ON
CUSTOMER PERCEPTION
REGARDING TATA MOTORS LTD. JALANDHAR
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‘CUSTOMER PERCEPTION
REGARDING TATA MOTORS LTD’
throughout my report, I have tried my level
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CONTENTS
4. OBJECTIVES 42-43
7. LIMITATIONS 60-61
8. FINDINGS 62-63
9. SUGGESTIONS 64-65
In January 2008, Tata Motors unveiled its People's Car, the Tata
Nano, which India and the world have been looking forward to.
The Tata Nano has been subsequently launched, as planned, in
India in March 2009. A development, which signifies a first for
the global automobile industry, the Nano brings the comfort and
safety of a car within the reach of thousands of families. The
standard version has been priced at Rs.100,000 (excluding VAT
and transportation cost).Designed with a family in mind, it has a
roomy passenger compartment with generous leg space and
head room. It can comfortably seat four persons. Its mono-
volume design will set a new benchmark among small cars. Its
safety performance exceeds regulatory requirements in India. Its
tailpipe emission performance too exceeds regulatory
requirements. In terms of overall pollutants,it has a lower
pollution level than two-wheelers being manufactured in India
today. The lean design strategy has helped minimise weight,
which helps maximize performance per unit of energy
consumed and delivers high fuel efficiency. The high fuel
efficiency also ensures that the car has low carbon dioxide
emissions, thereby providing the twin benefits of an affordable
transportation solution with a low carbon footprint.In May
2009, Tata Motors introduced ushered in a new era in the Indian
automobile industry, in keeping with its pioneering tradition, by
unveiling its new range of world standard trucks. In their power,
speed, carrying capacity, operating economy and trims, they
will introduce new benchmarks in India and match the best in
the world in performance at a lower life-cycle cost.In June
2009, the exciting new range of premium luxury vehicles from
Jaguar and Land Rover were introduced for the Indian market.
These include the Jaguar XF, XFR and XKR and Land Rover
Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover.The years to
come will see the introduction of several other innovative
vehicles, all rooted in emerging customer needs. Besides
product development, R&D is also focussing on environment-
friendly technologies in emissions and alternative fuels.
Through its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in engineering
and automotive solutions, construction equipment
manufacturing, automotive vehicle components manufacturing
and supply chain activities, machine tools and factory
automation solutions, high-precision tooling and plastic and
electronic components for automotive and computer
applications, and automotive retailing and service operations.
MANUFACTURING
Jamshedpur:
Established in1945, the Jamshedpur unit was the company's first unit and is
spread over an area of 822 acres. It consists of 4 major divisions - Truck
Factory, Engine Factory, Cab & Cowl Factories, and the Novus. The
divestments in March 2000 hived off the Axle and Engine plants into
independent subsidiaries viz. HVAL &HVTL, respectively.
The Truck Division boasts of two assembly lines. The main assembly line,
measuring 180m in length has 20 work stations with a vehicle rolling out every
8 mins. The other line is dedicated to special purpose vehicles and for meeting
the requirements of the Indian Army. The uniqueness of the Factory lies in its
possession of
· Advanced facilities for manufacturing long members comprising of a set-up of
5000 Tones Hydraulic press line, cut-to-length line for strip preparation
purchased from M/s Kohler of Germany and a Camber Correction line.
· Facility for hot forming of axle halves with a 3000 tone press and heating
furnace.
· Flexibility in manufacturing frames with an off line Proto-typing facility.
The Cab, Cowl & Novus Factory is equipped with state- of- art facilities like
Centralized Paint Shop and Automated painting set up, Robot painting, BIW
Fabrication of day & sleeper cabs for trucks, Articulates ( Tractor/ Trailer),
BIW Fabrication of Cowls for buses, and other miscellaneous applications.
The fully equipped Foundry, that the unit is supported by, supplies high-grade
SG Iron castings for automobile components and excavators, and is rated as
one of the cleaner, better and highly automated foundries in the world. It has
an annual capacity of 42,000 MT of Good castings and makes, both, Gey and
SG cast Iron casting. It manufactures all critical automobile castings e.g.
Cylinder Block, Cylinder Head etc. It has a sophisticated Kunkel Wagner High
Pressure Moulding line of a rated production capacity of 90 moulds/ hour. This
is supported by a sand cooler and sand mixer from Kunkel Wagner. Its melting
shop has Medium Frequency Induction Furnaces for melting and Channel
Furnaces for
holding. The pouring is done by a Channel Press Pour coupled with a Steam
Inoculation Dispenser. The core shop has a state- of-the- art Cold Box
Machine, making four cores per minute. It has elaborate sand and metallurgical
laboratories. In 1993 the foundry was ISO 9002 certified by the Bureau Veritas
Quality International, which was later followed by the more stringent QS 9000
certification from the BVQI in the year 2000. Currently it is certified as TS:
16949 by BVC.
As one of the most modern forging set-ups in the country, the Forge Division
is equipped with a semi-automated forging line with 40,000 mkg Beche
Hammer and state-of-the-art presses from Kurimoto of Japan. It produces
critical forgings like crankshafts, front axle beams and steering parts for the
automobile plant. The new forging line, installed in April 1984, has the
capacity to forge front axle beams at 90 sec per piece and crankshafts at 120
sec per piece. Mechanical presses help produce a variety of heavy forgings.
The sophisticated FIDIA digit 165 CC Graphite Milling Machine links shop
floor machines to the design workstation. The Forge has been certified as ISO
9002 and QS 9000 by the BVQI.
The Cab, Cowl & Novus Factory is equipped with state- of- art facilities like
Centralized Paint Shop and Automated painting set up, Robot painting, BIW
Fabrication of day & sleeper cabs for trucks, Articulates ( Tractor/ Trailer),
BIW Fabrication of Cowls for buses, and other miscellaneous applications.
The fully equipped Foundry, that the unit is supported by, supplies high-grade
HVAL has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities for making all major Axles
components such as Front Axle Beam, Stub Axles, Front & Rear Wheel Hubs,
Differential, Axle Gears (Crown Wheel, Pinion, Bevel Gear & Shaft Gear),
Banjo Axle Beam, Swivel Heads, Constant Velocity Shafts etc. For being in
the forefront of cutting edge technology, HVAL has proven skills in
manufacturing axles from component level to assembly & testing. As a TS
16949 company, HVAL encourages and continuously supports its vendor base
to upgrade their Quality Management System to TS 16949.
Furnaces for melting and Channel Furnaces for holding. The pouring is done
by a Channel Press Pour coupled with a Steam Inoculation Dispenser. The core
shop has a state- of-the- art Cold Box Machine, making four cores per minute.
It has elaborate sand and metallurgical laboratories. In 1993 the foundry was
ISO 9002 certified by the Bureau Veritas Quality International, which was
later followed by the more stringent QS 9000 certification from the BVQI in
the year 2000. Currently it is certified as TS: 16949 by BVC.
As one of the most modern forging set-ups in the country, the Forge Division
is equipped with a semi-automated forging line with 40,000 mkg Beche
Hammer and state-of-the-art presses from Kurimoto of Japan. It produces
critical forgings like crankshafts, front axle beams and steering parts for the
automobile plant. The new forging line, installed in April 1984, has the While
making technological advancements, the social responsibilities are also taken
up seriously. Tata Motors, Jamshedpur, plays an active role in serving rural
communities surrounding its Works through various community centres. While
striving to create a culture for self-help amongst the local populace, it has
made significant progress in community and social forestry, sustainable
development of wastelands, road construction, rural health and education,
development of rural industries, water supply and family planning. A signatory
to the UN Global Pact, it also takes various initiatives in human rights
protection, labour standards, environmental issues, modern effluent treatment
facilities, sanitation drives, soil and water conservation programmes, tree
plantation drives, etc.
Milestones
It has been a long and accelerated journey for Tata Motors, India's leading
automobile manufacturer. Some significant milestones in the company's
journey towards excellence and leadership.
1945 • Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co. Ltd. was established to
manufacture locomotives and other engineering products.
1961 • Exports begin with the first truck being shipped to Ceylon,
now Sri Lanka.
1993 • Joint venture agreement signed with Cummins Engine Co. Inc.
for the manufacture of high horsepower and emission friendly
diesel engines.
2004 • Tata Motors unveils new product range at Auto Expo '04.
• New Tata Indica V2 launched
• Tata Motors and Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd. sign
investment agreement
• Indigo Advent unveiled at Geneva Motor Show
• Tata Motors completes acquisition of Daewoo Commercial
Vehicle Company
• Tata LPT 909 EX launched
• Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd. (TDCV) launches
the heavy duty truck 'NOVUS' , in Korea
• Sumo Victa launched
• Indigo Marina launched
• Tata Motors lists on the NYSE
2005 • Tata Motors rolls out the 500,000th Passenger Car from its
Car Plant Facility in Pune
• The Tata Xover unveiled at the 75th Geneva Motor Show
• Branded buses and coaches - Starbus and Globus - launched
• Tata Motors acquires 21% stake in Hispano Carrocera SA,
Spanish bus manufacturing Company
• Tata Ace, India's first mini truck launched
• Tata Motors wins JRD QV award for business excellence.
• The power packed Safari Dicor is launched
• Introduction of Indigo SX series - luxury variant of Tata
Indigo
• Tata Motors launches Indica V2 Turbo Diesel.
• One millionth passenger car produced and sold
• Inauguration of new factory at Jamshedpur for Novus
• Tata TL 4X4, India's first Sports Utility Truck (SUT) is
launched
• Launch of Tata Novus
2006 • Tata Motors vehicle sales in India cross four million mark
• Tata Motors unveils new long wheel base premium Indigo &
X-over concept at Auto Expo 2006
• Indica V2 Xeta launched
• Passenger Vehicle sales in India cross one-million mark
• Tata Motors and Marcopolo, Brazil, announce joint venture to
manufacture fully built buses & coaches for India & markets
abroad
• Tata Motors first plant for small car to come up in West
Bengal
• Tata Motors extends CNG options on its hatchback and estate
range
• TDCV develops South Korea's first LNG-Powered Tractor-
Trailer
• Tata Motors and Fiat Group announce three additional
cooperation agreements
• Tata Motors introduces a new Indigo range
Rs.4,23,305 4,21,612
Rs.3,11,368 3,10,122
Rs.7,51,503 7,48,497
Rs.4,12,510 4,10,860
• Tata Sumo CX-10 Seater...
Rs.5,29,939 5,27,819
Tata (Sedan)
Popular Tata sedan car prices start with Tata cars at a bit below rupees four
lakhs to Tata cars at a bit above rupees eight lakhs. Tata sedan cars include
Indigo CS LE (Diesel)
The Indigo CS LE is the higher level version in the Indigo CS range of Tata
Motors featuring diesel transmission. At the showroom, this car costs around
Rs.4,20,000 with an on-road price of around Rs.4,60,000. This includes standard
ancillary charges also.
Indigo CS LS (Diesel)
The Indigo CS LS is the top level version with higher price in the Indigo CS
range of Tata Motors. The Indigo CS LS is now available at a showroom price
of around Rs.4,50,000 with an on road price of around Rs.4,95,000 including
supplementary charges.
Indigo GV (Petrol)
Indigo GV is the entry level petrol variant of the Indigo series. New cars have a
show room price of around Rs.3,85,000 and on-road price of around Rs.4,30,000
inclusive of all charges such as insurance, octroi, RTO, etc. Indigo GV car
prices vary with the car dealer's location.
Indigo V (Diesel)
Indigo V is marked for its advanced technology and impressive performance. At
the showroom, this car costs around Rs.4,30,000 with an on-road price of
around Rs.4,80,000. This includes standard ancillary charges also.
Indigo VE (Diesel)
The perfect combination of power, style and performance is Indigo VE. New
cars have a show room price of around Rs.4,45,000 and on-road price of around
Rs.5,00,000. Indigo VE car prices vary with the car dealer's location.
Indigo VS (Diesel)
At the showroom, this car costs around Rs.4,65,000 with an on-road price of
around Rs.5,21, 000. This includes standard ancillary charges also.
Indigo LS (Diesel)
The advanced technology engine, attractive looks and decent performance
makes Indigo LS different from others in its segment. New cars have a show
room price of around Rs.4,90,000 and on-road price of around Rs.5,50,000.
Indigo LS car prices vary with the car dealer's location.
Indigo XL (Petrol)
New cars in this series have a showroom price ranging from around 5.30 lakhs
to around 5.90 lakhs inclusive of all charges like insurance, octroi, RTO, etc.
Indigo XL car prices vary with the car dealer's location.
Indigo LX (Diesel)
At the showroom, this car costs around Rs.5,30,000 with an on-road price of
around Rs.5,95, 000. This includes standard ancillary charges also.
Indigo XL (Diesel)
This diesel variant of the Indigo collection is now available at a showroom price
of around Rs.6,20,000 with an on road price of around Rs.6,85,000 including
supplementary charges.
Tata (SUV)
Popular Tata SUV car prices begin with Tata SUVs at a bit above rupees four
lakhs fifty thousand to Tata SUVs at a bit below rupees ten lakhs. Tata SUV
models include
Safety apart, brightly lit interiors, cool ambience and plush furnishing provide
an incentive to passengers who always seek to avoid the drudgery of city or long
distance travels.
Tata (Hatchback)
Popular Tata hatchback car prices begin from Tata hatchback cars at a bit above
rupees two lakhs eighty thousand to Tata hatchbacks at a bit above rupees four
lakhs seventy-thousand. Popular Tata hatchback models include
Tata Nano (Hatchback)
Nano CX (Petrol)
The Tata Nano CX variant is equipped with heating and air-conditioning
(HVAC), two-tone seats, parcel shelf, booster-assisted brakes, and fold-down
rear seat with nap rest. This variant is available in five color options.
Nano LX (Petrol)
The Tata Nano LX encompasses all the features of CX like heating and air-
conditioning (HVAC), two-tone seats, parcel shelf, booster-assisted brakes, and
fold-down rear seat with nap rest. Apart from that it also has complete fabric
seats, central locking, front power windows, and body colored exteriors in three
premium colors. Other additional attributes of the Tata Nano LX are fog lamps,
electronic trip meter, cup holder in front console, mobile charger point, and rear
spoiler. Many of these features are not available on current entry-level small
cars in the country.
Tata Wagons
Tata wagons have always held a special place in the market. Currently, Tata
markets only one model, the Tata Indigo Marina, across seven variants including
both diesel and petrol.
Workshops/Service Centers
With the idea to provide full service under one roof, we have state of
art service centres at the following locations:-
1. Gujarat :
• Aslali Main Workshop for Commercial Vehicles,Passenger Car
Vehicles and Accidental repairs of Passenger Cars.
• Jetalpur Accidental repairs for Commercial Vehicles.
• Wadej Workshop for Passenger Cars.
• Rajpath Hi-tech Workshop for Indica Cars and other pasenger
cars.
• Gandhidham Commercial Vehicle & Passenger Car Vehicle
• Jamnagar Commercial Vehicle & Passenger Car Vehicle
• Vadodhra Commercial Vehicle & Passenger Car Vehicle
• Mehsana Commercial Vehicle & Passenger Car Vehicle
2. Punjab :
• Jalandhar
• Pathankot
• Nawanshaher
Spares
To ensure good and prompt services to our client, to ensure the
customer gets the best and that too without any delay, we have a
huge set up for spare parts spread in an area of about 15,000 sq. feet
and with a capacity of holding substantial stocks. This Spare Parts
division at Jetalpur is the heart of all the service centres owned by
Cargo Motors, while it also serves as a right hand to other Telco
Authorised Service Centres in and around the region in Gujarat.
PRECAUTIONS :-
DO’S
• Use recommended oils and lubricants only.
• Change oil in engine, gear box, transfer case, steering
system, front live axle and rear axle at regular intervals.
• Use genuine oil filter and fuel filter elements. Replace
them at regular intervals.
• Clean air filter element regularly. Replace filter element
when service indicator shows red band even after
cleaning the filter element.
• Ensure periodic servicing as per maintenance schedule.
• Insite on use of genuine Telco spare parts.
• Ensure that caps of auxiliary tank and radiator are firmly
fillted to keep the cooling system pressurised and to
maintain collant level useradiator cap only of 1.0 kg/cm2
(14PSI), for replacement.
• Check tyres for damage from time to time and remove any
foreign bodies embedded in reads. When replacing tyres,
have the wheel balanced. Keep grease, oil and fule away
form the tyres. In case of uneven tyre wear get the vehicle
attended to any of our authorised service set-ups.
• Maintain correct tyre pressure.
• Check battery every week and top up electrolyte level.
Keep battery terminals clean and cable joints tight. Apply
vaseline/petroleum jelly on terminal. Use distilled water
only for topped up.
• Observe correct polarity when connecting battery
terminals.
• Disconnect alternator terminals while carrying ouut any
welding on the vehicle.
• Avoid panic braking. Use lower gears while descending
gradients.
• Start the vehicle always in the 1st geat to avoid premature
clutch wear.
• Keep both foot and parking brakes properly adjusted.
• Before engaging reverse gear, ensure that the vehicle is
has come to a stop, delutch, wait for a few seconds and
then shift into reverse gear.
• When parking on slopes, use wheel chocks, apply parking
brake and keep vehicle in low gear.
• In case of emergency parking or breakdown on road, pull
the hazard warning switch to flash all the blinker light to
warn other road users.
• Release parking brake before driving off.
• Crank the engine only when glow plug indicator light is
`OFF’.
• Release the Ignition key as soon as engine starts.
• Retighten wheel mounting nuts after 100 km of every
wheel change. Tightening touque : 12 - 15 mkg.
• Use only recommended fises and always keep spare
fuses in the box.
• In case of engine not starting first check the fuse of fuel
injection pump solenoid.
• Inspect the engine timing belt at every 16,000 km. And
replace if found torn, cracked, worn or soaked in oil.
• Ensure doors are properly closed.
• Insulation in the cab from should be kept-up in good
condition.
• If your vehicle has a turbocharged engine, keep engine in
idling speed for atleast a minute after starting and also
before stopping it, to protect the turbo charger against
damage due to oil starvaion.
• After parking in the sun, drive with windows rolled down
for a few minutes to below off hot air before switching on
AC.
• Keeping all windows rolled up when AC is working.
• During stop and go city driving use lower gears to obtain
efficient cooling.
• If you feel irritation in the eyes due to smoke or during
long drive, stop AC and ventilate for half a minute by
opening doors.
• Before stopping the engine first switch off AC and then
the blower.
• During off season operate the air conditioner a few times
every month to libricate components.
DON'TS:
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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FRANCIES RUMMER defined “Research: It is a
careful inquiry or examination to discover new
information or relationship and to expand or verify
existing knowledge.
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• Applied v/s Fundamental research:- Applied research
aims at finding a solution for an immediate problem and
fundamental research is done for knowledge sake only.
• Quantitative v/s Qualitative research:- Quantitative
research is used for data collection only and Qualitative
research is motivational research.
• Conceptual v/s Empirical research;- Conceptual
research is done for giving a new concept to the people
and Empirical research is done for comparing two
things.
• One time research:- One time research is done for a
particular time period like Year, Month etc. E.g.
research for product in 2008.
• Field setting research:- In this type of research, we
choose a particular field and do research work for that
field only.
• Historical research:- In this type of research, we choose
a past incident and do research work on that. E.g. who
was responsible for the partition of INDIA and
PAKISTAN?
• Conclusion oriented research:- In this type of research,
we do research to arrive at a conclusion.
RESEARCH DESIGN:
1 Primary data
2 Secondary data
SAMPLING PLAN:
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2
DATA ANALYSIS
AND
INTERPRETATION
1. Diesel
2. Petrol
Diesel 61.3%
Petrol 38.7%
sale of cars
38.7
1
2
61.3
1. TATA 2.
MARUTI SUZUKI
3. HONDA
4.HYUNDAI
4
13.10%
3 1
10.20% 35.50%
1
2
3
4
2
41.20%
INTERPRETATION:- HONDA<HYUNDAI<TATA<MARUTI SUZUKI
(in sales)
1.AGREE 2.DISAGREE
3.CAN’T SAY
OPTIONS RESULT
(in %age)
AGREE 62
DISAGREE 36
CAN’T SAY 2
3
2.00%
2
36.00% 1
2
3
1
62.00%
BRAND %age
TATA INDIGO 32.4
MARUTI SWIFT DEZIRE 40.6
HONDA CITY 17.2
HYUNDAI VERNA 9.8
4
9.80% 1
3
32.40%
17.20% 1
2
3
4
2
40.60%
Particular %age
Fuel Economy 12
Price 15
Sophisticated Interior 6
Safety 7
Engine Performance 8
All of the above 52
60.00%
52.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
Series1
20.00%
15.00%
12.00%
10.00% 7.00% 8.00%
6.00%
0.00%
1 2 3 4 5 6
COMFORT 25 27 20 28
(%)
INTERIOR 18 25 26 31
(%)
BRAND 25 18 23 34
NAME (%)
LOOKS (%) 14 32 17 37
SPACE (%) 27 20 22 31
100%
90% 28.00% 31.00% 31.00%
34.00% 37.00%
80%
70%
20%
60% 26% 22% Series4
23% 17%
50% Series3
27% Series2
40% 20%
18% Series1
25% 32%
30%
20%
25% 25% 27%
10% 18% 14%
0%
1 2 3 4 5 6
MAINTENAN 11 9 39 41
CE COST (%)
AFTER 39.1 35.8 10.1 15.0
SALES
SERVICES(%
)
A.C. (%) 15.8 20.6 20.9 42.7
NOISE(%) 22.1 20.9 25 22
PICK UP(%) 22 18 29 31
100%
90% 15%
22%
80% 41% 10% 31%
43%
70%
60% 25%
35% Series4
50% 29% Series3
20%
40% 39%
Series2
30% 30%
Series1
21% 18%
20% 40%
9%
10%
11% 16% 22%
0% 22%
1 2 3 4 5
40% 40%
35% 35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
Series1
10% 15%
10%
5%
0%
1 S1
2
3
4
1. LIMITED TIME.
4. LIMITED SAMPLE.
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FINDINGS
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SUGGESTIONS
THE MAIN SUGGESTIONS GIVEN BY PEOPLE DURING
THIS RESEARCH ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
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ANNEXURE
An Empirical Study to know the customer perception
about cars.
Name…………………………………….
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Occupation……………………………………
Address………………………………………………………………………
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Phone No.……………………………………….
Please (√ the options given in the answers which are most suitable to you.
You can answer more than one option if required.
1. Diesel
2. Petrol
1. TATA 2.
MARUTI SUZUKI
3. HONDA
4.HYUNDAI
3.CAN’T SAY
1. Fuel Economy
2.Price
3. Sophisticated Interior
4.Safety 3
5. Engine Performance 6.All
of the above
MAINTENAN
CE COST (%)
AFTER
SALES
SERVICES(%
)
A.C. (%)
NOISE(%)
PICK UP(%)