504-S08 REV. 30 DE AGOSTO‚ 1996 SUSAN FOURNIER Land Rover North America‚ Inc. Charles Hughes‚ presidente y director general de Land Rover North America (LRNA)‚ sonreía mientras revisaba los últimos informes trimestrales de ventas. Land Rover vendió 4.503 unidades en el primer semestre de 1994‚ más del doble que el volumen de ventas del primer semestre de 1993. El Discovery‚ el primer 4x4 (vehículo con tracción en las cuatro ruedas) nuevo de la empresa en veinte años‚ había sido todo un éxito:
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Land Rover North America‚ Inc. Case Assignment Questions Why is LRNA launching the Discovery? The LRNA is launching the Discovery because of the Japanese crisis. They are losing their market share to the new lines of cars that Japan is coming out with. Because of the Japanese crisis‚ it triggered a worldwide market review. The data suggested that the 4x4 leisure sector was actually made up of two distinct user segments. The first was a group of young‚ childless adults that sought a product that
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Case SynopsisThis case describes how Land Rover North America‚ Inc. (LRNA) has redesigned their dealerships and selling process with the objective of building and enhancing equity for its brand. Land Rover is a niche player in a very crowded and rapidly maturing product category. Competition is fierce and is dominated by large global competitors with extensive dealer networks who differentiate their products largely by size‚ features‚ and price. The company has relatively few dealerships and cannot
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Land Rover North America‚ Inc. 1. Why is LRNA launching the Discovery? 2. Why do people buy SUVs? What benefits do SUVs deliver? Does the product make sense on a rational‚ economic basis? 3. Market Segmentation: Who is the typical SUV consumer and how is this changing? 4. Product Differentiation: What are the differences among competitive SUV offerings? What are the distinctive roles of the different brands within the Land Rover line? 5. What strategic considerations are involved in
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Marketing Strategy Land Rover Dear Mr. Hughes‚ I am writing to you to present my recommendations towards a marketing strategy for the Land Rover Discovery. 1. Product Positioning: The brand “Land Rover Discovery” should become synonymous with high-end style‚ luxury‚ and creature comforts. It should be positioned as a premium brand‚ as the ultimate in SUV luxury. In terms of positioning against competitors‚ based on market research it seems clear that people value the Discovery for its ruggedness
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Land Rover Case After an extensive research regarding consumer demands for SUV’s - there seems to be an increasing demand to develop SUV’s to accommodate a consumers’ safety‚ price value‚ usage purpose‚ and luxury needs to foster the constant change in consumer tastes and preferences. In order to satisfy these criteria‚ the ability to position the SUV correctly while targeting the appropriate consumers will determine the overall firm wide success in the future. Due to staggering costs that are
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Land Rover North America‚ Inc. Case Analysis I. Executive Summary Charles Hughes‚ president and CEO of Land Rover North America (LRNA)‚ and his executive committee want to expand LRNA’s reach within North America. Based on the growing strength of the U.S. SUV market‚ research which suggests consumers are seeking vehicles that can help them have "experiences" while being practical‚ safe‚ reliable and luxurious‚ the success of the Discovery in the U.K. and near doubling of the Land Rover brand
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Land Rover North America Inc Case Study Group -‐ B12 Aditya Anand Asit Acharya Chaitanya Somawar Kiran Yadav Rakesh S Suresh Prasad Tribhuwan Kumar LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA INC. LRNA is envisioning a considerable growth in the SUV market in North America‚ which is in an evolution mode. This market is witnessing change in customer’s perception‚ which is crystallizing for meaningful product differentiation in the market. Following points describe
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Land Rover Case Analysis 1. Identify the main issue (problem) in this case. El principal problema del caso es determinar que estrategia de marketing debiera ser la más adecuada y eficiente para la empresa “Land Rover North America” frente al evidente crecimiento de sus ventas‚ en una proyección de corto plazo. Concretamente‚ deben decidir tres puntos relevantes: • La decisión de posicionamiento del Discovery (teniendo en cuenta el papel del Discovery frente a otros vehículos de la línea
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consumer perception of the models in the Land Rover family is fairly muddled. Though the Range Rover is the first vehicle introduced in the U.S. and is almost $25‚000 more than the Land Rover Discovery‚ consumers believe that the Discovery is the better vehicle. (Which is very different from its competitor‚ Jeep‚ which has very clear differentiation in consumers’ minds that follows its positioning). The change in the corporate name from Range Rover to Land Rover surely exacerbates this confusion. The
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