 (16) Hyundai 4222 3734 13%

11 (9) Fiat 3574 7361 -51%

12 (14) Honda 2989 4264 -30%

13 (12) Renault 2954 4284 -31%

14 (17) Skoda 2641 3218 -18%

15 (13) Mahindra 2423 4267 -43%

16 (19) Porsche 1810 2841 -36%

17 (8) BMW 1727 8108 -79%

18 (24) Rolls-Royce 1513 1028 47%

19 (11) Chevrolet 1304 5459 -76%

20 (18) Jaguar 1249 3102 -60%

21 (23) Lamborghini 719 1036 -31%

22 (21) Bentley 703 1374 -49%

23 (20) Mitsubishi 604 1485 -59%

24 (25) Land Rover 560 989 -43%

25 (22) Bugatti 532 1182 -55%

26 (29) MINI 312 412 -24%

27 (28) Aston Martin 303 753 -60%

28 (26) Volvo 300 940 -68%

29 (30) SsangYong Motor 257 288 -11%

30 (27) Force motors 252 844 -70%

31 (33) Maybach 82 56 46%

32 (32) Maserati 32 89 -64%

33 (31) Hindustan Motors 26 240 -89%

34 (35) Premier 15 22 -32%

35 (-) San 2 - -

36 (-) ICML 1 - - 13

MOST MENTIONED BRANDS

By % change in volume of

mentions BRAND NAME

% difference from previous month

Top gainer Rolls-Royce +47%

Top loser Hindustan Motors -89%

By rank BRAND NAME Difference in rank

Top gainer Volkswagen +8

Top loser BMW -9

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Rank in August

2013

Rank in July 2013

Brand name Score in

August 2013 Score in

July 2013

1 1 Ferrari 1.00 1

1 - Rolls Royce 1.00 -

3 5 Porsche 0.81 0.82

4 8 Audi 0.76 0.64

5 18 Hyundai 0.60 0

6 9 Honda 0.54 0.6

7 6 Toyota 0.51 0.81

8 7 BMW 0.49 0.64

9 12 Volkswagen 0.42 0.33

10 2 Mercedes-Benz 0.39 0.88

11 11 Fiat 0.39 0.44

12 21 Chevrolet 0.35 -0.29

13 15 Nissan 0.35 0.29

14 14 Tata Motors 0.34 0.33

15 18 Skoda 0.32 0

16 10 Ford 0.26 0.49

17 17 Maruti Suzuki 0.22 0.22

18 - Mahindra & Mahindra

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19 20 Renault 0.09 -0.18

Note - Aston Martin, Bentley, Bugatti, Force Motors, Hindustan Motors, ICML, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Mini, Maserati, Maybach, Mitsubishi,

Premier, San, Ssangyong Motor, Volve were outliers in August 2013.

BRAND VIBRANCY INDEX (BVI) or SOCIAL SENTIMENT SCORE

Inspired by the Net Promoter Score,

Brand Vibrancy Index = (% of positive mentions) – (% of negative mentions)

~! The launch of Wraith , the most powerful car from Rolls-Royce, was the most significant contributor to positive mentions.

~! Mercedes-Benz saw the highest drop by Brand Vibrancy

Index in August 2013. This can be attributed to lesser mentions of 1-Series in August 2013 as compared to July.

~! Chevrolet Spark becoming a hit in the US led to the brand’s increase in rank by the Blogworks Brand Vibrancy

Index.

~! Anticipation for the September launch of the Grand i10

contributed to an increase in the overall volume for Hyundai. The leak of the car’s brochure led to conversations around its technical specifications,

variants, colours, etc. These mentions were positive leading to a jump both in terms of volume and by the BVI

in August 2013.

Brand August 2013

mentions

July 2013 mentions

Volume difference

August 2013 brand

sentiment (overall

average) *

July 2013 brand

sentiment

(overall average) *

Sentiment difference

August 2013 Sales

July 2013 Sales

Sales difference

Nissan 15,828 16,064 -1% 2.3 2.3 0% 2,494 1225 104%

Tata Motors 14,103 18,392 -23% 2.2 2.3 -4% 11,564 10824 7%

Toyota 12,029 8,977 34% 2.3 2.8 -18% 12,007 11515 4%

Ford 9,070 13,063 -31% 2.6 2.5 4% 8,008 7867 2%

Maruti Suzuki 7,437 12,824 -42% 2.5 2.2 14% 76,018 75145 1%

Volkswagen 5,545 4,195 32% 2.5 2.3 9% 4,805 4739 1%

Hyundai 4,222 3,734 13% 2.4 2.0 20% 28,311 25965 9%

Fiat 3,574 7,361 -51% 2.4 2.4 0% 1,003 928 8%

Honda 2,989 4,264 -30% 2.1 2.6 -19% 8,913 11222 -21%

Renault 2,954 4,284 -31% 2.8 1.8 56% 3,733 3763 -1%

Skoda 2,641 3,218 -18% 2.3 2.0 15% 1,374 1560 -12%

Mahindra 2,423 4,267 -43% 2.1 2.3 -9% 15,821 15530 2%

Chevrolet 1,304 5,459 -76% 2.5 1.7 47% 6,676 6503 3%

Mitsubishi 604 1,485 -59% 2.4 2.8 -14% 173 153 13%

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* 1 = Negative, 2 = Neutral, 3= Positive

Note - The sales figures were obtained from the respective brand’s monthly sales press releases.

BUZZ, SENTIMENT AND SALES COMPARISON FOR 14 BRANDS WHOSE SALES DATA WAS AVAILABLE

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Nameplates Positive Neutral Negative

Maruti Suzuki WagonR Stingray 51% 27% 22%

Hyundai Grand i10 80% 14% 6%

~ Anticipation for the September launch of the Grand i10 led to high mentions. The brochure leak of the car led to conversations around its technical

specifications, variants, colours, etc. These mentions were mostly positive.

~ There was anticipation towards the launch of the Maruti Suzuki WagonR Stingray as Maruti was giving its long successful workhorse a makeover. As the

nameplate was launched, conversations around it generated mixed sentiment, a lot of which were

focused on the ‘Looks/design’ of the car.

SENTIMENT> MARUTI SUZUKI WAGONR STINGRAY VS. HYUNDAI GRAND i10

~! Maruti Suzuki had launched a sportier avatar of the WagonR called the WagonR Stingray on 21 August 2013. Hyundai launched its new compact car Grand i10 on 3 September 2013.

~! Consumers now have two new options to choose from under the small hatchback category at approximately the same price in the auto market.

~! Presented below is an analysis of the social media mentions on the two nameplates - Maruti Suzuki WagonR Stingray and Hyundai Grand i10, based on a sample study.

Hyundai Grand i10 Positive Neutral Negative

Twitter 90% 9% 1%

Forums 40% 32% 29%

Blogs 40% 60% 0%

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Maruti Suzuki WagonR Stingray Positive Neutral Negative

Twitter 47% 28% 25%

Forums 64% 21% 14%

Blogs 67% 33% 0%

Note: Publicly available data with the region filter ‘India’ reflected very less volume of mentions on Facebook. Hence we did not consider Facebook data. All sentiment were considered on the sample size of 244 mentions.

SENTIMENT BY CHANNELS AND ATTRIBUTES> MARUTI SUZUKI WAGONR STINGRAY VS. HYUNDAI GRAND i10


Customer service 33% 33% 33%

Engine specification/power 50% 36% 14%

Features 81% 12% 7%

Fuel economy/mileage 89% 9% 2%

Looks/design 84% 13% 3%

Overall experience 73% 18% 9%

Price 0% 83% 17%

Ride experience/performance 100% 0% 0%


Customer service 57% 43% 0%

Engine specification/power 37% 58% 5%

Features 81% 15% 4%

Fuel economy/mileage 0% 0% 0%

Looks/design 47% 12% 41%

Overall experience 50% 50% 0%

Price 47% 47% 5%

Ride experience/performance 75% 25% 0%

~ Keen conversations were observed around the ‘Looks/design’ of the car. Two of the most distinguishable attributes that were most talked about were its boxy

design and its all-new front featuring a slim and sleek chrome-finished grille. The sentiment around both were

mixed.

~ Hyundai Grand i10 generated mostly positive sentiment under the ‘Fuel economy/mileage’ attribute – its 24 kmpl mileage was appreciated by reviewers. Also, the

leaked product specification brochure ended up contributing to the overall buzz for the vehicle.


Experts 100% 0% 0%

Media/Bloggers/Online Influencers 88% 12% 0%

Owners/Have driven the vehicle 88% 12% 0%

Prospects 50% 13% 38%

Spectators 75% 18% 7%

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Experts 78% 22% 0%

Media/Bloggers/Online Influencers 83% 17% 0%

Owners/Have driven the vehicle 55% 45% 0%

Prospects 50% 50% 0%

Spectators 37% 22% 41%

SENTIMENT> MARUTI SUZUKI WAGONR STINGRAY VS. HYUNDAI GRAND i10

~ The nameplate was mentioned the most by Enthusiasts. However, it is interesting to note that most of these mentions were re-shares of reviews by Experts and on

media platforms.

~! Similar to the Maruti Suzuki WagonR Stingray, Hyundai Grand i10 also had mentions and reviews from Experts and Media/Bloggers/Online

Influencers re-shared by Spectators and Prospects. ~! However, unlike the Stingray, there were more

Spectators and Prospects who shared their own opinions on ‘Looks/design’ and ‘Features’.

CATEGORY

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top categories:

rank by total mentions

rank by brand vibrancy index (bvi)

August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Row Labels Aug-13 Jul-13

1 4 SUV 18,710 10,408

2 2 Small Hatchback 12,076 11,381

3 3 Mid-size Sedan 7,482 10,716

4 1 Big Hatchback 7,246 11,504

5 9 Premium SUV 4,849 1,612

6 6 MUV/MPV 2,938 3,821

7 5 Sports Car 2,549 3,839

8 11 Executive Sedan 2,395 1,329

9 10 Hybrid/Green 1,615 1,397

10 8 Luxury Sedan 1,426 1,846

11 7 Super Luxury Sedan 1,424 2,468

12 9 Premium Hatchback 995 1,509

August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Row Labels Aug-13 13-Jul

1 1 Sports Cars 0.96 0.84

2 3 Super Luxury Sedan 0.74 0.71

3 4 Premium Hatchback 0.69 0.64

4 2 Luxury Sedan 0.60 0.79

5 6 Hybrid/Green 0.58 0.5

6 6 Premium SUV 0.55 0.5

7 5 Mid-size Sedan 0.53 0.53

8 11 Small Hatchback 0.39 0.18

9 10 Executive Sedan 0.33 0.2

10 12 MUV/MPV 0.25 -0.03

11 8 Big Hatchback 0.22 0.47

12 9 SUV 0.15 0.27

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Top Loser Super Luxury Sedan

TOP CATEGORIES

~! Nissan Terrano’s launch contributed to a jump in mentions and buzz under the SUV category, making it the most mentioned category this month.

~! Audi R8 contributed to the increase in positive mentions in the Sports cars category, due to which it remained the most vibrant category in August 2013.

SUV

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top nameplates :


rank by bvi (brand vibrancy index)

category summary - SUV

attributes & sentiment

channel behaviour & author type

August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

BVI score

August 2013 July 2013

1 11 Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara

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1 - Tata Safari 1.00 -

1 - Nissan X-Trail 1.00 -

1 1 Honda CR-V 1.00 1.00

1 - Volkswagen Touareg 1.00 -

1 6 Mahindra Thar 1.00 0.50

1 5 Maruti Suzuki Gypsy 1.00 0.91

8 6 Toyota Fortuner 0.71 0.50

9 1 Ford Endeavour 0.67 1.00

10 1 Cheverolet Captiva 0.50 1.00

August 2013 Rank

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Brand name

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1 - Nissan Terrano 12,297 -

2 3 Renault Duster 1,692 1418

3 1 Ford EcoSport 1,255 2768

4 4 Mahindra Scorpio 832 964

5 5 Mahindra XUV 500 592 834

6 8 Skoda Yeti 416 117

7 7 Toyota Fortuner 332 327

8 6 Force motors One 252 495

9 11 Ford Endeavour 145 71

10 2 Tata Aria 126 2075

Top Gainer Skoda Yeti, Ford Endeavour

Top Loser Tata Aria

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~! The hashtag #TerranoBlockbusterShowcase initiated by @Nissan_India gathered 11,332 mentions. Nissan Terrano was also compared to Renault in terms of its looks. This comparison resulted in Renault Duster moving to the 2nd position by volume of mentions.

~! Positive comments for Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara were about its ‘Looks /design’. People found the vehicle attractive.

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TOP NAMEPLATES BY CATEGORY > SUV

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䍐! ‘Looks/design’ was the most discussed attribute for SUVs, while ‘Ride experience/performance’ had the largest share of positive sentiment. ‘Customer service’ continued to be an attribute generating most negative sentiment for SUVs. Mahindra XUV500 had the maximum share of positive sentiment under this attribute. Mahindra XUV500 also had a lot of people mentioning it positively for its ‘Price’.

䍐! The most talked about SUV in August 2013, Nissan Terrano, received mixed responses - while ‘Features’ were appreciated, ‘Looks/design’ had the maximum share of negative sentiment.

䍐! Mentions of Ford EcoSport dipped this month since its launch in June 2013. However contrary to July 2013, more positive mentions were generated this month around the ‘Looks/design’ and ‘Price’ of the vehicle.

䍐! Nissan Terrano was compared with Renault Duster in terms of its ‘Looks/design’.

CATEGORY SUMMARY > SUV

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CHANNEL BEHAVIOUR – SUV - JULY

䍐! Owners and Prospects continue to be vocal on forums – primarily because of active interest in the vehicles in this category, which either they had newly bought or planned

to buy.

䍐! While 57% of the Spectators used Twitter as a medium, 41% took to forums to discuss.

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category summary – small hatchback


channel behaviour by author type

August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

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1 3 Chevrolet Spark 1.00 0.44

2 - Hyundai Grand i10 0.68 -

3 4 Maruti Suzuki WagonR 0.58 0.4

4 9 Maruti Suzuki A-Star 0.50 0.11

5 6 Hyundai EON 0.43 0.33

6 12 Hyundai Santro Xing 0.40 -0.14

7 2 Hyundai i10 0.38 0.5

8 8 Tata Nano 0.37 0.16

9 - Maruti Suzuki WagonR Stingray

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10 1 Honda Brio 0.00 0.71

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1 1 Tata Nano 6,697 5,101

2 - Hyundai Grand i10 1,214 -

3 - Maruti Suzuki WagonR Stingray

1,106 -

4 2 Maruti Suzuki Alto 974 2,315

5 6 Hyundai EON 362 485

6 5 Maruti Suzuki WagonR 302 500

7 8 Hyundai i10 284 249

8 10 Hyundai Santro Xing 262 203

9 7 Honda Brio 225 443

10 - Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 214 -

Top Gainer Hyundai Santro Xing

Top Loser Honda Brio, Maruti Suzuki Alto

Rank by total mentions

Top Gainer Hyundai Santro Xing

Top Loser Honda Brio

Rank by BVI

~ Tata Nano continued to be the most mentioned nameplate in August 2013 because of the ‘Awesomeness’ campaign. Though the total volume saw a increase in August 2013, it remained at the 8th position by the BVI score in the small hatchback category, largely because many people spoke negatively about the campaign. People were skeptical about the positioning of Nano from a ‘poor man’s car’ to ‘Awesomeness’ with a focus on youth as the target audience, and whether this would help Tata to improve the sales of Nano or not.

~ Mentions around the launch of ‘Hyundai Grand i10’ and ‘Maruti Suzuki WagonR Stingray’ helped these two nameplates to feature in to the top 10 list by mentions. 32

TOP NAMEPLATES BY CATEGORY > SMALL HATCHBACK

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䍐! Tata Nano continued to contribute the most in terms of volume of mentions in the small hatchback category. New launches of Hyundai Grand i10 and Maruti Suzuki WagonR StingRay also contributed to the buzz under this category.

䍐! ‘Features’ continued to gather most positive mentions under this category. Tata Nano was leading with highest number of positive mentions under ‘Features’. Nano offering exterior colour-coordinated speaker bezel, bluetooth, USB and auxiliary-in connectivity were appreciated.

䍐! Another highly anticipated vehicle was Maruti Suzuki StingRay, which was launched in August 2013. ‘Looks/design’ received mixed responses. Its box design and the front grill were the two most talked about features in ‘Looks/design’. The vehicle was mentioned the most by Enthusiasts. However, it is interesting to notice that most of these mentions were re-share of reviews by Experts and on media platforms.

CATEGORY SUMMARY – SMALL HATCHBACK

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䍐! The category saw participation from all types of authors. 䍐! Spectators and Owners ruled the volume of mentions –

primarily around the ‘Features’ and the ‘Overall

experience’ of the vehicles from the category – especially Tata Nano and Maruti Suzuki Alto.

䍐! 62% Owners and 48% Prospects used forums to voice their views.

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MID SIZE SEDAN

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category summary – mid-size sedan



August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

Volume


1 6 Honda Amaze 1,225 531

2 9 Tata Indigo 1,039 372

3 3 Ford Fiesta 854 256

4 2 Fiat Linea 845 919

5 8 Volkswagen Vento 608 515

6 3 Honda City 541 856

7 17 Renault Scala 498 70

8 9 Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire 346 372

9 4 Maruti Suzuki SX4 337 573

10 11 Tata Manza 273 233

August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank Brand name

BVI score


1 11 Hyundai Accent 1.00 0.14

2 4 Honda Amaze 0.91 0.88

3 12 Maruti Suzuki SX4 0.83 0.00

4 12 Renault Scala 0.75 0.00

5 3 Fiat Linea 0.72 0.90

6 18 Hyundai Verna 0.60 -0.60

6 12 Tata Manza 0.60 0.00

8 2 Toyota Etios 0.50 0.92

9 10 Honda City 0.46 0.00

10 8 Tata Indigo 0.36 0.22

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Top Gainer Renault Scala

Top Loser Maruti Suzuki SX4

Top Gainer Hyundai Verna

Top Loser Toyota Etios

~! News of Honda Amaze selling 6515 units in July 2013 and thereby registering highest sales, contributed to the increase in mentions in August 2013.

~! Some people mentioned Amaze negatively for having post sales service related issues. However, positive sentiment continued to dominate in August 2013 around the vehicle’s mileage, comfort and features. These positive mentions were due to an activity by @HondaCarIndia with the hashtag ‘#AmazesMeOnTheRoad’.

~! Hyundai Accent’s low maintenance cost contributed to positive mentions, which resulted in the vehicle’s jump to the 1st position by BVI

~! Positive conversations around the looks and power of the Hyundai Verna resulted in a jump by BVI to the 6th position in August 2013.

TOP NAMEPLATES BY CATEGORY > MID-SIZE SEDAN


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CATEGORY SUMMARY – MID-SIZE SEDAN

䍐! Though Honda Amaze had highest mentions and was at the 2nd position by the Blogworks Brand Vibrancy Index in August 2013, people talked less about its attributes. It was featured in only five attributes out of seven in top-5 brands by attributes, as shown in next slide.

䍐! ‘Looks/design’, ‘Features’ and ‘Price’ were the three top most mentioned attributes in this category. Fiat Linea had highest mentions under ‘Looks/design’ and ‘Price’. While ‘Looks/design’ were mentioned positively, ‘Price’ had negative mentions with an opinion that the vehicle is not value for money.

䍐! Tata Indigo had the highest positive mentions under ‘Features’ while Honda Amaze was appreciated the most for its ‘Fuel economy/mileage’.

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category summary – big hatchback



August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank Brand name

BVI score


1 8 Chevrolet Beat 0.50 0.25

2 6 Ford Figo 0.46 0.39

3 7 Volkswagen Polo 0.42 0.38

4 5 Nissan Micra 0.40 0.39

5 1 Tata Vista 0.28 0.95

6 9 Maruti Suzuki Ritz 0.19 0.00

7 4 Maruti Suzuki Swift 0.13 0.45

8 17 Fiat Grand Punto 0.06 -0.10

9 2 Honda Jazz 0.00 0.92

9 9 Toyota Etios Liva 0.00 0.00

August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

Volume


1 8 Volkswagen Polo 1,385 550

2 4 Fiat Grand Punto 1,017 1,190

3 3 Tata Vista 988 256

4 3 Maruti Suzuki Swift 765 1,263

5 5 Ford Figo 734 1,131

6 6 Maruti Suzuki Ritz 601 709

7 2 Nissan Micra 530 1,754

8 9 Tata Indica 450 385

9 10 Hyundai i20 223 217

10 6 Honda Jazz 142 709

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Top Gainer Volkswagen Polo

Top Loser Nissan Micra

Top Gainer Fiat Grand Punto

Top Loser Honda Jazz

TOP NAMEPLATES BY CATEGORY > BIG HATCHBACK


~! Launch of Volkswagen Cross Polo contributed to the jump in rank by mentions - 1st in August 2013 from 8th in July 2013. It also contributed to the increase in rank by Brand Vibrancy Index. People appreciated the Volkswagen Cross Polo for its looks.

~! ‘Looks/design’ of the facelifted Chevrolet Beat was mentioned positively by people. The vehicle did not generate any negative sentiment in August 2013.

~! Launch of Fiat Grand Punto sports resulted in the vehicle climbing up by the Brand Vibrancy Index from the 17th position in July 2013 to the 8th position in August 2013.

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CATEGORY SUMMARY – BIG HATCHBACK

䍐! ‘Price’ had maximum mentions under this category and Volkswagen Polo led this attribute. Price of the front emblem/logo was one of the areas of concern. People mentioned that the logo is stolen easily in major cities and a replacement costs INR 2,000, which is a concern. Cross Polo was mentioned as a value for money vehicle for the features it provides.

䍐! ‘Features’ was the second most mentioned attribute. Fiat Punto led the mentions with people trying to customise their vehicle. We have seen that the Fiat Punto is the vehicle that sees the most conversations with respect to customisation.

䍐! ‘Looks/Design’ was led by Volkswagen Polo with positive mentions around the Cross Polo for its sporty look.

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EXECUTIVE SEDAN

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category summary – executive sedan



August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

BVI Score


1 3 Chevrolet Cruze 0.83 0.00

2 6 Volkswagen Jetta 0.67 -1.00

3 1 Toyota Corolla Altis 0.50 0.75

4 3 Hyundai Elantra 0.33 0.00

5 6 Skoda Laura 0.17 -1.00

6 3 Renault Fluence 0.00 0.00

7 2 Honda Civic -0.14 0.57

August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

Volume


1 - Skoda Octavia 857 -

2 1 Honda Civic 354 425

3 3 Skoda Laura 323 256

4 2 Chevrolet Cruze 279 261

5 3 Toyota Corolla Altis 198 220

6 7 Volkswagen Jetta 186 67

7 5 Hyundai Elantra 166 110

8 6 Renault Fluence 32 93

Top Gainer Volkswagen Jetta

Top Loser Chevrolet Cruze, Toyota Corolla Altis, Hyundai Elantra, Renault Fluence

Top Gainer Volkswagen Jetta

Top Loser Honda Civic

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TOP NAMEPLATES BY CATEGORY > EXECUTIVE SEDAN


~! The relaunch of Skoda Octavia generated buzz in August 2013 in this category. Experts and auto media shared reviews of the vehicle which were widely re-shared by people on Twitter.

~! Positive mentions around ‘Ride experience’ and ‘Features’ like alloy wheels contributed to positive mentions for Chevrolet Cruze in August 2013.

~! ‘Customer Service’ has contributed to the maximum negative sentiment for Honda Civic. This resulted in the vehicle’s drop

to the 7th position by the Brand Vibrancy Index in August 2013.

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CATEGORY SUMMARY – EXECUTIVE SEDAN

䍐! ‘Looks/design’ contributed to the most mentions and also drew positive mentions in this category. The most positive mentions under this attribute were contributed by Hyundai Elantra.

䍐! ‘Price’ was the second most talked about attribute in Executive sedans. Fluence was considered an expensive vehicle while discounts on Volkswagen Jetta contributed to positive mentions in this category.

䍐! Honda Civic had highest negative mentions under ‘Customer service’ for its delayed turn-around time.

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䍐! Owners and those who have driven the cars have talked about the cars in this segment, more negatively than positively. The share of 44% negative mentions were

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MUV/MPV

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category summary – muv/mpv



August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

BVI Score


1 4 Tata Sumo 0.42 0.00

2 3 Maruti Suzuki Ertiga 0.36 0.33

3 2 Toyota Innova 0.35 0.57

4 1 Mahindra Bolero 0.33 0.75

5 - Maruti Suzuki Eeco 0.00 -

5 4 Mahindra Quanto 0.00 0.00

7 4 Mahindra Xylo -0.50 0.00

8 8 Cheverolet Tavera -1.00 -1.00

August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

Volume


1 2 Toyota Innova 1,206 886

2 3 Tata Sumo Gold 629 738

3 3 Maruti Suzuki Ertiga 496 256

4 1 Chevrolet Tavera 191 908

5 5 Mahindra Bolero 123 239

6 6 Nissan Evalia 118 206

7 8 Mahindra Xylo 96 82

8 7 Mahindra Quanto 27 83

8 9 Maruti Suzuki Eeco 27 38

10 10 Premier Rio 13 16

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~! Conversations around the Toyota Innova’s facelifted images and price leak ahead of its launch in Indonesia resulted in the vehicle’s moving to the 1st position by mentions in August 2013.

~! Tata Sumo jumped to the 1st position in August 2013 from the 4th position in July 2013 by the Brand Vibrancy Index.

‘Overall experience’ gathered most positive mentions for the vehicle. This was also the attribute that gathered the highest positive mentions across all nameplates in this category.

Top Gainer Toyota Innova, Tata Sumo Gold, Mahindra Xylo, Maruti Suzuki Eeco

Top Loser Chevrolet Tavera

Top Gainer Tata Sumo

Top Loser Mahindra Bolero, Mahindra Xylo


TOP NAMEPLATES BY CATEGORY > MUV/MPV

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CATEGORY SUMMARY – MUV/MPV

~! Maruti Suzuki Ertiga led positive mentions under ‘Customer service’, ‘Engine specification / power’ and ‘Fuel economy / mileage’ in August 2013. There were no negative mentions of the vehicle under any of these attributes.

~! The new Toyota Innova not only contributed the highest mentions but also generated the most number of positive conversations under ‘Looks/ design’.

~! After Twitter, the second largest number of mentions of vehicles under this category happened on Forums.

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SPORTS CARS

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August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

BVI Score


1 17 Nissan 370Z 1.00 -1.00

1 - Ferrari California 1.00 -

1 1 Audi R8 1.00 1.00

1 1 Audi TT 1.00 1.00

1 1 Mercedes SLS-Class 1.00 1.00

1 1 BMW Z4 1.00 1.00

1 1 Porsche Cayman 1.00 1.00

1 1 Ferrari 458 Italia 1.00 1.00

1 1 Ferrari 599 1.00 1.00

10 10 Porsche 911 0.88 0.80

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August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

Volume


1 5 Porsche 911 376 271

2 25 Audi R8 360 6

3 3 Lamborghini Gallardo 338 256

4 3 Lamborghini Aventador 272 544

5 2 Bugatti Veyron 249 632

6 1 Jaguar F-Type 203 895

7 14 Lamborghini Veneno 99 38

8 6 Porsche Cayman 84 176

9 8 BMW Z4 79 78

10 7 Ferrari 458 Italia 73 107

Top Gainer Audi R8

Top Loser Jaguar F-Type

Top Gainer Nissan 370Z

Top Loser -

TOP NAMEPLATES BY CATEGORY > SPORTS CARS


~! A Facebook initiative for Porsche’s Facebook fans where people helped Porsche design a special version of Porsche 911 Carrera resulted in a jump from the 5th position in July to the top most position in August by total mentions.

~! Audi R8 V10 Plus was mentioned with respect to its similarity to the Audi R8 in terms of looks, but was considered better in terms of features. This led to an increase in mentions of Audi R8.

~! News about the new Nissan 370Z being launched in India at the end of 2013 generated positive mentions for the brand.

LUXURY SEDAN

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August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

BVI Score


1 10 Mercedes E-Class 1.00 0.86

1 1 BMW 3 Series 1.00 1.00

1 12 Skoda Superb 1.00 0.68

1 1 Audi A6 1.00 1.00

1 11 Honda Accord 1.00 0.71

6 1 Toyota Camry 0.86 1.00

7 1 Audi A4 0.50 1.00

8 1 Volkswagen Passat 0.33 1.00

8 1 BMW GT 0.33 1.00

10 1 Mercedes C-Class 0.00 1.00

10 13 Hyundai Sonata 0.00 -1.00

August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

Volume


1 2 Skoda Superb 208 285

2 5 Toyota Camry 155 127

3 3 Volkswagen Passat 153 256

4 3 BMW GT 137 195

5 7 Audi A4 109 98

6 1 Mercedes E-Class 102 436

7 4 Honda Accord 97 182

8 8 BMW 3 Series 90 76

9 10 Mercedes C-Class 79 57

10 9 Audi A6 77 72

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Top Gainer Toyota Camry

Top Loser Mercedes E-class

Top Gainer Skoda Superb

Top Loser Mercedes C-Class

TOP NAMEPLATES BY CATEGORY > LUXURY SEDAN


~! #Superb contest contributed to the volume of mentions in August, 2013. This contest promoted the Skoda Superb, where people were asked to share moments when they had achieved their ambition.

~! Positive reviews of Mercedes E-Class appreciating the Twin Exhaust, engine variety, and ‘Looks/ design’ of the car. This

helped the nameplate jump to the top position by the Brand Vibrancy Index. ~! Mentions of Audi A4 and A6 having discounts available to the tune of INR 5 lakhs also contributed majorly to the overall

volume of mentions.

PREMIUM HATCHBACK

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August 2013

Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

BVI score


1 2 Volkswagen Beetle 0.88 0.63

2 1 Mercedes A-Class 0.67 1

3 3 BMW 1 Series 0.40 0.5

August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

Volume


1 1 Volkswagen Beetle 369 387

2 2 BMW 1 Series 298 327

3 3 MINI Cooper 175 256

4 4 Mercedes A-Class 153 156

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Top Gainer -

Top Loser -

Top Gainer Volkswagen Beetle

Top Loser Mercedes A-Class

TOP NAMEPLATES BY CATEGORY > PREMIUM HATCHBACK


~! The mentions in August 2013 were mostly around BMW X1 offering a heavy discount, which was to be sold for INR 24.99 lakhs, ahead of the September launch of the BMW 1 Series.

PREMIUM SUV

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August 2013

Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

BVI score


1 2 BMW X6 1.00 0.75

1 5 Audi Q7 1.00 0.33

1 - Audi Q5 1.00 -

4 6 Audi Q3 0.72 0

5 1 Toyota Land Cruiser 0.71 1

6 3 Porsche Cayenne 0.60 0.5

7 6 BMW X5 0.57 0

8 3 BMW X1 0.33 0.5

9 - Mercedes GL-Class 0.09 -

10 6 BMW X3 -0.33 0

August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

Volume


1 8 Audi Q3 558 68

2 - Mercedes GL-Class 237 -

3 1 Land Rover Range Rover 211 827

4 6 BMW X5 168 93

5 9 Toyota Land Cruiser 141 51

5 5 BMW X1 141 102

7 2 Porsche Cayenne 106 146

8 3 Audi Q7 100 131

9 6 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

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10 - Land Rover Freelander 62 -

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Top Gainer Audi Q3

Top Loser Porsche Cayenne, Audi Q7

Top Gainer Audi Q7

Top Loser BMW X1

TOP NAMEPLATES BY CATEGORY > PREMIUM SUV


~! The positive mentions were around the hashtag #AudiQ3S which was used to launch the car online in India, and contributed to the jump in rank in terms of volume and Brand Vibrancy Index for the nameplate.

~! High mentions were also around Mercedes-Benz rolling out the new GL-Class from the Pune plant, making India the

only market to roll out the model outside the company’s primary SUV plant in USA.

SUPER LUXURY SEDAN

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top nameplates :



August 2013

Rank

July 2013

Rank Brand name

Volume


1 1 Porsche Panamera 1.00 1

1 - Rolls Royce Phantom 1.00 -

1 - Rolls Royce Ghost 1.00 -

1 - BMW 7 Series 1.00 -

1 6 BMW M 1.00 0.71

6 5 Mercedes S-Class 0.50 0.8

7 8 Audi A8 0.25 0.29

August 2013

Rank

July 2013

Rank Brand name

Volume


1 3 BMW M 322 376

2 2 Audi A8 227 457

3 4 Mercedes S-class 135 326

4 5 Bentley Continental GT 120 122

5 6 Jaguar XJ 85 120

6 7 Jaguar XF 82 85

7 8 Rolls-Royce Phantom 80 73

8 10 Jaguar XK 60 58

9 14 BMW 7 Series 43 29

10 15 Bentley Mulsanne 42 14

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Top Gainer BMW Z series, Bentley Mulsanne

Top Loser -

Top Gainer BMW M

Top Loser Mercedes S-Class

TOP NAMEPLATES BY CATEGORY > SUPER LUXURY SEDAN


~! News of the launch of BMW M4 at Pabble beach resulted in the jump in rank of BMW M not only by mentions, but also by the Brand Vibrancy Index.

~! Audi released the first set of official pictures along with specs of its new 2014 A8 luxury saloon which will debut at the

upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. This drew mentions for the nameplate in August 2013. While Audi A8 maintained its position in terms of rank by volume, it dropped one position by the Brand Vibrancy Index.

HYBRID/ GREEN

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top nameplates :



August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

BVI score


1 - Mahindra Reva 1.00 -

2 - Toyota Camry Hybrid 0.59 -

3 1 BMW i3 0.50 0.53

4 2 Toyota Prius 0.45 0.33

August 2013 Rank

July 2013 Rank

Brand name

Volume


1 - Toyota Camry Hybrid 747 -

2 2 Toyota Prius 569 205

3 1 BMW i3 207 1117

4 3 Mahindra Reva 92 26

Top Gainer -

Top Loser BMW i3

Top Gainer -

Top Loser BMW i3, Toyota Priyus

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TOP NAMEPLATES BY CATEGORY > HYBRID/GREEN


~! Launch announcement of Toyota Camry Hybrid at Frankfurt Motor Show contributed to a large number of mentions around it under this category.

~! News of Mahindra Reva launching the more powerful Reva e2o was the reason for it being at the 1st position by the

Blogworks Brand Vibrancy Index in August 2013.

CHANNELS

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channels by brand

channels by brand – twitter

channels by brands – forums

channels by brands - blogs

BRAND DASHBOARD

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monitor health on the web

through the brand

dashboards

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Brand name (listed alphabetically) Rank by mentions Rank by BVI

! Aug-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Jul-13

Audi 4 5 4 8

BMW 17 7 8 7

Fiat 11 9 11 11

Ford 5 3 16 10

Honda 12 14 6 9

Hyundai 10 16 5 18

Jaguar 20 18 - 4

Mahindra 15 13 18 16

Maruti Suzuki 6 4 17 17

Mercedes-Benz 8 6 10 2

Nissan 1 2 13 15

Skoda 14 17 15 18

SsangYong Motor 29 28 D# ##

Tata Motors 2 1 14 14

Toyota 3 8 7 6

Volkswagen 7 15 9 12

Note - - Aston Martin, Bentley, Bugatti, Force Motors, Hindustan Motors, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Mini, Rolls-Royce, SsangYong Motors and Volvo have been excluded because extremely low volume of mentions

RANK OF BRANDS

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Brand Price Fuel economy/Mileage

Looks/ design Engine Specification/ Power

Ride experience/ performance

Features Customer Service

Audi \# L]# LL# LN# LN# LN# LO#

BMW L^# L^# LN# \# L^# LN# LL#

Fiat ]# ]# O# ]# O# N# N#

Ford _# _# _# `# \# `# ^#

Honda ]# O# _# N# ^# O# N#

Hyundai `# N# O# O# LM# O# \#

Jaguar LN# LO# LL# LM# LN# LM# LL#

Mahindra `# ]# ]# O# O# O# O#

Maruti Suzuki L# L# ^# L# L# L# L#

Mercedes-Benz L`# L`# L\# L`# ^^# L\# L\#

Nissan ^# K# N# ^# N# N# `#

Skoda N# O# N# N# O# N# O#

SsangYong Motor _# _# K# `# _# `# ]#

Tata Motors ]# `# L# N# ^# ^# O#

Toyota O# ]# ]# \# ]# _# K#

Volkswagen N# LN# K# ]# ]# \# N#

Note - - Aston Martin, Bentley, Bugatti, Force Motors, Hindustan Motors, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Mini, Rolls-Royce, SsangYong Motors and Volvo have been excluded because extremely low volume of mentions

RANK OF BRANDS BY ATTRIBUTES

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Attributes Rank in Aug 2013

(By volume)*

Rank in July

2013 (By

volume)*

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Price 8 10 64% 36% 0%

Fuel economy/Mileage 15 21 100% 0% 0%

Looks/ design 11 14 81% 10% 10%

Engine Specification/

Power 13 13 67% 33% 0%

Ride experience/ performance 13 3 89% 11% 0%

Features 13 13 73% 27% 0%

Customer Service 14 16 - - -

Nameplates Rank in Aug 2013 (By volume)

Rank in July 2013 (By volume)

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Audi A4 4 4 90% 10% 0%

Audi A6 6 5 43% 43% 14%

Audi A7 10 9 67% 0% 33%

Audi A8 3 2 100% 0% 0%

Audi Q3 1 6 100% 0% 0%

Audi Q5 8 8 0% 100% 0%

Audi Q7 5 3 100% 0% 0%

Audi R8 2 10 0% 0% 0%

Audi RS5 9 1 0% 0% 0%

Audi TT 7 7 100% 0% 0%

By volume By BVI

Aug-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Jul-13

Rank 4 5 5 8

Volume / BVI 10,651 10,769 0.76 0.64

~! The brand moved up to the 4th position in August 2013 from the 5th position in July, in terms of volume of mentions. Additionally, an increase in positive conversations around the brand also contributed to a jump in rank by the Brand Vibrancy Index to the 5th position in August 2013 from the 8th position last month. The positive mentions were around

the hashtags #AudiQ3S which was used to launch the car online in India, and #AudiClubIndia which was used to launch the Audi club. Audi showcasing the Audi Autumn Collection 2014 in association with FDCI also contributed to mentions.

*For theme and sentiment comparison, see last month’s report ** The ranks have been calculated across attributes for 36 brands covered in the report.

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Attributes Rank in Aug

2013 (By

volume)*

Rank in July

2013 (By

volume)*

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Price 12 11 33% 67% 0%


Looks/ design 13 16 85% 8% 8%


Power 8 20 33% 50% 17%


Features 13 17 83% 17% 0%

Customer Service 11 13 0% 0% 100%



Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

BMW 1 Series 1 3 59% 35% 6%

BMW 3 Series 7 9 71% 29% 0%

BMW 5 Series 8 10 50% 50% 0%

BMW 6 Series 13 13 100% 0% 0%

BMW 7 Series 10 12 75% 25% 0%

BMW GT 6 4 50% 50% 0%

BMW i3 3 1 - - -

BMW M 2 2 100% 0% 0%

BMW X1 5 6 100% 0% 0%

BMW X3 11 11 100% 0% 0%

BMW X5 4 7 - - -

BMW X6 12 5 - - -

BMW Z4 9 8 - - -

By volume By BVI


Rank 17 8 8 7

Volume / BVI 1,727 8,108 0.49 0.64

~ Total mentions of BMW decreased in August 2013 by 79%, BMW dropped to the 17th position in August from the 8th position in July in terms of the total volume of mentions. The high mentions in July 2013 had been around BMW unveiling the BMW i3 and BMW M5 Nighthawk.

~ The mentions in August 2013 were mostly around BMW X1 offering a heavy discount – it was to be sold for INR 24.99 lakhs, ahead of the September launch of BMW 1 Series; and BMW X5 EDrive upcoming unveiling of new specifications at

the Frankfurt Motor Show.


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(By volume)*

Rank in July

2013 (By

volume)*

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Price 5 14 33% 33% 33%


Looks/ design 4 7 86% 14% 0%


Power 5 6 36% 27% 36%


Features 3 6 73% 18% 9%




Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Fiat Grand Punto 1 1 25% 45% 30%

Fiat Linea 2 2 90% 10% 0%

~ With 51% decrease in mentions since June 2013, Fiat lost two positions in terms of rank by volume and was at the 11th position in August 2013.

~ The mentions in August 2013 were mostly around the launch of the new 2013 Punto Sport’s limited edition and testing

of the facelifted version of Fiat Linea starting in India. ~ The brand continued to drive negative mentions under ‘Customer service’.

By volume By BVI


Rank 11 9 11 11

Volume / BVI 3,574 7,361 0.39 0.44


~ With the drop in the volume of mentions for Ford EcoSport, the overall volume of conversations for the brand witnessed a decline. It was observed that there has been growing discontent among people about the booking of the EcoSport for its late delivery issues which led people to cancel the bookings midway. Looks/ design’ and ‘Ride

experience/ Performance’ continued to generate positive mentions for Ford EcoSport.

~ The mentions in August 2013 were around the upcoming launch in 2014 of the Ford Fiesta facelifted version ,and Ford Figo crossing the milestone of 3 lakh units in just 3 years of launch. These mentions contributed to the positive

sentiment for the brand.

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(By volume)*

Rank in July

2013 (By

volume)*

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Price 7 3 30% 55% 15%


Looks/ design 7 4 54% 29% 18%


Power 6 3 46% 46% 8%


Features 6 4 42% 42% 17%


Nameplates

Rank in Aug 2013 (By volume)


Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Ford Classic 5 4 57% 33% 10%

Ford EcoSport 1 1 50% 39% 11%

Ford Endeavour 5 5 71% 29% 0%

Ford Fiesta 3 3 67% 33% 0%

Ford Figo 4 2 100% 0% 0%

By volume By BVI


Rank 5 3 16 10

Volume / BVI 9,070 13,063 0.26 0.49


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(By volume)*

Rank in July 2013

(By volume)*

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Price 5 7 33% 67% 0%


Looks/ design 7 6 83% 9% 9%


Power 3 5 69% 31% 0%


Features 4 8 64% 18% 18%


Nameplates

Rank in Aug 2013 (By volume)


Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Honda Accord 6 6 15% 69% 15%

Honda Amaze 1 3 92% 8% 0%

Honda Brio 5 4 88% 13% 0%

Honda City 3 1 57% 43% 0%

Honda Civic 4 5 71% 29% 0%

Honda CR-V 8 7 75% 25% 0%

Honda Jazz 6 2 100% 0% 0%

~ The overall volume of Honda had been decreasing since June 2013. Despite the lower volume of mentions, the brand jumped 2 positions in rank by volume and was at the 12th position in August 2013.

~ Hashtags such as #Amazesmeontheroad, #DrivetoDiscover4 and #DieselRevolution on Twitter not only increased the

positive volume for Honda Amaze but also positive mentions for the brand. Honda Amaze celebrating 30,000 units sale also contributed to the increase in positive mentions which led to a jump in rank to the 6th position from the 9th

position by the Blogworks Brand Vibrancy Index.

By volume By BVI


Rank 12 14 6 9

Volume / BVI 2,989 4,264 0.54 0.60


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(By volume)*

Rank in July

2013 (By

volume)*

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Price 13 15 - - -

Fuel economy/Mileage 14 28 - - -

Looks/ design 11 18 100% 0% 0%


Power 10 16 100% 0% 0%


Features 10 16 - - -




Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Jaguar F-Type 1 1 93% 0% 7%

Jaguar XF 2 3 50% 50% 0%

Jaguar XJ 4 2 100% 0% 0%

Jaguar XK 5 4 100% 0% 0%

~! The overall volume of mentions dropped by 60% in August 2013 as compared to July 2013. This led to a drop in rank by volume. Also due to low volume of mentions, Jaguar has been excluded from the Brand Vibrancy Index.

~! Conversations around Jaguar F-Type Coupe’s world debut in early 2014 contributed primarily to the overall volume of

mentions.

By volume By BVI


Rank 20 18 Outlier 4

Volume / BVI 1,249 3,102 NA 0.83


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(By volume)*

Rank in July

2013 (By

volume)*

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Price 6 6 50% 50% 0%

Fuel economy/Mileage

5 12 30% 10% 60%

Looks/ design 5 8 60% 20% 20%


Power 4 7 83% 17% 0%


4 6 17% 33% 50%

Features 4 5 18% 9% 73%




Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Mahindra Bolero 3 4 57% 14% 29%

Mahindra Quanto 8 6 33% 33% 33%

Mahindra Reva 6 9 89% 11% 0%

Mahindra Scorpio 1 1 41% 0% 59%

Mahindra Thar 5 5 100% 0% 0%

Mahindra Verito Vibe

7 8 0% 0% 100%

Mahindra XUV 500 2 3 0% 50% 50%

Mahindra Xylo 4 2 57% 14% 29%

~! Mentions of Mahindra had already seen a drop in volume in the last two months, and decreased further in August 2013. ~! The volume in August 2013 were mostly around the mentions of Mahindra Scorpio overtaking Renault Duster in the

previous month’s sales, Mahindra XUV 500 bringing out an improved version of the car, and drivers on the Mahindra

Scorpio leading in the endurance category at the 5th Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare Rally. ~! Positive mentions continued to be driven by ‘Looks/design’ of the cars. It was observed that compared to July 2013,

the ‘Engine specification/power’ had higher positive mentions.

By volume By BVI

Jul-13 Jun-13 Jul-13 Jun-13

Rank 15 13 18 16

Volume / BVI 2,423 4,267 0.13 0.26


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(By volume)*

Rank in July

2013 (By

volume)*

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Price 1 1 41% 56% 3%


1 1 14% 71% 14%

Looks/ design 2 1 47% 21% 32%


Power 1 1 37% 57% 7%


1 2 78% 22% 0%

Features 1 2 69% 19% 13%




Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Maruti Suzuki Alto 2 1 26% 38% 36%

Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 9 10 0% 71% 29%

Maruti Suzuki A-Star 11 9 50% 50% 0%

Maruti Suzuki Eeco 16 12 0% 100% 0%

Maruti Suzuki Ertiga 5 4 50% 37% 13%

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara

13 13 100% 0% 0%

Maruti Suzuki Gypsy 15 6 100% 0% 0%

Maruti Suzuki Kizashi 14 14 0% 0% 100%

Maruti Suzuki Ritz 4 3 38% 44% 18%

Maruti Suzuki Swift 3 2 45% 24% 30%

Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire

7 8 46% 38% 15%

Maruti Suzuki SX4 6 5 75% 25% 0%

Maruti Suzuki WagonR 8 7 69% 24% 7%

Maruti Suzuki WagonR Stingray

1 - 51% 27% 22%

Maruti Suzuki XA Alpha 12 - 0% 0% 0%

Maruti Suzuki Zen Estilo 10 11 25% 0% 75%

By volume By BVI


Rank 6 4 17 17

Volume / BVI 7,437 12,824 0.22 0.22

~!A 42% decrease in the volume of mentions led to a dip in rank by volume.

~!The mentions in August 2013 were primarily around the

launch of WagonR Stingray. There are mixed reviews for the car with people being of the opinion that though

the new car has many valuable additions, some of them seem to be a recessive extension of the old WagonR. Mentions were also around the launch of Maruti Alto

800 Vxi with airbags. *For theme and sentiment comparison, see last month’s report ** The ranks have been calculated across attributes for 36 brands covered in the report.

~

~!With a 51% decrease in the volume of mentions in August 2013, the brand dropped two positions - to the 8th position in August 2013. Additionally, positive mentions declined around the brand which led to decline of 8 positions by the Brand Vibrancy Index as well.

~!Mentions in August 2013 were mostly around the news that Mercedes-Benz has regained its market leadership in the luxury cars segment in India in July. This was powered mainly by the demand of its ‘Dream Car’ models – the two door

SLK & CLS and AMG range of models. High mentions were also around Mercedes-Benz rolling out its new GL-Class from Pune plant, making India the only market to roll out the model outside the company’s primary SUV plant in USA.

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(By volume)*

Rank in July

2013 (By

volume)*

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Price 16 13 0% 100% 0%

Fuel economy/Mileage 16 27 - - -

Looks/ design 18 13 86% 0% 14%


Power 16 14 100% 0% 0%

Ride experience/ performance 22 11 - - -

Features 18 12 100% 0% 0%




Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Mercedes A-Class 2 3 67% 33% 0%

Mercedes C-Class 5 5 0% 100% 0%

Mercedes CLA-Class

9 9 0% 0% 0%

Mercedes E-class 4 1 100% 0% 0%

Mercedes GL-Class 1 7 9% 91% 0%

Mercedes M-Class 9 6 0% 0% 0%

Mercedes R-Class 7 7 0% 0% 0%

Mercedes S-Class 3 2 78% 0% 22%

Mercedes SL-Class 8 9 0% 0% 0%

Mercedes SLK-Class

11 11 0% 0% 0%

Mercedes SLS-Class

6 4 100% 0% 0%

By volume By BVI


Rank 8 6 10 2

Volume / BVI 5,255 10,621 0.39 0.88


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(By volume)*

Rank in July 2013

(By volume)*

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Price 3 9 20% 40% 40%


4 18 0% 100% 0%

Looks/ design 3 9 71% 14% 14%


Power 3 10 50% 25% 25%


4 12 - - -

Features 3 9 57% 29% 14%




Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Skoda Fabia 6 3 17% 17% 67%

Skoda Laura 3 4 43% 14% 43%

Skoda Octavia 1 - 100% 0% 0%

Skoda Rapid 5 1 67% 11% 22%

Skoda Superb 4 2 100% 0% 0%

Skoda Yeti 2 5 32% 58% 11%

~! Despite the decrease in total volume of mentions in August 2013 as compared to July 2013, Skoda gained a position in rank by volume, and was at the 14th position in August 2013. It is interesting to note that Skoda climbed up the chart across all the attributes in August 2013 as compared to July 2013.

~! The #Superb contest and Skoda re-launching Octavia contributed to the volume of mentions in August 2013.

By volume By BVI


Rank 14 17 15 18

Volume / BVI 2,641 3,218 0.32 0.00


93


(By volume)*

Rank in July 2013

(By volume)*

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Price 7 23 - - -

Fuel economy/Mileage 7 - - - -

Looks/ design 9 27 100% 0% 0%


Power 6 27 100% 0% 0%


Features 6 29 100% 0% 0%




Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

SsangYong Rexton - - 100% 0% \0%

~! SsnagYong Motors was at the 28th position in terms of volume of mentions in July 2013. It dropped to the 29th position in August 2013.

~! There were mentions of the Korano C facelifted version’s launch in Korea.

~! Positive mentions were around the ‘Looks/design’ of the Rexton, with people talking about how the car has the look of a SUV from the outside, but is like a sedan on the inside.

By volume By BVI


Rank 29 28 Outlier Outlier

Volume / BVI 257 288 NA NA


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(By volume)*

Rank in July 2013

(By volume)*

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Price 4 12 47% 29% 24%


5 20 50% 40% 10%

Looks/ design 5 12 52% 36% 12%


Power 8 4 50% 25% 25%


5 7 80% 15% 5%

Features 7 1 71% 19% 10%




Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Toyota Camry 7 7 87% 13% 0%

Toyota Camry Hybrid

2 - 63% 32% 5%

Toyota Corolla Altis 6 4 50% 50% 0%

Toyota Etios 5 1 70% 10% 20%

Toyota Etios Liva 9 6 50% 0% 50%

Toyota Fortuner 4 3 57% 43% 0%

Toyota Innova 1 2 60% 16% 24%

Toyota Land Cruiser 8 8 74% 26% 0%

Toyota LC Prado 10 9 - - -

Toyota Prius 3 5 56% 36% 8%

~! With a 34% increase from July, the brand jumped to the 3rd position in August 2013 from the 7th position, in terms of the volume of mentions. However, a dip in positive mentions around the brand contributed to a drop in rank by the Brand Vibrancy Index to the 7th position in August 2013 from the 6th position in July 2013.

~! The mentions were primarily around the #ToyotaHybrid contest, which were mostly positive in sentiment.

By volume By BVI


Rank 3 7 7 6

Volume / BVI 12,029 8,977 0.51 0.81


96


(By volume)*

Rank in July

2013 (By

volume)*

Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Price 3 16 57% 14% 29%


13 26 0% 100% 0%

Looks/ design 9 11 76% 16% 8%


Power 5 12 70% 20% 10%


5 9 67% 13% 20%

Features 8 11 43% 29% 29%




Positive (In Aug

2013)

Neutral (In Aug

2013)

Negative (In Aug

2013)

Volkswagen Beetle 3 3 88% 13% 0%

Volkswagen Jetta 4 5 71% 29% 0%

Volkswagen Passat 5 4 67% 0% 33%

Volkswagen Phaeton

7 7 - - -

Volkswagen Polo 1 1 57% 24% 19%

Volkswagen Touareg 6 6 100% 0% 0%

Volkswagen Vento 2 2 55% 13% 33%

~! With a 32% increase from July, the brand jumped to the 7th position in August 2013 from the 15th position in terms of the volume of mentions. Additionally, an increase in positive mentions around the brand also contributed to a jump in rank by the Brand Vibrancy Index to the 9h position in August 2013 from the 12th position in July 2013 .

~! Mentions of the Cross Polo launch and #AceTheRace contest contributed majorly to overall mentions in August 2013. This also increased the positive mentions for Volkswagen overall.

By volume By BVI


Rank 7 15 9 12

Volume / BVI 5,545 4,195 0.42 0.33


Report Parameters

~! The report currently considers 36 four wheel consumer segment vehicle brands.

~! All publicly available data from channels like Twitter, forums, blogs, mainstream media, YouTube, Flicker and Facebook were tracked for the month of August 2013. Given that most Facebook conversations happen on closed personal networks, tracking them is not possible. Hence their percentage is very tiny in overall mentions.

~! All nameplates of brands featured in the below-mentioned categories were considered. Newly announced nameplates are also considered in the report.

METHODOLOGY

Category Sub-category

Hatchback

Small hatchback

Big hatchback

Premium hatchback

Sedan

Mid-size sedan

Executive sedan

Luxury sedan

Super luxury sedan

SUV/MUV/LMV and offroad

SUV & offroad

Premium SUV

MUV/MPV

Other Sports car

Hybrid/Green

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Report Parameters

䍐! All 12 categories of cars were considered for the attribute study. A sample of 1154 mentions each month were taken for the thematic study.

䍐! Publicly available data with the region filter ‘India’ reflected very low volume of mentions on Facebook. Hence we did not consider Facebook data for the sample.

METHODOLOGY

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